SAAMGESTEL DEUR Spark in the Dark Productions
Van die varsste stemme in Suid-Afrika se vermaaklikheidsbedryf!
Vonkprop is die hartklop van kraakvars teater by die KKNK. ’n Rimpelfees-venue toegewy aan van Suid-Afrika se opwindendste opkomende talent – alles op een plek, bruisend met energie. Die program is saamgestel deur Spark in the Dark, ’n kollektief van jong teatermakers van uiteenlopende dissiplines. Vonkprop is waar uitdagende idees, nuwe stemme en vreeslose optredes op een verhoog byeenkom. ’n Platform wat geleenthede vir jong kunstenaars bied en wat beloof om talle verrassings op te lewer. Vonkprop is die plek om te wees as jy een van die eerstes wil wees om te sien wat die toekoms vir Suid-Afrikaanse teater inhou. Kom vroeg en kry jou dosis inspirasie.
Supported by the Western Cape Government.
ATKV-Griesselsaal • 28 March to 4 April
Akrasia
It’s the one-year anniversary of Reuben’s mother’s death. He hosts an art exhibition titled Rou Moeder. A tribute, or rather a final goodbye, with his mother right at the centre of it all.
Beste van alle tye
A satirical look at being an Afrikaner in the 21st century. This piece analyses the political, social, cultural and absurd landscapes in which Afrikaners/“Afrikaners”/Afrikaans speaking people find and express themselves.
Destiny Twice Over. And the Fate of a Half-eaten Sandwich.
In this absurdist intervention, five deluded students squabble over a sacred object that sits at the pinnacle of their disjointed reality.
Filled
When her private horror becomes public spectacle, reality revolts. Everyone has something to say: Her manager, that woman from yoga – but no one is actually listening.
Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko!
Two long-time friends decide to reconnect after seven years of separation. During this reunion, striking differences arise and long-kept secrets between the two come to the surface.
Granaatsap
After her holy dream, Grandma becomes a self-proclaimed prophet. And her home becomes her tabernacle. Where the Our Father lingers and the deceased Albertus lies, the sacred pomegranate tree grows.
Kenan ennie Klopse
A story about belonging. Kenan stands on a threshold. His people whisper what he must be, but inside him burns another rhythm – the voice of his dreams that can only be heard when all falls silent.
Markus (en die brandblusser op die derde verdieping)
On the third floor of the Museum of Cakes, Markus sits, cigarette in hand. He has just come off his anxiety medication and is processing his past three years at university with the help of a fire extinguisher.
Messy
Like Love Island without the cash prize, Messy sees Sam, an online sex worker, explore her chaotic relationship with sex, love, and intimacy.
Netphlix
Netphlix is a fast-paced, high-energy satire of online streaming conglomerates. Performed and written by award-winning theatre-maker and comedian, Sophie Joans, the show uses improv, physical theatre, comedy and sketch to bring to life all your favourite online series.
Pas
Pas is an atmospheric play set against the harsh realities of apartheid-era South Africa. The story follows Johanna, a young woman forced into sudden flight, and Beverly, the older co-worker who unexpectedly becomes her guide through a world shaped by power, fear, and unspoken histories.
Play Things
The hottest showcase of new work. Play Things is South Africa’s favourite space for new work. Monologues, sketch, magic, comedy, script-readings, clowning and more.
Raunchy Renditions
Raunchy Renditions, South Africa’s first and favourite sex-positive storytelling platform, is inspired by events like The Moth and Bawdy Storytelling, with five brave storytellers sharing their endearingly awkward, hilarious and salacious sexual (mis)adventures.
Rescue Remedy
No-one has a comfortable relationship with their dad. Rescue Remedy is a queer kid’s hilarious, tragic attempt to meet their forceful father halfway. Literally, on the N2.
Sade in Hollandse kombuise
Susan, a young Afrikaans-born but only English-speaking South African, goes in search of herself. Is she a “Boeremeisie”? Not if she can help it. But what is she then? What are the seeds that grow inside her and which parts of Afrikaans has taken root?
With/Draw
Mense kom en mense gaan, maar familie is vir ewig … reg? Twee susters verlustig hulle in die vreugdes van hul verhouding, bou aan die band tussen hulle en skep saam herinneringe.