Details

Powerful, truthful, funny and painful, Amajuba is an intimate portrayal of growing up in South Africa. Created from the real life experiences of five young South Africans and interwoven with song, music and prayer, above all the work is a celebration of the extraordinary ability of the human spirit to rise above adversity.

Cast/Performers

Tshallo Chokwe, France Conradie, Bongeka Mpongwana, Phillip 'Tipo' Tindisa, Jabulile Tshabalala

Creatives/Company

Author: Yael Farber
Producer: Mmabana Arts Culture and Sports Foundation and Arc Productions
Director: Yael Farber
Lighting: Tim Boyd

Amajuba - Like Doves We Rise

Amajuba - Like Doves We Rise (Play) production archive for QTIX code T1165319454. Details of all Amajuba - Like Doves We Rise archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S157372533

Archive Listings

16 Nov 04 to 20 Nov 04	Warwick Arts Centre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Nov 04 to 13 Nov 04	Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) Poole, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Nov 04 to 6 Nov 04	New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Oct 04 to 27 Oct 04	Gardner Arts Centre Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Oct 04 to 23 Oct 04	Arts Centre Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Oct 04	Pavilion Theatre Rhyl, Denbighshire Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Oct 04	Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre) Brecon, Powys Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Oct 04	Taliesin Arts Centre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Oct 04	Theatr Mwldan Cardigan, Ceredigion Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Aug 04 to 30 Aug 04	General Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive
21 Jul 04 to 24 Jul 04	Hall for Cornwall Truro, Cornwall Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Jul 04 to 17 Jul 04	The Pit, Barbican Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
29 Jun 04 to 3 Jul 04	Oxford Playhouse Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Amajuba review
01Jul04: Moving, beautifully presented and energetic. This is a show to go see.

UK Theatre Web: 01Jul04:
Without wishing to detract from this show or shows like it, I personally look forward to the day when black South African performers use all their amazing energy and enormous talent to tell us tales not of oppression, violence and death but of happiness, hope and life.

User Reviews

USER (01Jul04): Without wishing to detract from this show or shows like it, I personally look forward to the day when black South African performers use all their amazing energy and enormous talent to tell us tales not of oppression, violence and death but of happiness, hope and life.

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