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The Chester Missing Road Show with Conrad Koch

30 Apr 2013 - 02 Jun 2013

Chester Missing, South Africa’s most famous, contentious political puppet from eTV’s Late Night News with Loyiso Gola has embarked on a blazing national roadshow and will be at The Market Theatre accompanied by his annoying ventriloquist Conrad Koch, and his puppet sidekicks Hilary the outrageous diva Ostrich and Ronnie the lunatic green monster on 30 April - 02 June 2013. As a political analyst come weekly columnist for award winning news site ZA News - Mr Chester Missing has broken new ground with his outrageous, hard-hitting, funny and frank interviews with South Africa’s po...

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Mother To Mother

22 May 2013 - 09 Jun 2013

Poignant and powerful, Mother to Mother comes to the stages of Johannesburg for the first time. This intimate portrayal of a mother struggling to come to terms with the actions of her son is written by celebrated author Dr Sindiwe Magona, and is a deeply moving story of forgiveness and reconciliation. The production has toured widely, receiving 4 and 5 star reviews at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and playing to sold out houses at the Afrovibes Festival in the Netherlands and the UK. It is now the turn of Johannesburg audiences to enjoy this deeply empathic encounter, which expl...

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FOOTSTEPS

23 May 2013 - 26 May 2013

The Market Theatre presents the PACOFS production FOOTSTEP Three nights only! 23 – 25 May 2013 Tickets R50 -79 PACOFS is the flagship of theatre activities in the Free State Province. It is committed to the development of both new works and Free State artists through its arts development programme. Writer-director Zenzi Mbuli is the celebrated creator of Gumboots, a production that was born out of the oppressive gold mines of South Africa. Gumboots became an international success, having premiered in the UK at the Edinburgh Festival before touring in Europe, the USA and Canada. Zenzi was als...