Following The Centre’s key methodologies of collaborative making, free-spirited engagement with materials, and allowing oneself to be led by image, sound and impulse, this series of original short-form radio plays by South African writers and theatremakers is mounted for the stage, using live foley and performance.
Frantic voices and the sound of paper and plastic crinkled into the microphone conjure a scene of a building being slowly consumed by flames. It is into this scene that the audience is invited, and the story of World-Class African Citizens begins to unfold.
Following the 2023 fire at the 80 Albert Street building that claimed 77 lives, World-Class African Citizens tells the fictional story of a journalist visiting and interviewing a group of people who chose to remain in a burned building in Johannesburg.
Written by journalist Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon, and directed by theatremaker Jaques De Silva, this is a fictionalised drama that speaks to an all-too-familiar Johannesburg reality.
WRITER | Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon
DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR | Jaques De Silva
PERFORMERS | Katlego Letsholonyane, Peggy Mongoato, Namatshego Khutsoane & Qondiswa James
MUSICIANS & FOLEY ARTISTS | Austebza Sedumedi, Anathi Conjwa, Nozipho Mnguni & Daniel Stompie Selibe
Set in a South African family home in leafy suburbia, The Dalmation & the Duck follows a dinner party gone hilariously wrong.
Written by theatremaker Andrew Buckland, and voiced by Billy Langa, Ayanda Seoka, Ngwedi Ramphele and Katlego Letsholonyane, the play is fast, witty, and a classic example of “theatre of the mind.”
Under the direction of Peggy Mongoato, and with live music and foley by Shane Cooper, Candice Moleshe, and Micca Manganye, the world and the characters of Buckland’s script are brought to life in a playful and compelling way.
WRITER | Andrew Buckland
DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR | Peggy Mongoato
PERFORMERS | Billy Langa, Ayanda Seoka, Ngwedi Ramphele & Katlego Letsholonyane
MUSICIANS & FOLEY ARTISTS | Shane Cooper, Candice Moleshe & Micca Manganye