Donderdag 07 Augustus 2014

Matt is a successful photographer who has his life exactly how he likes it - until the day his girlfriend tells him she is pregnant. In an attempt to process this disturbing information he goes out for a run. Straying from his regular route, he ventures into a strange part of the city where he makes a gruesome discovery that changes everything. 'A script replete with poetry, poignancy and incisive wit. A tour de force by the most exacting standards, from the brilliant, wordless preface to the last speech. A gem' ***** (Cape Argus, South Africa).

sundaymorning@EFF

Grammy Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Mbongeni Ngema returns to the stage after 27 years to retell stories, told to him as a young boy growing up in the heart of Zululand, by his blind great grandmother, Mkutshana. The stories take us on a journey through the formation of the Zulu nation and its struggles for survival, to the moment when the Zulu Nation stops British imperial expansion dead in its tracks at the battle of Isandlwana.

thezulu@EFF

Silent Voice portrays four men who get together for an intelligent but highly dangerous heist. From thereon the events that follow are more of a robbery procedural as the play explores how and why things go wrong and philosophically examines the tattered dreams and beliefs of the robbers. As the play unfolds each individual tells the story of where he came from and the reasons for his present situation. The play deals with thrust, greed, sacrifice and friendship. Peppered with ironic cultural undertones, it's about the relationship between man and his dream to obtain wealth at any cost.

silentvoice@EFF

A hotel room in disarray: lamps broken, cigarette butts, liquor bottles, a red sequin dress and a man accused of rape. The accused, white. The accuser, black. Shame, guilt, class, sex, lies and race are proactively stirred together in this fast-paced piece by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Mamet, produced by one of South Africa’s leading theatre companies. Part of the UK-South African Season

Race@EFF

Hayani is an original play reflecting on the meaning of home in the context of South Africa since its transition. The play explores the stories of two young South African males who both travel back home and in doing so they journey towards better understanding of who they are and what it really means to be a South African. A homecoming story that will tug at your heartstrings.

hayani@EFF