Other Highlights
Through a startling lack of props and a bare stage, the cast effectively captures its audience as they bring to life the beautiful and equally heartbreaking tale of so many families of this country. – Erin-Dianne Richards
Wiseman Langa, a young man, your brother, your peer, searching for his past, your past and what makes it even more prickly is that Wiseman’s presence digs your own scab and suddenly the wound of your lost past, is fresh and bleeding again. The Director’s words, Eliot Moleba, suddenly surface as a face in the mirror, staring at you confrontationally, when he said “our relationship towards the past is a troubled one. We front ourselves to the world as a “Rainbow Nation” but truth be told – we are a wounded nation. – Mlindelwa Mahlangu
It stands apart with its simplicity and honesty, like a photograph of one man’s life. – Nadia Pandit
Duration: 60 - 70 minutes
Age Range: 13 years - 19 years
Grades: Grade 8 - Grade 12
Language(s): English, Xhosa
Curriculum Connection: Creative Arts, Dramatic Arts, History, Life Orientation/Life Skills, Life Sciences, Social Sciences
Themes covered: Change, Creativity, Death, Discrimination, Family dynamics, Fate/Free Will, Gender roles, Identity, Imagination, Intra/interpersonal conflicts, Life skills, Loss, Morality, Prejudice, Racism, Relationships, Self-image, Survival, Tolerance