It starts!
Malcolm Purkey officially starts his post as the new Artisitic Director of the Market Theatre, in Newtown, on Monday. Last night, he opened his first show to a packed house. green man flashing, written by Mike van Graan and directed by Clare Stopford, explores the sacrifices we make for self, for the common good, for justice. It asks us to look again at the lines we draw for ourselves and our comrades, where and why we draw them. It plays on analogies between the human rights abuses during the struggle (apartheid SA) and the abuses of the government today. But mostly, it asks us to think and feel in and around the sociopolitical landscape of present day South Africa. It really is a must see….
