Kafka’s Ape
17 Jan – 25 Jan
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VENUE
The Blue Room Theatre -
TIME
6.30pm 17 & 19 Jan
7.30pm 18 & 21 – 25 Jan -
DURATION
50 MINS -
RATED
M -
STANDARD
$28 +tf -
PREVIEW
$23 +tf
Adaption of Franz Kafka, award-winning solo theatre
South Africa
Australian Premiere
The multiple award winning Kafka’s Ape is a solo performance about a primate’s struggle to overcome the confines of captivity. Red Peter, the ape, embarks on a journey ignited by finding a way out of a cage he was confined to after his capture. Based on Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy the play takes a metaphorical view on society and highlights the complexities of identity in post-apartheid South Africa. Through the journey of Red Peter combined with Miyambo’s masterful physical performance, we question the understanding of otherness in this Australian premiere.
WINNER:
Silver Ovation Award, South African National Arts Festival, 2015
Best Public Performance, HSS Awards, 2018
“Someone has stuck their fist in our gut and is turning and is turning it” – The Critter, 2019
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Actor/Producer
Tony Bonani Miyambo