Teatergesprekke: Skanse

In dié gratis gesprekke gesels die Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees-direkteur en dramaturg Saartjie Botha met teatermakers en kunstenaars wat gesorg het vir van die opwindendste produksies op vanjaar se fees.

Skanse is ‘n nuwe toneelstuk uit die pen van Deon Opperman, en gaan oor twee broers wat herenig word, en die ou wonder wat oopgeskeur word tydens die reünie. Simons se huis agter hoë mure is vol kameras en alarms – maar niks kan die onsekerheid buite hou nie. Opperman en die geselskap praat oor hoe om te lewe sonder om aan dinge vas te klou.

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In these conversations, Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees director and playwright Saartjie Botha speaks to theatre makers and artists who created the exciting productions at this year’s festival.

Skanse is a new play by Deon Opperman. It focuses on the relationship between two brothers who are reunited, and the old wounds that are ripped open during their reunion. Simon's house behind high walls is overrun with cameras and alarms – but nothing can keep out the uncertainty. Opperman and the company talk about how to live without clinging to things.