My Children! My Africa! Tristan Bates Reviews
Two Shed's original production of My Children! My Africa! was first performed at Tristan Bates Theatre May 2015
'Everyone should go and see it...the passion all actors exhibit leaves one at a loss for words...deserving to be packed to the doors with critics and audiences alike, this production burns a hole in your heart and your head but carries you out into the night with careful hope and love' Theatre Bubble ★★★★★ 'Directors Roger Mortimer and Deborah Edgington have again brought together an excellent cast....utterly relevant and worthy of revival' The Stage ★★★★ 'A heartbreaking story beautifully told in performance and word...A powerful must-see. Heart-wrenchingly stirring...a stunning, provocative and touching production of an eminent work. I will say it again; a must see!' Everything Theatre ★★★★ 'Masterful...heartbreakingly powerful moments' 'Weighty, heart-wrenching and ever pertinent, My Children! My Africa! will stir you deeply but leave you with a glimmer of that most dangerous of animals: hope'. The Upcoming ★★★★ |
'Terrific production' 'A moving night out' Plays to See ★★★★ |
'Incisive, visceral and kinetic...The narrative releases its power slowly, gently rubbing along before smacking the audience with unremitting force...incredibly it is a cast of merely three that hold this epic story. Collectively, and individually, they are an absolute revelation...My Children! My Africa! is utterly scintillating fare, undoubtedly falling into the box marked 'essential'. Bargain Theatreland
'Urgent, confrontational and still relevant over twenty years after the fall of Apartheid'. Afropean
'Though today much has changed, it still carries weight and offers a particular perspective on the history of the regime that kept so many millions oppressed...Fugard cleverly uses humour to cut through the tension...a fascinating clash between and old school pacifist and a student of the verge of 'radicalisation'. Well performed and given uncluttered direction by Roger Mortimer and Deborah Edgington, this is a real landmark play in South African theatrical history'. Parikiaki