Critically acclaimed play by award winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney makes its return to the Market Theatre in celebration of Black History Month!
Award winning and artistic director of the Market Theatre, James Ngcobo directs the South African revival of The Brothers Size for a limited season 28 January – 28 February 2022.
The Market Theatre has chosen this poignant and captivating production to celebrate Black History Month. For so many African Americans the month means they need to appreciate and acknowledgement black excellence. It’s also a time for reflection to the work that still needs to be done and brings out the motivation to always strive for greatness that lies beyond our current circumstances.
The Brothers Size is a story about two brothers. Ogun Size played by Nhlakanipho Manqele is named after the spirit of iron and labor. Oshoosi Size, played by Katlego Chale, is the younger brother named after the spirit of the forest and a wanderer. Elegba, played by Marlo Minnaar, arrives as a friend of the brothers who comes to stir the pot and provoke additional discord between the brothers, he is named after the spirit of chaos and the god of the crossroad.
The show explores brilliantly the complexities of brotherhood, devotion and freedom. It also features mighty speeches that are captivating in their ability to capture the brotherly relationship. There are several poignant moments that are articulated exclusively through movement.
Oscar Award writer Tarell Alvin McCraney is one of the most talented and significant writers in the United States. Tarell is the Chair, and Professor in the Practice of Playwriting at the School of Drama; and is the Yale Repertory Theatre Playwright-in-Residence. He is also a member of Teo Castellanos/D-Projects Theater Company in Miami, a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble, and co-wrote the 2016 film Moonlight, based on his own work In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Audiences will be treated to a flights of poetry, music, dance and West African mythology combined in a contemporary tale that explores the tenuousness of freedom and the need to belong somewhere, to something, to someone!
The Brothers Size is a brilliant haunting, poetic and magical portrayal of Brotherhood!
Age Recommendation: 16 (L)
Season: Friday 28 January – Sunday 28 February 2022
Venue: Mannie Manim
Performance times: Tuesday – Saturday @19h00 and Sunday @15h15
Ticket prices: Tuesday – Thursday R90
Friday – Saturday R150
Sunday – R130
To make block bookings and discounts please contact Anthony Ezeoke 011 832 1641ext 203/ 083 246 4950.
