Acclaimed play for Durban theatre
An acclaimed Duma Ndlovu play will be on stage during the The Playhouse Company’s festive season.
HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED director and playwright, Duma Ndlovu’s celebrated play, The Game, has been included in The Playhouse Company’s exciting festive season programme, and runs in the Playhouse Loft Theatre from 15 to 24 December.
Some of South Africa’s top names in the entertainment world will star in the production – Sindi Dlathu, Dawn King, Nqobile Ndlovu, Nomasonto Dlamini, Sheila Khumalo, Buhle Samuels, Lungile Mkhize and Vuyiseka Cawe.
The Game is set in a fictitious women’s prison in Middelburg just a few months before South Africa’s first democratic elections, and amid the crumbling embers of the apartheid state. The prisoners are told that one of them will be released to mark the occasion. The catch is that the prisoners must decide among themselves who is to be released. This sets the cat among the pigeons and what follows is a gritty telling of each prisoner’s fascinating personal story.
Duma Ndlovu is a Soweto-born director, producer, journalist and playwright who is well known for works such as Bergville Stories, The Game, The Ritual and The Journey. He is the creator of both Muvhango and Uzalo, two of South African television’s most popular television series.
The Game is playing in the Playhouse Loft Theatre from 15 to 24 December. Tickets are R80 for the preview on 15 December, and R100 throughout thereafter. Tickets may be bought from the Playhouse Box office on 031 369 9596/9540 and from Computicket outlets nationwide. Substantial block booking discounts can be obtained by calling Dawn on 031 369 9407. No under 16s.
