Saturday Star

Sixteen shows on Wits 969 festival

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THE National Arts Festival ends tomorrow in Grahamstow­n, but if you didn’t make the 969km trek, then head for the Wits Theatre: the annual 969 Festival runs from July 15 to 26. On the internatio­nal front: Singarevva and the Palace by Indian theatre artist Laxmi Chandrashe­kar, a depiction of the suffering of women in feudal India.

Ndebele Funeral, an off-Broadway play about Aids set in Soweto.

Kafka and Son, about a complex family relationsh­ip, starring Canadian actor Alon Nashman.

Hirsch, the life of Holocaust victim John Hirsch. Local production­s include: Kafka’s Ape – what it means to be human.

Cenotaph of Dan wa Moriri –a grief-stricken son attempting to come to terms with his father’s death.

Father Father Father – a zany black comedy about three sisters locked in a basement awaiting their father.

We Didn’t Come To Hell For The Croissants: 7 Deadly New Stories For Consenting Adults – Sequel to the cult hit The Epicene Butcher.

Simply Sapiens – A take on identity and what it means to be a man.

Smaarties: A man who finds himself in a psychiatri­c ward.

aLEXA, a “mobile thriller” – Audience members get into a car and totally immersive theatre experience.

Actress and Girl – Two girls going nowhere sitting on the side of a road.

Boegoespru­it Ext 25 – by Wits School of Arts performanc­e students.

Crossing – explores the subject of death in the stories of five women.

Dead Yellow Sands – ghosts from Graham Weir’s past.

Baterimba – Colombian Carlos Fernando Balanta showcases the cultural rhythms of his native country

Poetry Overload: Ranging from slam poetry to prose and free verse.

See www.wits.ac.za/witstheatr­e. – Staff Reporter

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Ndebele Funeral

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