145
28 June 2012 - 8 July 2012
Grahamstown, South Africa
Cleansed
Main / Student Theatre

Cast: Mornè Steyn, Monique du Toit, Pieter Jonker, Kifilwe Mohlabane, Vianney Farmer, Mpumi Sithole, Sandile Mdludli

Sarah Kane takes away the mechanics of explanatory narrative and presents the audience with a series of poetic images and pared dialogue. The central theme of the play is that of a sister searching for a lost brother. It explores what a lover is truthfully willing to offer or sacrifice for another. The sadistic character, Tinker that serves as a torturer / psychiatrist in an institution drives the characters to the extremes of pain to find out what power love has over them. Under the pressure of the sadistic Tinker the characters' bodies begin to fall apart. Skins are removed, limbs are removed, genitals are removed, and identities forcibly changed until the end of the play. By the final scenes of the play each character carries the fragments of someone else's identity. Unable to love and unable to cease loving, the characters find refuge in mutability, transcending their own limits.

Director: Gavin Matthys
Written by: Sarah Kane
Age restrictions: Strictly Adults Only
Duration: 90

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Prices

Full price R30.00
First performance R30.00
Student price R24.00
Friends of the Festival R28.00

Performance Schedule

Thursday 30 June 3:00 pm @ Rehearsal Room

Friday 1 July 6:00 pm @ Rehearsal Room

Saturday 2 July 9:00 pm @ Rehearsal Room