ITSOSENG
60mins
Written and Performed by: Omphile Molusi

Sat 31st Oct 3pm • Sat 7th Nov 3pm • Sun 8th Nov 3pm
ITSOSENG is an award-winning South African theatre work written and performed by Omphile Molusi, now reimagined as a cinematic digital theatre production for Digital Setworks.

Set in the township of Itsoseng in the North West, the story follows Mawilla (played by Omphile Molusi) as he, inhabiting multiple characters, as he reflects on shattered promises of life after 1994 in Itsoseng, and the broader realities that came with life in this township. Mawilla applies personal accounts of life lived in Itsoseng.

Performed in Setswana and English, Itsoseng is an intimate and powerful story about love, loss, memory and the search for meaning in a changing South Africa.

Tickets are R 150 online, R 180 at the door.

TOOTHPASTE
60mins
Written and Directed by Noah Cohen | Produced by Noah Cohen & Dimakatso Motholo-Miya | Sound Design by Aragorn Eloff | Sound Operation by Ruby Friedman | Costume & Prop Design by Nthabiseng Makone | Poster Design by Matthew Edwards | Writing Incubation and Support by The Centre for the Less Good Idea | Starring: Khutjo Green Sabelo Sekgoto Jaques De Silva With the Voices of Ayanda Seoka & Katleho ‘Jack’ Moloi

Thu 19th Nov 7pm • Fri 20th Nov 7pm • Sat 21st Nov 7pm • Sun 22nd Nov 3pm
Locked inside an archaeological workroom at The Cradle of Humankind, a SAPS police sergeant, private security guard, and an archaeologist keep watch over a mysterious glass of water, while humanity’s deep history both looms over and liberates them.

Written and directed by Noah Cohen, the production features a stellar cast including Khutjo Green, Sabelo Sekgoto, and Jaques De Silva. Key voice-over roles also take centre stage, with Ayanda Seoka and Katleho ‘Jack’ Moloi leading a subterranean sound bath.

TOOTHPASTE is an absurdist, philosophical fringe comedy that holds a steamy mirror to South Africa’s institutional fractures, and flashes light on its grounded spiritual and humanist history.

Using the workshopping techniques garnered from his time at The Centre for the Less Good Idea, Cohen and castmates have brought the collaborative model to its staged form through a blend of improvisation and off-beat dialogue.

The Ungrateful Lion
Children’s Theatre 45mins
Director:Nwabisa Hole Cast:Oluhle Ncele, Kgomotso Stuurman, Kutlo Rantlhane, Isaac Gumbi

Wed 9th Dec 10:30am • Thu 10th Dec 10:30am • Fri 11th Dec 10:30am • Sat 12th Dec 10:30am • Sat 12th Dec 2pm • Sun 13th Dec 10:30am • Sun 13th Dec 2pm
Directed by Nwabisa Hole, The Ungrateful Lion is a Children’s Theatre production that brings a lively jungle to life through music, adventure, and colourful animal characters. The story follows a powerful but greedy Lion who becomes trapped beneath a heavy rock. Desperate, he begs a passing hunter to save him, promising not to harm him.

Moved by compassion, the Man frees the Lion only for the Lion to immediately betray his promise. Thinking quickly, the Man asks the Lion to seek advice from other animals in the jungle. The Donkey and the Cow both agree that humans are cruel and the Lion should eat the Man.

Just when all hope seems lost, the clever Hare uses her intelligence to trick the Lion back beneath the rock, teaching a powerful lesson about gratitude and the consequences of greed.

Filled with humour, out-of-the-ordinary characters, audience interaction, music and adventure. The Ungrateful Lion teaches young audiences the importance of kindness, fairness, and appreciating those who help you.

To book, visit – popartcentre.co.za