Kamogelo Mhlantla and Samantha Carlisle are performing in a production of The Year of The Bicycle by Joanna Evans, directed by Dara Beth, at Theatre Arts. The play will run from 28 July to 2 August 2023, before it moves to the Cradle of Creativity and Woordfees later this year.
In this restaging of Joanna Evan’ play we see Amelia and Andile, children from very different backgrounds, befriend one another over a garden wall. Ten years later, they have become estranged, and, in separate accidents, fall into a concussion at the same moment. They meet again in each other’s confused minds. Their bodies are broken but their thoughts are very loud as they reach out for contact. While piecing together fragments of self, their memories draw them back to 1997 – the year of Ninja Turtles, bicycles, and tazos. And the year when their friendship was shattered by a place in which it is impossible for even a child to feel at ease.
The Year of The Bicycle team
Dara Beth has written and staged multiple original works for various festivals and theatres such as Nasty Womxn, Just A Song And A Dance, and Lolly to name a few. Dara has been nominated for Fleur du Cap, BroadwayWorld, and Kanna awards.
Kamogelo Mhlantla is an actor currently based in Johannesburg. He has acted in various films and television series such as Poppie Nongena, Pinky Pinky and Signal High Season 2 and stage managed three plays: Curl Up and Dye, The Mother of All Eating and He Had it Coming.
Samantha Carlisle is an actress and makeup artist from Makhanda. She has acted in various productions including a version of Curl Up and Dye and on the set of Some Mothers’ Sons, the film adaptation of Mike van Graan’s renowned play.
What: The Year of The Bicycle
Where and when: Theatre Arts, Observatory from 28 July to 2 August 2023
Tickets: Theatre Arts
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