Tomorrow …

Tomorrow …
Performances of ‘A President in Waiting …’ took place at the Masambe Theatre, Baxter this last weekend and I had the privilege of taking part and reading my sonnet ‘Birds in the Hand’ commended in the Oxford University’s poetry competition. There was an open forum after each performance to discuss the possible fate for Khululwa …
Young Xhosa students from Masiphumelele attended, as did some black female visitors from the USA. The latter had some interesting views on my inclusion of references to Maya Angelou and Rosa Parkes: two black female Americans who paved the path for women’s rights. The performances served as a platform also to those people who are interested in getting the play and open forum into Cape schools and more townships. Do contact me if you are able to help engineer this. Many thanks to Thami Mbongo, the artistic director at the Baxter and his team for including us in the festival. Thami provided creative support, re-ordering and inventing further on my script. He also attended the open forums and contributed to this ongoing debate: what can we all do for our tomorrows?
Creative Ink for Writers’ term will be back Tuesdays/Get Inspired on 19th April for 5 weeks/2 places left and Thursdays/Get that Book Out of You on 21st April for 5 weeks. Email me for a syllabus and enrolment form.