Beautifully woven script but too many black-outs
caused the rhythm of the story to be lost. (Review by Philisiwe Sithole)
A second production of New Voices in Musho
International Theatre Festival was Race Trouble
written and directed by Devaksha Moodley performed by Kamini Govender and
Ndabenhle Christopher Tobo mentored by Rowin Moonsamy.
Race
Trouble is a sincere story about two young South
Africans whose race, family community and the ways in which they have been
conditioned by these things are explored and confronted, however uncomfortable they
may be to deal with.
The show begins with a lady sitting on
chair in a counselling room. She is trapped in her fears. She had a break-in
and she couldn’t recognise the intruders but in her head they were black. The
counsellor has a similar problem. Sita is the first Indian patient he has ever
had, no other races choose to come to him because he is black. So they both
have common ground.
The script is beautifully woven into one
story made from two. The lighting felt as if it was improvised and there were
too many black-outs, causing the rhythm of the story to be lost.
Kamini Govender and Ndabenhle Christopher
Tobo have beautiful clear voices, yet they could up beat the tempo as the play
was a bit slow.
For more details about the Musho! Festival,
visit www.mushofestival.co.za – Philisiwe Sithole
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