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Most had never seen the sea, many couldn't swim, few returned. Autumn 1916, 823 South African men board the SS Mendi in Cape Town, volunteers for the British Army bound for the Western Front. Through a tragic twist of fate Pitso Motaung, finds himself aboard. Heavy pre-dawn fog shrouds the impending disaster. The collision comes with such force the SS Mendi sinks in minutes. By the time rescue arrives it is too late for most. Paris, 1958. Two men are dead in a restaurant, attacked by the head waiter Pitso Motaung. Dark memories etched in Pitso's mind are resurfacing decades later to devastating effect. Dubbed the ?Black Titanic', the sinking of SS Mendi was one of the worst maritime disasters in the 20th century in UK waters. Yet, a startling story of hope and courage emerges.

Creatives/Company

Author: Gbolohan Obisesan (with Isango Ensemble)
Book by: Fred Khumalo

What's On By Year ...

Archive listings for SS Mendi (2020)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

Dancing the Death Drill - T01877034976

Sung in EnglishProducer Isango Ensemble. Producer Nuffield Southampton Theatres. Director Mark Dornford-May. Musical Director Mandisi Dyantyis. Choreographer Lungelo Ngamlana. Lighting Mannie Manim.
5 May 20 to 22 May 20Theatre Royal, York :: V954
listing details L1761606413

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