Zabalaza, Baxter-teater | Baxter Theatre
IN SAMEWERKING MET DIE | IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE Departement van Kultuursake en Sport (DKES) | Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS)

MET | WITH Caitlyn Haywood, Hannah Sampson, Katelynne Matthews, Tameka Petersen & Tamsyn Alexander GESKEP DEUR | CREATED BY die geselskap | the cast & Abigail Mei, Cameron Wilson & Hanro Cloete REGIE | DIRECTORS Tamsyn Alexander & Hanro Cloete

Zabalaza is die Baxter-teatersentrum se dinamiese ontwikkelingsprogram wat fokus op die ontdekking en ontwikkeling van dapper nuwe teaterstemme regoor die Wes-Kaap. Elke jaar word een uitstaande produksie gekies om in vennootskap met NATi by die Suidoosterfees op te tree. Vanjaar se produksie, Kinnes van Somers, is ’n aangrypende herverbeelding van ’n klassieke Afrikaanse volksverhaal. As wenner van Beste Produksie, Beste Regisseurs en Beste Ensemble by die 16de jaarlikse Zabalaza-fees, maak die stuk gebruik van volksdrama om te kyk hoe hoe oorgelewerde stories identiteit vorm. In ’n hegte gemeenskap kry bangmaakstories en gefluisterde vrese nuwe lewe soos folklore en werklikheid vervaag, en bied dit ’n spookagtige besinning oor wat ons erf en wat ons uiteindelik word.

Zabalaza is the Baxter Theatre Centre’s dynamic development programme, dedicated to discovering and nurturing bold new theatre voices from across the Western Cape. Each year, one standout production selected to perform at the Suidoosterfees in partnership with NATi. This year’s featured production, Kinnes van Somers, is a gripping reimagining of a classic Afrikaans cautionary folk tale. Winner of Best Production, Best Directors and Best Ensemble at the 16th Annual Zabalaza Festival, the piece utilises folk drama to explore how inherited stories shape identity. Set within a close-knit community, childhood warnings and whispered fears take on new life as folklore and reality blur, offering a haunting reflection on what we inherit and what we become.

Language: Afrikaans & English
Age restriction: 13+
Venue: The Lane, Waterfront Theatre School
Duration: 45 minutes

Ticket Price: R100 (R80 per ticket for block bookings of 10 or more people)