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
'Directors Roger Mortimer and Deborah Edgington have again brought together an excellent cast....utterly relevant and worthy of revival' ★★★★ The Stage |
'Everyone should go and see it.... deserving to be packed to the doors with critics and audiences alike, this production burns a hole in your heart and your head ' |
'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 'Masterful...heartbreakingly powerful moments' ★★★★ London Theatre1 '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'. |
'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 'Terrific production' ★★★★ Remote Goat Plays to See ★★★★ 'A moving night out' '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 |