Slabolepszy’s drama a roller-coaster ride
By slowing down so that you can take things at a steady pace, you’ll actually get more done.There will be less likelihood of making mistakes or going down dead-ends. Keep it simple and keep an eye on your priorities. It’s one of those times when the grass seems greener on the other side. However, in reality that may not be the case. Don’t do anything foolish that you might regret later. NOMINATED for six Naledi Theatre Awards, the Baxter Theatre Centre presents the Market Theatre’s production of Suddenly the Storm from June 7 to July 8.
Following its success at the Market Theatre and the Theatre on the Square, Paul Slabolepszy’s riveting drama follows the dayto-day struggles of Dwayne and Shanell Combrink, a South African working-class couple scraping together a living and dreaming competing dreams.
Beneath Dwayne’s angry, violent
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exterior lies the heartbreak that governs his attitude to life. He is a man in mourning.
Shanell believes his despair was sparked by the death of his childhood friend and recent work partner, Jonas, but the source of his mourning and anger goes further back.
When the elegant and self-contained Namhla Gumede, born on June 16, 1976, arrives on their doorstep seeking answers to questions that have remained buried for 40 years, Dwayne and Shanell finally find out the truth.
What starts as a smouldering, dark comedy suddenly turns into a roller-coaster ride of startling revelations, rage and recrimination before the storm finally breaks.
Slabolepszy is an acclaimed playwright, as well as radio, TV and scree nwriter of more than 31 plays. Joining Slabolepszy on stage in his role as Dwayne are Charmaine Weir-Smith (Isidingo, Binnelanders, Generations) as Shanell and Renate Stuurman (Isidingo, Scandal!) as Namhla. Directed by Bobby Heaney.
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