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PRESENTED BY ZOL
VITAL SIGNS
An Under the Affluence production
This irreverent, brutal, thought-provoking, laugh-outloud
funny series of monologues written by Jane Martin
is performed by Jamie McLaren (‘Cabaret’, The Improv
Show’, ‘Boeing Boeing’) and Chipo Chikara (The Memory
of Water’, ‘The Improv Show’).
A collage depicting contemporary woman in all her
warmth and majesty, her fear and frustration, her joy
and sadness, the stellar cast plays 17 different characters;
the women you know, the women you hope to never
become and the woman whom you might be right
now… "Vital and original." HerZimbabwe
friday 03 MAY / golden pilsener Day / THE standard theatre / 8:30PM
sunday 05 may / old mutual Day / THE standard theatre / 6:50PM
Photographs by Bev Clark
THE Fire
Crown
Presented by the Indonesian Embassy, The Fire
Crown, is an exciting new and diverse showing of
Indonesia’s most popular arts – dance, masks and
music. A troupe of four performers will present a varied
programme over two shows combining singing,
music playing and pole dancing.
Parang Garudo (1) – Thursday 2 May / This performance will combine
contemporary dance with modified Javanese pop music, accompanied by Gamelan
traditional instruments. Fun and catchy sounds.
This is a fresh, seductive, and poignant
re-imagination of Arthur Miller’s classic
A View To A Bridge. The Immigrants looks
at Zimbabwean immigrants living in the
hub of South Africa, Johannesburg, during
the era of Xenophobia. It is a mixture of
talent, experience, beauty, passion, and
experimentation.
Eddie is a man confused by moral law
and the ambiguity of his own sexual
feelings. He is confronted, as in classical
tragedy, with a situation that he is totally
unprepared for. At the center of his conflict
is the beautiful Cathy, his niece, who is
nearing womanhood and about to start
a career. It is Eddie’s unconscious love for
his niece and uncontrollable jealousy that
eventually destroys his whole family.
Supported by Africalia, the play is
performed by the Bulawayo based
company, Grassroots, who brought the
successful Tomorrow’s People to HIFA 2012,
and is directed by the highly acclaimed
Raisedon Baya.
PG13
IMMIGRANTS
SATURDAY 04 MAY / COCA-COLA Day / THE standard theatre / 5:15PM
sunday 05 may / old mutual Day / THE standard theatre / 11:45AM
Wanci Tetanen (2) – Saturday 4 May / This performance is a combination of
Indonesian dance mixed with modern dance, wearing classical Indonesian masks.
This is a great way to enjoy current Indonesian culture, with its authentic roots still
clearly visible.
THU 02 MAY
ZB BANK REPS THEATRE
6:30PM STANBIC BANK DAY
SAT 04 MAY
ZB BANK REPS THEATRE
5PM COCA-COLA DAY
Ten
Bush
Set in a rural settlement known as Ten
Bush, the play is a dramatic and intensely
visual tale of witchcraft and intrigue,
where witches are set on fire and men
can vomit up snakes and stones. Ten
Bush relies heavily on props and these
are skillfully utilised on a simple and
movable set design. It’s very much an
ensemble piece and the actions of the
actors are mirrored by sound effects
from those who aren’t in the scene at the
time – often with an interesting twist.
Written and directed by Mncedisi Shabangu, from the Market
Theatre in Johannesburg and produced by Daves Guzha of Rooftop
Promotions.
Harvest of Thorns
Zimbabwe's first full scale original Musical
A Festival of Theatre, Music, Dance and Storytelling
This exciting and ambitious production will be based on leading Zimbabwean writer Shimmer
Chinodya’s internationally acclaimed classic novel, Harvest of Thorns.
Romance. Comedy. Farce. Satire. Blood throbbing realism. Conflict at its psychological best.
A celebration of human joy, strife and dashed dreams, pathos and enduring hope rendered
through an eclectic blend of theatre, music, dance and storytelling. Forty five years of the
enigmatic Zimbabwean experience portrayed through a rich and complex array of characters and
symbolic events and delivered in one and a half hours of tautly blended genres.
thursday 02 MAY
stanbic bank Day / THE standard theatre / 3:45PM
sunday 05 may
old mutual Day / THE standard theatre / 3:40PM
An ambitious project perfected by some of the country’s most talented and award winning artists,
including: Hope Masike. Albert Nyathi. Michael Kudakwashe. Shimmer Chinodya. Maylene Chenjerai.
Chipo Bezure. Charles Matare. Notando Nobengula. Caroline Mashingaidze. Bob Mutumbi.
Winnie Moyo. Vusa Dzimwasha…
An aesthetic experience not to be missed.
Written, adapted and directed by Shimmer Chinodya. Produced by Albert Nyathi and Shimmer
Chinodya. Music written by Hope Masike.
TUESDAY 30 APRIL / BANCABC DAY / 7ARTS THEATRE / 10:30AM
PG13
FRI 03 MAY
THE STANDARD THEATRE
4:30PM GOLDEN PILSENER DAY
51%
Stand Up Comedy Show
With Michael Kudakwashe,
Comrade Fatso
& Clive Chigubu
SAT 04 MAY
THE STANDARD THEATRE
9:15PM COCA-COLA DAY
51
%
Troubled policemen, ZESA nuclear
threats and crazy Australian wildlife
presenters… What do they all have
in common? They’re all part of the
uproarious stand up comedy show Fifty
One Percent brought to you by some of
Zimbabwe’s freshest, most infectious
stand-up comedians.
Fifty One Percent brings the country’s
fastest-rising arts genre to your door
step as the three stand up comics rip
apart everything from race to sex, from
politics to every day life. The show
will feature one of Zimbabwe’s stand
up pioneers, Michael Kudakwashe,
the hilarious Comrade Fatso and the
outstanding, new-kid-on-the-block,
Clive Chigubu. Get ready to die…
Laughing!
PG16