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Theatre Festival of One & two Hander Theatre
Theatre Festival of One & two Hander Theatre
Musho! - PANSA's tenth annual celebration of one and two person theatre will be held early in the new year, from 14 - 19 January, at the Catalina Theatre in Wilson's Wharf in Durban.
This festival - applauding the first decade of Musho! - will have a slightly different format this year, with the favourites from the past ten years being invited to take to the Musho! stage in a celebratory affirmation of the craft of one and two-hander theatre
The Performing Arts Network of South Africa, PANSA, jumps into the new year with vigour by staging a busy festival of 14 productions which showcase smaller theatrical works, all featuring either one or two actors. Each production is staged for one performance only in a packed programme from Wednesday 14 until Sunday 18 January, ending with a master-class for theatre practitioners on Monday morning 19 January.
"We are delighted that Musho! has made it to ten years ! It's great when something in Durban "sticks" - and the support we have had over the past 10 years from both actors and audiences has been fantastic. We are also very excited to have old friends back at the festival this year. Inviting back past winners is our way of acknowledging the success that they had both at Musho! and further afield," says festival director Emma Durden.
"It feels like a "favourite favourite" selection this year - and we look forward to bumper audiences and a hotly contested "audience favourite" vote with the line-up. We have lots of Durban familiar faces, with Gcina Mhlophe (who opens the festival), Ewok, Mary Steward and Marc Kay all bringing new work to the festival, as well as some of the young up-and-coming artists on the Durban scene, like Wiseman Mncube and the South-Coast based Emuhle Artists. There is a bit of something for everyone at the festival; comedy, drama, spoken word, story-telling ... and a great version of The Enormous Turnip with Bryan Hiles and Daisy Spencer for kids."
Embedded in the festival is two sessions of Musho! with a Twist - showcasing work which has been created through the Twist Development initiative which is sponsored by the NLDTF (National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund) which will take place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons presented as two compact double bills.
All shows are R50 per ticket - with concession tickets going for R30. There are all-day Saturday and Sunday tickets for R100. Tickets for Musho! with a Twist and Saturday and Sunday 4pm shows, are on a Pay What You Can donation basis.
Booking is at Computicket / tel 0861 915 8000 / https://www.computicket.com. And more info is on https://www.mushofestival.co.za or email kzn@pansa.org.za or call the Catalina theatre on 031837 5999.