Gcina shares her travel stories
Story-teller, Gcina Mhlophe will tell of her 33 years of travels at a show at Rhumbelow Theatre on Monday 10 August.
RHUMBELOW Theatre presents My Travelling Bag, a special Women's Day production, with Gcina Mhlophe on Monday 10 August at 2pm and 6.30pm.
From a very young age Mhlophe got to travel all over her home province, KZN, from her hometown Hammarsdale to Port Shepstone, to Dundee, to Nongoma, it all seemed like such faraway places. She thought she was the most widely travelled young person ever and it felt great!
But her beloved grandmother – Gogo sounded a word of warning – “There is a bigger world out there”.
“Those were wise words indeed. How very prophetic too. In the past 33 years I have been blessed to travel the length and breadth of this amazing world. The number of suitcases I have bought, the stamps in my passports, amazing friendships. Oh the amazing experiences, the countless the mementos and memories that fill my head like an enchanted African forest. The amazing theatres, long hours at international airports, delayed flights, the many cultures and frustrating times filled with fear and homesickness,” said Mhlophe.
But nothing can top the joy of sharing the stories of her people on world stages, the magical universality of these stories, proving once and for all that people are more alike than different. In Mhlophe's travelling bag there are all the 33 years of international travelling. But they can only be told and shared, one bowl at a time.
Tickets are R120 and R100 for pensioners.
Take food picnic baskets as the venue opens 90 minutes before show for picnic dinner. Braais will be available should you wish to cook some meat.
Booking is essential through Computicket or contact Roland on 082 499 8636 or roland@stansell.za.net
