An extraordinary new company of 30 performers arrives at the Young Vic this Christmas with two world premieres, filled with the rich musical voice of South Africa - emotional, exuberant and hugely uplifting.
Discover these two classics as you have never seen them before. With modern township backgrounds, both shows are performed in the languages of South Africa and English and feature Pauline Malefane, star of the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear-winning film U-Carmen(2005) and most recently seen at the Young Vic in generations.
At the Young Vic, 20 Nov; 07-19 Jan 08
Tickets: 020 7922 2922 www.youngvic.org
'MOZART WOULD BE FIRST SURPRISED THEN DELIGHTED!' Sir Simon Rattle
'AN UPLIFTING AND LIFE-ENRICHING EXPERIENCE' Kwame Kwei-Armah
On Mark Dornford-May's previous productions:
'MOVING, INVENTIVE, BEAUTIFUL. YOU FEEL YOU HAVE DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN' Daily Telegraph (about The Mysteries)
'A MIRACLE OF ENERGY, INVENTION AND HUMOUR' Evening Standard (about The Mysteries)
'VIBRANT AND VISUALLY EXHILARATING' Financial Times (about U-Carmen eKhayelitsha)
A Christmas Carol (IKRISMAS KHEROL) and The Magic Flute (IMPEMPE YOMLINGO) (2007)
Adapted and directed by Mark Dornford-May
Starring Pauline Malefane
A Christmas Carol (IKRISMAS KHEROL)
A vibrant, thrilling musical adaptation of the most enduring of all ghost stories. This time Scrooge is a woman, the setting is today's South Africa.
These are exciting times... The rise of a new economic class. Others face harsh poverty while Scrooge is rich and successful. But she lives a lonely, loveless life. Three ancestral spirits come to visit. By the end she understands it is never too late to learn from the past, to change and live a meaningful and happy life.
The Magic Flute (IMPEMPE YOMLINGO)
The greatest piece of music theatre performed as you've never heard it: the South African way - thirty singers, marimbas, drums and township percussion.
It's a story about the trials of life - growing up,finding the love of your life, learning to be wise. Adventure, fairystory, comedy, drama are all set to glorious music. A delight for young and old alike, with its message of reconciliation.
Starring Pauline Malefane
A Christmas Carol (IKRISMAS KHEROL)
A vibrant, thrilling musical adaptation of the most enduring of all ghost stories. This time Scrooge is a woman, the setting is today's South Africa.
These are exciting times... The rise of a new economic class. Others face harsh poverty while Scrooge is rich and successful. But she lives a lonely, loveless life. Three ancestral spirits come to visit. By the end she understands it is never too late to learn from the past, to change and live a meaningful and happy life.
The Magic Flute (IMPEMPE YOMLINGO)
The greatest piece of music theatre performed as you've never heard it: the South African way - thirty singers, marimbas, drums and township percussion.
It's a story about the trials of life - growing up,finding the love of your life, learning to be wise. Adventure, fairystory, comedy, drama are all set to glorious music. A delight for young and old alike, with its message of reconciliation.