My Fellow South Africans

Developed with support by Artscape and the University of Johannesburg

WITH Kim Blanché Adonis SCRIPT AND DIRECTOR Mike van Graan PRODUCER MVG Productions

This production is a multi-sketch satirical commentary in the tradition of the award-winning Pay Back the Curry, Bafana Republic, and State Fracture. A one-person show using comedy, singing, poetry, physical theatre and character sketches providing sharp critical commentary on contemporary South African themes. The play has been performed more than 100 times in formal theatre spaces, but also in schools, corporate boardrooms, hotel function rooms, retirement villages and even in people’s homes! Kim Blanche Adonis won the Woordtrofee for Best Achievement in a Solo Show at the 2023 Toyota US Woordfees. She also won the Independent Theatre Award for Best Solo Performance and is a nominee for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards in the Best Solo Show category.

Awarded the Woordtrofee for Best Performance in a Solo Production at the Toyota US Woordfees in 2023

English • No u.16 L • 65 min
R150 (pre-bookings) • R135 (Friends of the KKNK) • R165 (at the door)
29 March, 19:00
30 March, 10:00
31 March, 13:30
ATKV-Griesselsaal

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