Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Subusiso Mamba, Tonderai Munyevu.
How far would you go to survive in a regime that treats you worse than a cockroach; that demands total obedience of your every waking hour and who can control every moment you make, only reluctantly allowing you to live your life as a free member of society once they have humiliated you enough. The mark of oppression stamped across a nation and deeply into the faces of those who are its citizens.
The Playhouse Studio is set to transport audiences to apartheid-era South Africa with Sizwe Banzi is Dead, a thrilling tale of identity and freedom. Directed by former Everyman and Playhouse Director in Residence Matthew Xia, this momentous, play comes to the Studio following a sell-out run at London’s Young Vic from Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th June.
The ever-popular Playhouse Studio will play host to two productions this spring as the intimate space in the Playhouse rafters continues to provide big stories on a small scale. Former Everyman and Playhouse director-in-residence Matthew Xia is back with a production of Sizwe Banzi is Dead from the 10th to the 14th June, while Mogadishu writer Vivienne Franzmann’s Pests comes directly to the Studio following its première at Manchester Royal Exchange at 28th to 31st May.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: David Judge, John McGrellis, Ged McKenna, Molly Taylor.
The world is forever changing, no sooner have you got to grips with one situation than another comes along to take yet another swipe at you and push you to the brink. Such is the world of Scrappers and those living in a world in which is always under threat by new methods.
The world’s my oyster; I could be anywhere – Bolton, Blackburn, Burnley.”
This autumn the Everyman and Playhouse continue their commitment to nurture new talent by presenting another debut play in the Playhouse Studio. Scrappers, a funny and tender comedy which tells the story of a small group of scrap merchants. Written by Daniel Matthew and directed by Matthew Xia, the cast features David Judge, John McGrellis, Ged McKenna and Molly Taylor and will be staged in the intimate ‘upstairs’ space from Thursday 24th October to Saturday 16th November.