Reflections in a Broken Mirror explores how Afrikaans theatre adapted to a post-apartheid South Africa. Acting as a sequel to A Feast in Time of Plague, this film tells the story of plays that were innovative, cathartic and existential in the new South Africa. It follows two generations of theatre makers, and their plays that reflect on themes of identity, language and the legacy of apartheid. Film sequences present case studies by combining archival sources with interviews to capture the historical moment of each case study.

Reflections in a Broken Mirror explores the role of theatre in capturing the zeitgeist of different periods. The key theatre productions explored include: TRITS (Mis, Mirakel, Drif) (1992-1994), Donkerland (1996), Drie Susters, Twee (1997), Boklied (1998), Ek, Anna van Wyk (1999), Aars! (2001), Saad (2007), Ons vir Jou (2008), Sakrament (2009), Die kortsondige raklewe van Anastasia W. (2010), Balbesit (2013). The documentary was created in association with the Stellenbosch University History Department. 

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