The multi-award-winning production Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater is set to enthral theatregoers at the
Baxter Flipside in Rondebosch for a limited season from Wednesday 9 to Saturday 19 April.
The electrifying and highly acclaimed one-woman show is brought to life by Mpume Mthombeni and theatremaker Neil Coppen. Set in a women’s hostel in downtown Durban, 60-something year old Zenzile Maseko (Mthombeni) is a grandmother partially disabled and declared dead by the Home Affairs’ decrepit system.
It is within the confi nes of this cramped room that Zenzile reckons with Nkulunkulu (God), recalling the unbelievable series of events that have unfolded across her lifetime. It is soon revealed that she operated as one of the IFP’s most feared assassins in the build-up to the 1994 South African elections.
It’s a past Zenzile has spent most of her adult life trying to erase, praying that her sins will be forgiven. However, when Home Affairs mistakenly declare her dead and are unable to reverse the error on their system, she fi nds herself cast into the middle of a Kafkaesque nightmare, forced to reawaken that vengeful spirit to secure her survival.
The production will be staged daily at 19:30 with matinees at 14:00. Tickets can be booked online through Webtickets or at any Pick n Pay store.
