Fordsburg’s Finest at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay is a play by Paul Slabolepszy about two people whom, having long walked on firm ground, now find that they cannot take its firmness for granted.
In this uplifting play, Fordsburg’s Finest, Slabolepszy depicts an empowered and impassioned woman as the focus of his tale, while taking the audience on a nostalgic journey of recognition, sensitivity and insight relating to the return of Thandi, from an American exile to South Africa.
Paul Slabolepszy is a well-known, award-winning South African playwright who holds the ability to reflect an authentic South African landscape, with its turbulent political background, vibrant cultures and inhabitants, and to evoke empathy for all of his diverse characters. Chi Mhende, plays the role of the South African born woman, returning to reconnect to the roots she abandoned as a child, when he parents left for the United States after being forced out of Ford’sburg when it was declared for whites only under the Group Areas Act in the 1950s
Starring Paul Slabolepszy and Chi Mhende., Directed by Bobby Heaney, Written by Paul Slabolepszy
A well deserved standing ovation on opening night!
WHAT: Fordsburg’s Finest
WHERE: Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay, Link Street, Camps Bay, Cape Town, 8005
WHEN: 19 August – 10 September 2022
TICKETS: R160 – R240 Computicket | Age restriction: PG13
INFO: T 021 438 3301 | Theatre On The Bay
PHOTO: Jesse Kramer.
Good news is that Ovations Cafe is operational with lots of tempting goodies on their menu. The bar is fully operational and the coffee is hot and strong! It all adds up to a good night out at the theatre.
