My Home Theatre Productions: Ndendile [I am married]
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My Home Theatre Productions: Ndendile [I am married]
Devised by the company, directed by Sinoxolo Cezula, scripted by Bongani Pontsana
ISBN 978-0-9946902-0-3
Soft cover saddle stitched 54 pages 207 x 137 mm 2016
Casting: F1 M3 U any / M6
Outright-Faisit Award for Performance Excellence, to Sinoxolo Cezula, Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2015 Best Supporting Actor Award, to Siphesihle Duda, Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2015 Nominated for Fresh Performer to Sinoxolo Cezula, Cape Town Fringe Festival 2016
A young man Thabani leaves his wife and father in their rural homestead to go and live in Cape Town. There he meets, falls in love with, and marries Bongile. Three years later he feels compelled to return to his father’s kraal to ask his blessing on his and Bongile’s male-to-male marriage.
‘… really excellent work. Most impressive. Very, very brave subject matter, beautiful group work and a beautiful presentation overall … The whole predicament of contrasting beliefs is very well portrayed and nobody wins everything.’ – Gay Morris, in a report on an early version of the play