Sixteen shows on Wits 969 festival
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