A Man of Good Hope

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Event A Man of Good Hope
Venue ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2019
First Date 14 March 2019
Opening Date 14 March 2019
Last Date 18 March 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Escaping the ravages of civil war, eight-year-old Asad is a street smart survivor. Hustling his way from a refugee camp to the shanty towns of Ethiopia, Asad sets his sights on the bright lights of South Africa. But the tough reality of this promised land sends our resilient hero
on a whole new perilous adventure. Energised by the joyous sounds and
swagger of one-of-a-kind South African company Isango Ensemble, working in collaboration with the UK’s Young Vic, A Man of Good Hope is a musical theatre spectacle pulsing with the most urgent humanitarian crisis facing the world today. Criticall
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mark Dornford-May Artistic Director
Lungelo Ngamlana Choreographer
Maris Sharp Company Manager
Lesley Nott Manim Dialect Coach
Susan Grey-Gardner Lighting Designer
Mannie Manim Lighting Designer
Mandisi Dyantyis Musical Director
Pauline Malefane Musical Director
Phielo Asakhe Makitle Performer Asad as a boy / Musharaf
Mandisi Dyantyis Performer Conductor / Jonny
Thobile Dyasi Performer Abdi
Nombongo Fatyi Performer Old woman
Zamile Gantana Performer Rooda
Siphosethu Hintsho Performer Asad as a boy / Musharaf
Nontsusa Louw Performer Death and Desk Clerk
Zimkhitha Mathomane Performer Orange seller
Zanele Mbatha Performer Asad’s mother
Nolubabalo Mdayi Performer English teacher and Foosiya’s friend
Sinethemba Mdena Performer Madoda
Masixole Mgugunyeka Performer Wedding guest
Zoleka Mpotsha Performer Yindy / Sadicya
Thandolwethu Mzembe Performer Asad as a young man
Siyanda Ncobo Performer Yindy’s mother
Nonkululeko Nkwinti Performer Kaafi’s wife
Sonwabo Ntshata Performer Kaafi
Melikhaya Ntshuntshe Performer Tube
Cikizwa Rolomana Performer Foosiya
Masakana Sotayisi Performer Assistant shopkeeper
Ayanda Siyabonga Tikolo Performer Asad as a man
Philani Xhaga Performer Yindy’s father
Claire Bejanin Producer
John Page Production Manager
Sandile Mgugunyeka Stage Manager
Valencia Mgugunyeka Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality South Africa
Production Nationality South Africa
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Brochure
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154074