Complexion

4.25 (8)

Complexion

4 performances between Oct. 20, 2016 and Oct. 23, 2016
Theatre
Directed by Mahlatsi Mokgonyana Written and performed by Mbali Malinga
45mins
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Complexion is about a girl who grows up in the township facing different challenges in different stages of her life. We see the world through her eyes from the time she is born. We are introduced to the various people in her life who shape and mould the complexities of her complexion. Our Humanity is strongly influenced by the apparatus of our upbringing. Who we are is not who we become, but who we are made to be. Do we have the agency to change ourselves and/or our context? TO BE OR NOT TO BE… has been the leading theme of this play; to survive or not to survive? To be oppressed or to not be oppressed? To be…

Audience Responses

More work like it, loved it, nice and easy .

Hannah • Attended Oct. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
4.0

Very moving show. Telling a South African story in the most beautiful way

Sipho • Attended Oct. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
4.0

Well prepared and outstanding.

Nompumelelo • Attended Oct. 23, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
5.0

Brilliant and brave performance. Expressive and entertaining.

Shera • Attended Oct. 22, 2016, 8 p.m.
5.0

real story of South Africa. great narration and acting

Lerato • Attended Oct. 21, 2016, 8 p.m.
4.0

Story line quite basic. Which can be good or bad. Acting was great but might have been more lively to have another accompanying act.

Yoliswa • Attended Oct. 20, 2016, 8 p.m.
3.0

Brilliant and brave performance. Expressive and entertaining.