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From toddlers to teens, parents and grandparents Magnet Theatre’s Summer Season offers family fun theatre for everyone.
The entertainment lasts for two weeks with three performances a day. The days start at 10am with 'Mina Thina', a show aimed at 3 – 7-year-olds but which will delight the whole family. Directed by Jennie Reznek, it is about community, about being together and being alone as well as the importance of human connection.
Three performers work with song, dance and shadow puppetry and all the objects of home to create a charming and delightful 40 minutes of theatre. The cast features Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi and Lusanda Soboyise.
Next up at 12.30pm is 'Glimmer' directed by Roshina Ratnam and made specifically for teenagers and young adults, exploring the dangers and pressures of the online world. The cast features Lusanda Soboyise, Karabo H.Banda, Buhle T. Stefane, Mihlali Bele, Melusi M.Molefe, Azola Mkhabile, Sanele Philip, Emmanuel Ntsamba and Yvonne Msebenzi.
In the evenings at 7.30pm, catch four solo shows that have been created specifically for the season by different emerging playwrights and theatre-makers. Khanya Ngcuka presents 'Pumla's Song' which navigates motherhood and soldier-hood, using memory, and gestural language.
Jenna Fish presents 'Unpacking Mr. Becker' which deals with the uncovering of 'things'. The literal, left to gather dust and the figurative, the memories, secrets and lives forgotten. Nasfa Ncanywa presents 'Intsebenzo', a work reflecting on the consequences of absent black domestic workers and what is fractured or missed in the lives of their children while they are working in the city.
Finally, Buhle T Sefane presents a reworking and development of his wonderful work 'Uhambo (the travelling)' exploring the impact of mental health on the life of an artist and the redemptive power of creativity and dance.
