(Ilse
Klink & Ameera Patel)
After scooping three prestigious Naledi
Theatre Awards earlier this year Scorched
makes its way to Durban stage at The Playhouse!
Jade Bowers’ harrowing production Scorched walked off with Best Director
of a Play (Jade Bowers), Best Lead Performance in a Play: Female (Ilse Klink)
and Best Supporting Actress (Ameera Patel) at the Naledi's.
Scorched is an epic yet intimate family drama by acclaimed Lebanese-Canadian
playwright Wajdi Mouawad. The play follows twins Janine and Simon Marwan on a riveting
journey to the heart of their mother's war-torn Middle-Eastern homeland in
pursuit of their tangled roots and a long-lost sibling. In this land, where
civil war, massacre and revenge constitute a way of life, the twins uncover
shocking secrets about their mother's history, about themselves and their
origins.
The production is directed by Jade Bowers,
with lighting design by Oliver Hauser, design by Nadine Minaar and music
composition by Matthew MacFarlane. The all-star cast features Cherae Halley,
Jaques De Silva, Mpho Osei-Tutu , Bronwyn van Graan , Ameera Patel , Gopala
Davies and Ilse Klink.
Bowers is the 2016 Standard Bank Young
Artist for Theatre. Scorched
premiered on the main programme at the 2016 National Arts Festival in
Grahamstown to high critical acclaim, and went on to a season at UJ Arts Centre
in Johannesburg. KZN audiences will have the opportunity to experience this
acclaimed production from August 16 to 19 in the Playhouse Drama as it is
presented by The Playhouse Company as part of its SA Women’s Arts Festival.
Scorched schools performances are on at 10h00 on August 16, 17 and 18.
Schools performances, at R30 per learner, can be booked by calling 031 369
9407.
Public performances take place on August 18
at 19h30 and on August 19 at 14h30 and 19h30. Tickets R80 for these
performances booked via Computicket or Shoprite Checkers. There is an age
restriction of PG13
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