Wits Theatre O-Week Programme 2012

WITS DOWNSTAIRS THEATRE @ 13:00 and 18:00

• WRETCHED | Directed by Neka Da Costa

  Boy meet girl, they stumble into love. How much are they willing to risk to go the distance?

• FOIL | Directed by Emilie Owen

  An exploration of the contrasts between the natural and the absurd, people, life, live performance and film.

• ONCE UPON A TIME | Directed by Lesiba Maile

  A one-man play that deals with themes like politics, xenophobia, violence, love, poverty and dreams.

WITS AMPHITHEATRE @ 17:30 and 19:30

• UNTOLD MEMOIRS | Directed by Joe Teffo

A contemporary dance piece which delves into the physical and psychological experiences of a performer and utilizes those experiences to heal and start afresh.

• IN-SEE-CURE | Devised by Sithembiso Khalishwayo

A devised physical theatre / text / multimedia production which is based on the premise that even in a heavily-populated world, each of us still remains alone.

THE NUNNERY @ 18:30 and 20:00

• ONCE UPON A LIFE | Directed by Mthokozisi Khanyile and Nicola Hetz

A comedy/musical about life, death and everything in between.

• FINDING NEMORENA | Directed by Lamar Bonhomme and George Sotiropoulos

A political satire which is played out in the exploration by two friends of a world with its own laws of time and space, a world in which anything is possible – sadly, this world is governed by pig-headed fascists.

Wits Theatre Workshop (SITE- SPECIFIC) @ 13:00 and 19:00

Please note that the audience for iTSWAPE will meet at the Wits Theatre Foyer and then be guided to the Wits Theatre workshop by an Usher

• iTSWAPE | Devised by Colleen Balchin and Jo Glanville

iTswape – the experience of the bunching of the underwear in between the bum cheeks.

Using the supplemented body and striking aesthetics, the cast engage in a devised, design-and performer-driven exploration of the clothed form in space. Their approach of the subject matter is not thematic or text-based but visceral.

BOOKING:

• R10 per performance

• R20 per Double bill (these are the 18:00 slots in the Downstairs Theatre 06:02:2012, 07:02:2012, 08:02:2012)

• R30 per triple bill (these are the 18:00 slots in the Downstairs Theatre 09:02:2012 and 10:02:2012)

Tickets are available from the Wits Theatre Box-Office

The above details are subject to change