Details
Satirical look at opera and the upper classes. The opera is set around the love of an innocent girl, daughter of criminal parents, for a highwayman. Contains such great lines as "hang your husband and be dutiful", "do you think your mother and I would have been happy had we been married?". A new reworking of John Gay's 1788 classic set in a South African London in the 1700s.
The Beggar's Opera - Ibali loo Tsotsi website.
Cast/Performers
Siyabulela Bede,
Lungelwa Blou,
Noluthando Boqwana,
Bongani Bubu,
Bulelwa Cosa,
Portia Dladla,
Camilla Driver,
Pauline Du Plessis,
Lusindiso Dubula,
Zukile Plessis,
Lusindiso Dubula,
Zukile Gqadushe,
Kurt Haupt,
Thembela James,
Sandile Kamle,
Andiswa Kedama,
Fikile Khuzwayo,
Andile Kosi,
Nandie Mahlangu,
Pauline Malefane,
Ayanda Mamve,
Andries Mbali,
Gracious Mbatha,
Bongani Mbato,
Zintle Mgole,
Mvuyisi Mjali,
Sibulele Mjali,
Sindiswa Mndela,
Dipuo Mogoregi,
Ruby Mthethwa,
Jim Ngxabaze,
Vumile Nomanyama,
Mpontseng Nyatsa,
Zoliswa Qumza,
Zorro Sidloyi,
Andre Strijdom,
Andile Tshoni,
Sibusiso 'Otto' ZiqubuCreatives/Company
Author:
John GayProducer:
Spier Festival CompanyDirector(s):
Mark Dornford-May,
Charles Hazlewood (music)
Choreographer:
Joel Mtethwa
