This September, Cape Town will play host to what promises to be one of the most exciting theatre highlights of the year: the world premiere of the stage production of Damon Galgut's Booker Prize-winning novel, The Promise:
Cape Town theatre enthusiasts are in for a treat this September as the stage adaptation of Damon Galgut’s Booker Prize-winning novel,Directed by internationally acclaimed director Sylvaine Strike, the production promises to be one of the most thrilling theatre highlights of the year.boasts a star-studded South African cast, including Rob van Vuuren, Kate Normington, Frank Opperman, Chuma Sopotela, Cintaine Schutte, Jenny Stead, Albert Pretorius, Sanda Shandu and Jane de Wet.
The creative team is just as impressive, with sound design and original music composition by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, set and lighting design by Josh Lindberg, costume design by Penny Simpson and choreography by Natalie Fisher.is a seminal family drama that explores the lives of the Swart family, a typical group of white South Africans living on a farm outside Pretoria.
They have promised to give a small piece of land with a tiny house on it to Salome, the Sotho woman who has worked for them her whole life. The property is worthless, but they refuse to give it up. As members of the family die one by one, the Swarts try to stay the same, facing each other over a great divide.
In a discussion process spanning almost two years, Galgut and Strike have identified a visual language through which this powerful story will unfold, supported by a uniquely chorus-driven narration.
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