Strong leads make The King and I their own; The story of death cheating love's chance to cross the cultural divide is given new life for a young generation that will have been introduced to it by the film.(News)

From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: January 27, 2008 | Copyright information

A half century on, The King and I continues to be a pillar of the Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein canon, along with shows such as Oklahoma! and South Pacific.

In this new production at the Civic, for the first time in a generation South Africans can enjoy a stage version of this show. This production attempts to draw upon sensibilities from the original Broadway conception and authentic Thai motifs - along with a subtle nod to contemporary political philosophers such as Edward Said who muse on the collision between international imperial projects and the efforts of those ...

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