‘The Fall’ returns to Baxter next month

FOLLOWING its sold-out success last year, The Fall returns to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studiofrom June 8 to 24 at 7pm nightly, with matinee performances on Saturdays at 2.30pm. .

The Fall is a candid collaborative piece of workshop theatre based on the experiences of seven UCT graduates during the #RhodesMustFall and subsequent student movements, facilitated by Clare Stopford and curated by Ameera Conrad and Thando Mangcu.

The vibrant cast comprises Conrad (Don’t Shoot The Harbinger, People Beneath Our Feet), Oarabile Ditsele (Woza Albert, Identirrhaging), Tankiso Mamabolo (Nothing But The Truth, Fabulous Nothing);,Mangcu (Don’t shoot the Harbinger, The Shipment), Sizwesandile Mnisi (Woza Albert), Sihle Mnqwazana (My Children! My Africa, Identirrhaging) and Cleo Raatus (Black Dog, District Six Kanala).

The Fall remains relevant given the ongoing discourse at tertiary institutions across South Africa.

The production adds its voice to the national and global debate and youth-led revolutions against injustice and inequality in education, cultural representation and many other current struggles.

Social categories such as race, class and gender, as well as the ideas of patriarchy and sexism – each of these themes at the centre of universal conversations and tragedies rife in today’s society – are tackled bluntly, as the production seeks to address all forms of discrimination.

The Fall wishes to bridge the generational gap between the perspective, attitudes and motivations of the current generation and that of the older generation on contemporary issues.

The Fall opens on June 8 and runs until June 24 at 7pm nightly, with Saturday matinees at 2.30pm on June 10, 17 and 24. There is an age restriction of 16 years. Tickets cost R130 Monday to Thursday and R150 Friday to Saturday. There is a student special of R100 on presentation of a valid student identity card and R49 for UCT students (available only at the Baxter box office).

There is also an early bird special of R60, available for bookings made by Wednesday.

Booking through Computicket at 0861 915 8000, online at www. computicket.com or at any Shoprite or Checkers outlet.

For more information, see: www.baxter.co.za – Staff Reporter