The Hungry
The Hungry is a play By Ellis Pearson and Bheki Mkhwane.
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The original text
An interactive "theatre-in-the-round" experience in which a circle is drawn, where Sinakho village has gathered to perform their annual ritual ceremony. Then stranger arrives and the village will never be the same again.
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Performance history in South Africa
2006: The play, presented by Sue Clarence Promotions, in association with the Playhouse Company, opened at in the Playhouse Loft (10 to 12 March), then the production transferred to Johannesburg's Market Theatre from 3 April to 20 May 20. The cast consisted of Ellis Pearson, Bheki Mkhwane and jazz musician Ndikho Xaba.
2008: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Sources
https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/1708.html
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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