Magnet Theatre will present Glimmer, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam, at the Magnet Theatre from 23 to 31 August 2024.
Glimmer comes on the heels of the huge success of Surge (2024 Fleur du Cap Best Theatre Production for Children and Young People nominee), with Roshina Ratnam and Magnet Theatre’s New Youth Company teaming up once again.
Childhood friends, Lihle, Zazi and Sam, find themselves drifting apart. It all seems like a natural part of growing up until a series of events lead to a tragic outcome. Have the three childhood friends been growing apart naturally or is there something insidious causing a rift between them?
Since the invention of the internet some forty years ago, followed by the advent of smartphones and social media, the ways in which we experience the world and each other have fundamentally transformed. Glimmer delves into the challenges teenagers face today as they navigate their way through school, experience their first love, grapple with the complexities of online culture, and build their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience.
New Youth Company 2024
Using objects as puppets the play reveals aspects of the human condition that the human body cannot. Glimmer is a poignant exploration of choices and their consequences, both positive and negative, what it means to be human at the current times.
Set and costume design is by Hansie Visagie (assisted by Kosie Smit); lighting design by Themba Stewart and sound design and composition by Pierre-Henri Wicomb.
The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time – Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane.
What: Glimmer
Where and when: Magnet Theatre from 23 to 31 August 2024
Tickets: Webtickets
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