What would the world look like if Africa had colonised Europe? That’s the premise of Noughts + Crosses, the new BBC adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s young adult novel on Showmax now. In the Afrocentric city of Albion, the black ruling class, the Crosses, oppress the white underclass, the Noughts. But at its heart, Noughts + Crosses is also a love story: between Sephy Hadley, sheltered by privilege, and Callum McGregor, the son of the family’s housekeeper, Meggie.
Although Albion is meant to be a reimagining of London, Capetonians will spot some familiar landmarks and buildings, as most of the show was shot in and around the Mother City. (Even the Media24 building makes an appearance!) Then, of course, there’s the leading lady: our very own Masali Baduza.
The youngest of six children, Masali jokes that while her siblings would never have got away with it, her parents didn’t mind her going into the arts. ‘They were just really supportive of whatever I wanted to pursue. I was never pressured to be something I didn’t want to be.’
After high school, East London-born Masali jetted off to Los Angeles to study at the New York Film Academy’s West Coast campus. ‘I was taught by lecturers who were still fully involved in the industry. We got to really know the industry before we immersed ourselves in it,’ she says. When she graduated, Masali came back home to gain some experience, get into theatre, and because she just really missed SA.
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