Article by
Phindile Buthelezi
210543696@ukzn.ac.za
The
of
theatre.
unconventional opening play titled Crush Hopper was by Mandisa Harholf, a master’s drama student,
The
understand
she
absolutely
Cage Fighter, performed byRyan Mayne a honour’s graduate, was a very funny recall of a night out
with
evolved into a very romantic story. On Saturday, theatre lovers returned to a play called Paper Boy
performed
dreams
public whether they prefer it that way or not.other performances included Bush To Country performed
by
reconstructed
to
members
truly
and given the chance they would do it all over again.
The
of
theatre.
unconventional opening play titled Crush Hopper was by Mandisa Harholf, a master’s drama student,
The
understand
she
absolutely
Cage Fighter, performed byRyan Mayne a honour’s graduate, was a very funny recall of a night out
with
evolved into a very romantic story. On Saturday, theatre lovers returned to a play called Paper Boy
performed
dreams
public whether they prefer it that way or not.other performances included Bush To Country performed
by
reconstructed
to
members
truly
and given the chance they would do it all over again.
The UKZN Drama department in Pietermaritzburg hosted a mini drama festival during the weekend of the 24th of March. The festival consisted of a series of plays which were performed at the hexagon theatre. On Friday theatre lovers were treated to a night exclusively dedicated to comdey. The unconventional opening play titled Crush Hopper was by Mandisa Harholf, a master’s drama student, The play was a cleverly produced biography, about growing up in a society where the protagonist did not understand her own identity, and she lived in her own faulty world where she was absolutely convinced she was a white person. The play was a combination of poetry, music and dark humour, and it was a absolutely perfect way to start a festival and ever so delightful to watch.
Cage Fighter, performed byRyan Mayne a honour’s graduate, was a very funny recall of a night out with 20 witty characters, all performed by Ryan himself. The play combined dance and music, the play evolved into a very romantic story. On Saturday, theatre lovers returned to a play called Paper Boy performed by Grant Jacobs. The play, true to theme, was a comedy. It was about a paper boy who had dreams of becoming a famous actor , but who was stuck in his hometown where everyone’s affairs is public whether they prefer it that way or not.other performances included Bush To Country performed by Arifani Moyo , who took the audience on an emotional journey detailing the history of Zimbabwe. He reconstructed Southern Africa like we have never seen before, a rich history of Zimbabwe dating back to the 1600’s,at the end of the play he stood under the spotlight and shed a tear, some of the audience members were overwhelmed by their own tears, I must admit I had tears in my eyes too. The festival was truly exiting. Majority of the people who were there say they don’t regret paying and attending the festival and given the chance they would do it all over again.
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