An absent husband, a suspicious wife and the stench of extramarital affairs and murders will bring to life the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Returning to the Market Theatre, Ubu and the Truth Commission combines puppetry, live performances, multimedia and documentary footage from the TRC hearings.The play, written by Jane Taylor and directed by William Kentridge, was first performed in 1997 and features stage pieces created by the Handspring Puppet Company.Nearly 20 years later, original cast member Dawid Minnaar plays Ubu, a policeman whose wife, played by Busi Zokufa, another in the original cast, begins to suspect that he is having an affair when, in reality, his time is being taken up by running a death squad for the apartheid government.Once the TRC is set in motion and amnesty is offered to those accused of crimes in exchange for their testimony Ubu is unsure what to do.Minnaar said: "The only difference is that back then the subject matter was fresh, now it's more about what has happened since the commission."The feedback we get from audiences now is that the production is even more powerful."Minnaar said the restaging of the play was necessary to encourage debate, adding that it was "special to bring Ubu back home".Zokufa said: "This is an important production because the commission didn't really work out the way we'd hoped."Through Ubu, we are reflecting on our history, which is important because the country is still in turmoil and far from being good."The revival of the play is a result of its success at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2014.It is on at the Market Theatre, in Newtown, Johannesburg until September 11.September 8's show will be hosted by the Legal Resources Centre, which hopes to raise R100,000 to fund its work...