Mannie Manim

The largest of the three venues in the Market Theatre complex honours multi-award winning actor, director and playwright John Kani. During his illustrious career, both locally and internationally, John Kani’s success against many odds epitomises the spirit of the Market Theatre. During the apartheid era, Kani was harassed by police, detained and even stabled several times but his artistic voice continued to soar with stories that mirrored the pain but which at the same time inspired hope.