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Most had never seen the sea, many couldn't swim, few returned. Autumn 1916, 823 South African men board the SS Mendi in Cape Town, volunteers for the British Army bound for the Western Front. Through a tragic twist of fate Pitso Motaung, finds himself aboard. Heavy pre-dawn fog shrouds the impending disaster. The collision comes with such force the SS Mendi sinks in minutes. By the time rescue arrives it is too late for most. Paris, 1958. Two men are dead in a restaurant, attacked by the head waiter Pitso Motaung. Dark memories etched in Pitso's mind are resurfacing decades later to devastating effect. Dubbed the ?Black Titanic', the sinking of SS Mendi was one of the worst maritime disasters in the 20th century in UK waters. Yet, a startling story of hope and courage emerges. Sung in English

Creatives/Company

Author: Gbolohan Obisesan (with Isango Ensemble)
Book by: Fred Khumalo
Producer(s): Isango Ensemble, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Director: Mark Dornford-May
Musical Director: Mandisi Dyantyis
Choreographer: Lungelo Ngamlana
Lighting: Mannie Manim

SS Mendi - Dancing the Death Drill

SS Mendi - Dancing the Death Drill (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01877034976. Details of all SS Mendi - Dancing the Death Drill archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S162484700

Archive Listings

5 May 20
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22 May 20
Theatre Royal
York, North Yorkshire
Performance Details => Venue archive
18 Apr 19
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4 May 19
Royal Opera House
West End, Greater London
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