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The Mountaintop
12 Jun 2013 - 21 Jul 2013The Mountaintop, a production that was crowned with the Olivier Award in 2010 for best new play on the London stage, and staged on Broadway with acting luminaries Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Basset, comes to the Market Theatre stage in June. The South African staging of the play is directed by Warona Seane, and features powerhouse performances from acting veterans Sello Sebotsane and Mwenya Kabwe. Critics the world over have unanimously praised the production: “…Even before the first flash of lightning — and there will be plenty of that before evening’s end — an ominous electric...
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Comedy at 20:13
31 May 2013 - 31 May 2013The Legendary Kippies will come alive every first and last Friday of each month with the Market Theatre’s own version of the popular Def Jam Stand-up Comedy. Instead of our usual starting times of 8 or 8.15pm, in 2013 our comedy shows will begin at 20.13 sharp! This is our way of flagging the fact that we want to break the mould with this exciting initiative. Each comedy evening will kick off with the introduction of an emerging comedian, who will be followed by a heavyweight in the industry. The hosts for the different nights will rotate between the Goliath & Goliath and Sifiso Nene...
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The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories for Consenting Adults
28 May 2013 - 09 Jun 2013BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Genre: Storytelling Age Restriction: 16 (sex, strong language, violence) Venue: Kippies Brought onto our shores is a 12th century old Japanese art of storytelling known as Kamishibai (directly translated as “paper story”), colourfully used to tell seven stories as far and wide as that of Nelson Mandela, to those with a bit of hentei, all in one show. Co-written by Gwydin Beynon and Jemma Kahn, who also shares the stage with performer Klara van Wyk, known as the “Chalk Girl,” the three have captivated audiences from Japan to Amsterdam, recapturing this age old...
