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Venue dulls Bafana Republic’s sharp edge

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Sunday Jul 5, 2009
Warmth and a lack of fresh air is a sure-fire way to promote sleep. And this is unfortunately what happens in Mike van Graan’s Bafana Republic 3: Penalty Shootout.   This is no fault of the fast-moving, witty and colourful piece of satire in which Lungi Pinda stars. The jokes are sharp and Pinda is a ball of comedic energy putting his talent through a number of characters, such as a hygiene engineer (toilet cleaner) at the OR Tambo airport, and a sleazy estate agent trying to sell the Greenpoint soccer stadium.   more_link_text Related posts:Bring on the insouciants Carmen: Simply superb! The best part of your day will be…