Ngema’s ‘The Zulu’ heads for Durban
A major event on Durban’s live theatre calendar is in the offing, as Mbongeni Ngema’s heroic story-telling narrative, The Zulu, continues its South African tour with a season at The Playhouse from 3 to 29 December.
INSPIRED by the spellbinding tales he first heard from the lips of his blind great grandmother, Mkhulutshana Manqele, when he was a little boy growing up in the heart of rural Zululand, The Zulu celebrates Mbongeni Ngema’s return to the stage as a star actor for the first time in close on three decades.
At the outset of his show, Ngema recalls the indelible impact his great grandmother’s wonderful stories of old Zululand made on him. This was the start of his life-long love affair with story-telling, which later burgeoned into an illustrious international theatre career.
In bringing his production of The Zulu to the stage, Ngema brings history powerfully back to life for his audiences, delivering an evening of African story-telling on a grand scale that stands as a passionate celebration of the theatre of his forebears. The production sees Ngema performing to the accompaniment of maskandi star, Matshitshi Ngema.
The Zulu will be staged at The Playhouse from 3 to 29 December. Tickets are R150 per person (Tuesdays to Thursdays) and R200 per person (Fridays to Sundays). Children/students/pensioners pay R80. Block booking discounts are available. Booking is through Computicket.
For more information visit the production’s Facebook page, Mbongeni Ngema’s The Zulu, or log on to https://ngemasthezulu.blogspot.com, or follow the show on twitter @NgemasTheZulu.
WIN
FIVE lucky Berea Mail readers can win double tickets to see The Zulu the first preview performance on Tuesday 3 December. Simply email your details to wandad@dbn.caxton.co.za or SMS BMZULU to 42910 (sms cost R1.50) by Monday 18 November.
