Sizwe Banzi is Dead
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz
REVIEW: Sizwe Banzi is Dead at Soulpepper
In a blisteringly energetic performance, Amaka Umeh owns the stage as photographer Styles, holding court while speaking directly to the audience and telling us to “enjoy the vibes” on entry.
“I was thinking about which histories we actively remember, we choose to remember, and which ones we choose to forget and how important that is.”
iPhoto caption: Original image of playwright and activist Athol Fugard by Reg Innell
The Night Sizwe Banzi Was Born
"No publicity. No tickets. The law prohibits blacks and whites from performing where money is exchanged. Yet, I can look back and say it was the most politically incendiary piece of art I have ever seen."
Season Announcement: Soulpepper January – August 2020
"Each of these plays, in their own kind of place, have shown something new. Each in their own time and each in their own way has shown us something new about what theatre can do."