Sibuyiselo Sbuja Dywili (2000) is a published playwright, as well as an award-winning performer on screen and stage. Earlier this year, he received a spot in the two-week Brussels to Karoo residency at Paulet House in KwaNojoli, Eastern Cape. During his residency at Paulet House, Sbuja worked on his play The Salt Lesson.
I like to think this is why I write theatre – to bring life and light to the voices of the people who have not been given a voice. And I knew that to finish this play that I’m writing, I would need a lot of support, and the Brussels to Karoo residency at Paulet House became that for me.
An extract from an interview with Sbuja available on LitNet.
Sbuja has written his play as part of his final project for his FirstRand First Job internship programme at Magnet Theatre. The FirstRand First Job internship programme aims to equip youth, between the ages of 18 and 34 years old, with meaningful skills and work experience that will assist them to become more suitable for the job market. Magnet Theatre has partnered with FirstRand to host and mentor the interns for their 12-month work experience. Sibuyiselo Dywili joined Magnet Theatre as an Administration Intern.
All of the Magnet Theatre interns are artists in their own right and therefore as part of concluding their internships, Magnet Theatre has offered them an opportunity to all showcase individual pieces of works. The works are inspired by their individual experiences and creativity. One of the three developing works that will be presented at the showcase is Sibuyiselo Sbuja Dywili’s play The Salt Lesson, in the form of a live play reading.
The Salt Lesson takes the audience on the journey of a young black man who has a white father who’s suffering from dementia and has ultimately forgotten him (the son). It explores the politics of race in an interracial family, belief, fatherhood and family conflicts through the lens of a dementia patient and a forgotten son. What does it mean to be forgotten?
An extract from an interview with Sbuja available on LitNet.
Details:
- Evening show: Friday 14 June @ 18:00
- Matinee: Saturday 15 June @ 14:00
- Place: Magnet Theatre: Cnr Lower Main & St Michael’s Roads in Observatory
- Read by: Jennie Reznek, Sipho Kalako, Gavin Werner and Themba Stewart
Admission is free of charge, however Magnet Theatre does accept donations towards the shows.
To reserve a seat and for more information, please contact Magnet Theatre on 021 448 3436 or email projects@magnettheatre.co.za.
