Theatre-Space

( Bhekani Shabalala & Bongani Mbatha. Pic by Val Adamson)   Moving Acts Production and National Arts Festival are presenting a physical theatre piece called  ZamQadini  written by Sboniso Msimang and directed by Philisiwe Twijnstra and assistance director Thamsanqa Khumalo, with a formidable Durban cast; Bhekani Shabalala and Bongani Mbatha. ZemQadini  is a narrative inspired by the war that happened in the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in 1998 just four years post-apartheid when the eZembeni community and EmaQadini community were fighting over the physical placement of the Chief. The war of the mind is rarely spoken about as to how it collects and stores realities, and what kind of engagement does this memory do to a wounded body? What happens when a body is not fit to hold memories? The play touches on how War Veterans living with PTSD and association disorder, bouncing from reality to memory. It explores how memory becomes a dried-up cement on one's feet, unabl...

( Ayanda Luthuli. Photo credit: Givethanks communication)   Amaciko KwaZulu Art Project     supported by Playhouse Company and National Arts Festival are presenting a physical, comedy theatre piece called “Bucket-List” written by Sbahle Magwaza and directed by Thamsanqa Khumalo, stage manager by Slindile Jili and production manager by Nonjabulo Sibisi with young talented actors from Durban as a cast Ayanda Luthuli. Bucket List    is a strongly structured comedic play, this play follows the life of an old white man named  Paul. He is a man of wonders, surprises, and a bowl full of life. This is a one hander show which  transitions into different stages of life. Paul just found out that he has cancer and is only left with three  months to live in this cruel, adventurous world. Therefore, instead of being scared he decides to create a  BUCKET LIST of things he wants to do before he passes away, Paul was married but unfortunately his wife passed ...