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Werklikhede boeiend getakel in liefdestorie
Mies Julie Barney Simon, Markteater Mies Julie se speelvak in die Markteater in Johannesburg kom in die kielsog van hoogs suksesvolle speelvakke in Grahamstad, Kaapstad, Edinburg en New York. Yael Farber se verwerking van August Strindberg se Miss Julie (1888) het ook talle pryse op sy kerfstok, en met reg. Die toeskouer word van meet af aan by die drama op die verhoog ingetrek deur ‘n verwoede aanslag op die sintuie. Die openingsklanke van die oorlede oumagrootjie (Tandiwe Nofirst Lungisa) wat in die donker mistigheid op haar bosviool speel terwyl sy deur die plaaskombuis dool, skep die...
Julie Revoked for this generation
IT is more than 19 years since the stage kiss between John Kant and Sandra Prinsloo shook audiences in apartheid South Africa. Now director Yael Farber has intensified the shock by reworking Mies Julie for today’s generation. The play, on at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, is an adaptation of Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s 19th century offering. It tells the story of the conflicted love affair between Julie, a white farm owner’s daughter, and John, a farmworker. It is a tight production with a cast of five, including Thoko Ntshinga as John’s mother Christine...
Youthful twist in classic remake
A testament to the resiliency of the human heart, spirit and beliefs The Market Theatre, in association with Dr John Kani, presents The Island at the Barney Simon Theatre as from 16 January and up to 24 March. The play was written by Athol Fugard, John Kani (pictured above), and Winston Ntshona. It is directed by John Kani, starring Atandwa Kani and Nat Ramabulana. The world has changed very significantly since this play was first performed in 1973, when it was illegal for three playwrights to meet, let alone collaborate on a rebellious piece of literature. But through the creation of this bri...
Mesmerising Theatrical experience
Portrayal of a potent convergence point of domination, domestic practicality and untenable sadness The Market Theatre presents the production, Mies Julie at the Barney Simon Theatre between 17 January and 24 February. The smash-hit play, written and directed by Yael Farber, has been hailed as an international triumph and it has already received unprecedented acclaim, scooping two top awards and garnering numerous five-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Five star reviews were received from over 10 arts reviewers in publications which include the Scotsman, the Guardian, the Herald, ...
Prince of Theatre in Fine form
IN FINE FORM ON STAGE AND TELEVISION WITH his perfectly-combed afro, tall physique and effervescent manner, it is no wonder that actor, Atandwa Kani is thrust into romantic lead roles. Currently starring in Moliere’s The Miser, a role filled with theatrics, Kani is a performer on the stage and off it as well. As the self-styled Prince of Theatre, Kani fits well into royalty playing Valere. “My character is written as a lover in the play, which seems like a pattern in my career of late,” says Kani. “I have been typecast over the past couple of years as a lover in product...
Twee top-stukke in Markteater
Die Markteater in Newtown, Johannesburg, begin die nuwe jaar op ‘n hoe noot wanneer twee swaargewig-produksies van 17 Januarie gelyklopend op die planke gebring word. Die veelbekroonde Suid-Afrikaanse produksie Mies Julie is tot 24 Februarie te sien, terwyl die speelvak van The Island, geskryf deur Athol Fugard, John Kani en Winston Ntshona, tot 24 Maart duur. Die speelvak van Mies Julie volg kort nadat ‘n Sweedse produksie van August Strindberg se Miss Julie einde Oktober in die Mark opgevoer is. Mies Julie is die Suid-Afrikaans gebore en internasionaal erkende regisseur Yael Farb...
