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Memorable, moving, funny and deeply human, award-winning Sizwe Banzi is Dead is, quite simply, one of the classic plays of the 20th century. In apartheid-era South Africa migrant worker Sizwe Banzi is getting desperate. To survive and to support his wife and family he needs a job. But to get a job he needs a valid pass. And that's when his problems really start. Because the only way he can get a pass is to be officially 'dead'. Voted 'Best Play' in the London Theatre Critics Award and nominated for three Tony Awards during a triumphant Broadway run, this theatrical tour de force played in South Africa's townships before touring the world to massive critical and popular acclaim. In French with English surtitles. Run time 1hr 10mins

Cast/Performers

Habib Dembele, Pitcho Womba Konga

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Athol Fugard, John Kani, Winston Ntshona
Producer(s): BITE07, C.I.C.T.
Company: Theatre des Bouffes du Nord
Adapted by: Marie-Helene Estienne
Director: Peter Brook
Lighting: Philippe Vialatte
Design: Abdou Ouloguem