Molotov cocktail of race, class and sex

MIES Julie, a South African adaptation of the classic play Miss Julie, arrives in Singapore armoured in critical praise. Having toured London, New York and other art capitals in the past two years, it has received near-universal acclaim for the acting, direction and script. Here in Singapore for a three-week engagement, it's not hard to see why it garnered such raves - though it's not entirely without caveats.

The original play Miss Julie by August Strindberg was produced in 1888, and was extremely controversial for its time. Its frank depiction of a one-night dalliance between an aris…