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Bridging the gap between community theatre and the theatre industry

Bridging the gap between community theatre and the theatre industry

Date: 2017-03-24

Twist Theatre Development Projects, the dynamic KZN-based organisation that works on bridging the gap between community theatre and the theatre industry, will be launching a new compilation of eleven theatre scripts in English and isiZulu.

The scripts are the result of collaborations between four community-based theatre groups and an assortment of professional theatre writers, directors and mentors. The groups hail from Manguzi in the far north of KZN, Marianhill near Pinetown, and Pietermaritzburg; and have been part of the Twist development programme over the past eighteen months.

Through a series of different projects, they have worked with experienced South African theatre mentors including 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist of the year Monageng 'Vice' Motshabi, Prince Lamla, Ntshieng Mokgoro and Zwai Mgijima. They have also had extensive mentoring with Dutch theatre director and director of Twist Projects, Roel Twijnstra, with visiting Dutch street theatre artists, and Durban-based acting teachers Bhekani Shabalala, Musa Ntuli, Mtho Zulu and Philisiwe Twijnstra.

The groups co-created new productions with these mentors, and performed them at a range of festivals around KZN and in their own home communities, in a programme that sees a revitalisation of exciting content and forms for theatre. These are written into scripts in English and Zulu which are compiled into the "New South African Playscripts" book that will be launched in Durban on 25 March.

The launch and award presentation will be at 5 pm on Saturday 25 March at the Courtyard Theatre at the Durban University of Technology's Steve Biko Campus. All are welcome.

For more information contactinfo@twistprojects.co.za