bambata show :)

It was great to go watch the first performance of a play written by Stix Mhlanga and performed by a group from Bambata, the theatre training project that I've been involved with in one of the townships on the edge of town. I haven't seen them for several weeks so it was good to reconnect and I was impressed by their work. They are part way through a 2 year programme with Styx and the performance was a first run-through of the script Dark City Bright to an audience. They set up a playing area between two sheds in the grounds of the local secondary school. It was rough and ready, but I really thought it worked. Expecially because the script tells a story of the community, based on true-to-life events from the surrounding area. Being at the heart of the place itself gave a certain authenticity and punch to the story. The audience loved it, there was a brilliant cameo of a policeman that in particular brought the house down!

In the post-performance discussion comments about the way 3 languages were successfully interwoven and used for comedy were raised as well as well as other praise! I want to submit the play for a festival of one-act plays that I've been asked to scout for and also see it showing as part of The Green Room :-)