Grade 8 learners Rhys Mitchell and Hein Smit were keen to see the theatrical adaptations of the short stories that made up the festival programme.
SHORT Stories came to life when the South African Short Play Festival took place last month at Westville Boys’ High School at the Roy Couzens Theatre.
Four stories were shown over the period of Wednesday, 13 to 17 February with learners from the school taking on the roles in four plays.
The programme was directed by the head of Performing Arts at the school, Luke Holder, and presented in association with DALRO and featured performances by the school’s most prolific young actors and writers.
Four productions, The Ugly Noo Noo, White Men With Weapons, “Master Harold”…and the boys and a new South African musical penned by matric learner. Cameron Parle. entitled The Couch, were staged with performances open to both the public and school groups.
We caught up with some audience members before the final show on Sunday.
Ashleigh Lombard and Shaun Van Der Wlat said the different plays provided some interesting insights into storytelling and the past.
Muhunga Munga and Kamogelo Nare before the final show and said they had thoroughly enjoyed the other plays they saw during the festival’s run. Nare said as a student of drama she was especially intersted to see how the short stories would be relayed on the stage.
Grade 10 learner, Braydon Rutherford was looking forward to some culture with his parents, Kathy and Mike Rutherford. photos: Evelyn Morris
Grade 8 learners Rhys Mitchell and Hein Smit were keen to see the theatrical adaptations of the short stories that made up the festival programme.
Petra Blake and Director, Luke Holder took a moment to reflect on the festival shortly before the final show began.
Petra Blake and director, Luke Holder took a moment to reflect on the festival shortly before the final show began.
Muhunga Munga and Kamogelo Nare said they had thoroughly enjoyed the other plays they saw during the festival’s run. Nare said as a student of drama she was especially interested to see how the short stories would be relayed on the stage.
Caught just before the theatre doors closed and the curtain raised on the last performance of the short story festival were Tim and Alison Parle, with Wayne and Matthew Degger.
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