Victim becomes victor in theatre play
SANDTON - The Auto and General Theatre on the Square is proud to host a new production for Women’s Month written and directed by Maralin Vanrenen.
This challenging and innovative production will open on 6 August in anticipation of Women’s Day and to honour all heroines.
The stage adaptation of I Have Life, Alison’s Journey by Marianne Thamm, is an inspirational story where one woman’s real life experience to beat her attackers and become the victor, and not the victim is vividly told.
The character of Alison will inspire the audience to reach deep into themselves to find their own miracle no matter what the odds.
This year marks 20 years since the publicised case of Alison hit the headlines. Alison was raped, disembowelled and her throat slit by Theuns Kruger and Frans du Toit. She was then left for dead on a filthy rubbish dump outside Port Elizabeth. As her attackers left the scene Kruger asked, “Dink jy sy is dood?” (Do you think she’s dead?). Du Toit replied, “Niemand kan dit oorleef nie” (No one could survive this).
Vanrenen said, “If we can encourage men and women that the choice is theirs to change this spiral of abuse towards women and children. And if we can encourage the authorities to apply the most stringent of rules before they even think of releasing criminals like these back into society, we will have moved mountains. It can be done.”
The play will feature Suanne Braun who has recently completed filming Survivor with Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. The cast also includes Clayton Boyd, Zac Hendrikz, Shaleen Tobin and David de Beer.
Details: www.theatreonthesquare.co.za.
