( Wiseman Mncube. Photo by Val Adamson)Forming part of the Playhouse Company’s 2012 Community Arts Festival is Meet Bra 6 - 2 which appears in Programme 2.
Scripted and directed by Samson Mlambo and performed by Wiseman Mncube, Meet Bra 6 – 2 is a hard-hitting play that takes a head-on look at the stark realities of unemployment. The protagonist of this tragi-comic piece takes his name from the number of the street in the township where he lives (it also happens to be his favourite gambling number).
As the story unfolds, we learn that he grew up in poverty in a rural area where he stole farm produce in order to survive. After finding employment, he gets framed by a policeman and loses his job. Forced back into a position of poverty and hunger, he takes to crime as he seeks revenge.
Performances of CAF Programme 2 will be at April 19 at 18h00, April 20 at 11h00 (schools) and April 21 at 14h00. Admission is free to all CAF performances at The Playhouse.
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