UMBUMBULU theatre group, Glass House Productions, recently taught Sizisiwe Secondary school learners about confidence and acceptance in a piece called Mischievous Magical Menagerie as part of Twist Theatre Development Project’s school performance project.

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The initiative saw Twist work with 10 KZN theatre groups to fund, support and mentor 10 theatre shows to tour local schools.

“We understand the need for young people to engage with important issues like bullying, connecting with people with disabilities, anti-smoking and road safety.  We are working with 10 theatre groups across KZN to create theatre productions that talk to some of these issues, which will tour to rural and peri-urban schools in the geographical areas where the theatre groups are from,” explained Dr Emma Durden, one of the directors of Twist.

Durden expressed excitement and hopes about the potential impact of the project and added that theatre groups are gaining valuable skills and experience while telling children important stories mixed in with quality theatre.

The 10 groups are from Umbumbulu, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, KwaMashu, Mariannhill, Ulundi and Umlazi.

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