JOHANNESBURG audiences are in for a treat when the world premiere of the new and original musical, Calling Me Home takes place on Thursday, August 17 on The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre, running until September 3.
Calling me Home, is a powerful love story of hope, courage, longing and compassion that will resonate with people everywhere. As the audience follows the story of Grace, a young woman who flees her homeland due to the outbreak of a brutal civil war, it is taken on an exciting journey that stretches from the splendours of the African continent, across the ocean to a great foreign city.
In this new, hugely diverse and colourful community, Grace experiences both joy and great danger. She also falls deeply in love and most importantly, learns the true meaning of ‘home’. Grace (Lynelle Kenned) a young African woman flees her war-torn homeland to try to survive in a country of concrete cityscapes, crime and danger.
With her is her new friend Lindiwe (Zolani Mahola), who too has fled her home, but in Lindiwe’s case it is a flight from abuse and pain.
Finally, there is the beautiful but deeply troubled Isabella (Samantha Peo), who finds the strength and courage to conquer almost insurmountable challenges when she overcomes addiction, both chemical and emotional, to take the moral lead in her community. The work is a global story with far-reaching current relevance.
The complete Southern African cast consists of some of the country’s most celebrated stage performers, well-known personalities and some up-and-coming young stars.
Supporting the leads will be Carly Graeme, Christiaan Snyman, Tankiso Mamabolo, Pierre van Heerden, Luigia Casaleggio, Clint Lesch, Isabella Jane, Sebastian Zokoza and Saxola Ketshengane.
Performances are on Tuesdays to Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Ticket prices range from R180 to R420 and can be booked online at www.joburgtheatre.com or by calling the Box Office on 0861 670 670 or through Webtickets.
For group bookings of 10 or more tickets, contact Joburg Theatre’s ticketing office on 011 877 6853/4.
The duration of the show is two hours 20 minutes excluding interval. There is an age restriction of 12 due to the sensitive nature of some of the themes included in the show.
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