South Africa: Theatre Review - 'El Blanco' Is Theatre At Its Simplest

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To tell the truth, the play El Blanco is a heap of nonsense. There's a plot, of sorts, some singing, of more uncertain sorts, a very large hat and very tight trousers, and square-mouthed James Cairns spinning a yarn of his crazy days in Mexico. And bravo, amigo, because it's one hell of a funny show. By LESLEY STONES.

El Blanco, Tales Of The Mariachi is a fabulous piece of storytelling where everything is slightly madcap and one thread leads to another in great convoluted loops and imaginative twists.

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