The Read Aunt Mzansi

SHOW: Sullied WHERE: The Market Theatre Laboratory WHEN: December 10, 2022 DIRECTOR: Matjamela Motloung How many of us? How many more of us? How many more of us have to die before something is done? How many more of us have to lose ourselves before justice becomes a reality? How many more screams, silences, exhaustion, reported cases, workshops, sermons, protests, hashtags, before enough becomes enough? How many more? The show opens with the perpetrator proclaiming they "did not do it,' and that, "they are lying about me." This happens in the corridor of the Theatre, a typical behaviour we often see where perpetrators claim not to be guilty, especially if they are adored by the public. This scene ushers us into an intimate and moving performance that is deliberate in showing us how society enables abusers and cushions them from accountability and punishment. The theatre in-the-round setting with the audience seated on the floor allowed for interaction with the perfor...