Details About Marikana-The Musical Theater Play

Marikana- The Musical was nominated at the 13th Naledi Theatre Awards in 2015, and won all five  awards. The play is admired by a lot of people since it tells the true story of one of the  many South African tragic incidents that end up taking lives. It is musical and is performed by some of the famous actors. This play also plays a vital part in opening up acting opportunities for the youth. Most tragic South African stories are being written in books that only few people can have access to or in films where a lot becomes manipulated, a musical theater play makes it feel so real. Marikana is by far the biggest musical stage play in SA following up in the footsteps of Sarafina.

The songs they sings are struggle songs, lamentations, protest chants and traditional music. Aubrey Sekhabi said that the aim of perfoming such plays is not for profit but for memories. Aubrey is the mind behind the play even though he based the production on the book We are Going to Kill Each Other Today – The Marikana Story by Felix Dlangamandla, Thanduxolo Jika, Lucas Ledwaba, Sebabatso Mosamo, Athandiwe Saba and City Press’ Leon Sadiki. The play commenced on the 11th of July but its not too late to book for a seat.

Date: 11 Jul – 12 Aug 2017
Time: 20:00
Venue: SA State Theatre, Pretoria

Tickets : R100 at computicket.com

Check the trailer of the play below :

https://youtu.be/4pO3rh-ON3Q