Kyiv × Cape Town: Workshoping contemporary Ukrainian Monodrama

In collaboration with ProEnglish Theatre Kyiv and WEST – World of English Speaking Theatres, Marie Hahne brings the international Solo Play Day Monodrama Festival to Cape Town in the form of a creative workshop.

How do we gain access to a theatrical piece? How do we speak from a perspective different from our own?

In this workshop, we explore the world of monodrama and investigate new ways of approaching and embodying contemporary monologues. Working with exclusive texts by acclaimed Ukrainian playwrights Nina Zakhozhenko and Neda Nezhdana, we will delve into questions of voice, memory, and identity, examining how personal, political and social narratives intersect on stage.

Through practical exercises and discussion, we will explore how to translate experience into performance – how to inhabit someone else’s story or trauma without appropriation, and how theatre can serve as a powerful access point to shared experience.

At the end of the workshop, we will open the doors of The Masque Theatre for a public presentation and discussion, offering insight into the creative process and the discoveries made along the way. The outcomes will also be shared with the international audience through the Solo Play Day platform, connecting local exploration with global exchange.

The workshop will run for three hours (16:00–19:00). Interval/dinner break 19:00-20:00. Presentation 20:00-21:00

Members of The Masque Theatre receive free entry to the presentation.

For questions or inquiries, please contact mhahne1907@gmail.com

THINGS TO KNOW:
* Please arrive on time – no entry is allowed after the show starts. Latecomers will be admitted at interval only.
* Children must have their own seat – no sitting on laps.
* No outside food or drinks are allowed. Refreshments are available for purchase inside.
* You’re welcome to take food and drinks into the theatre, but please return your glasses to the bar afterward.
* No flash photography or videography is permitted during the performance.
* Free secure parking is available just 50 meters past the theatre (next to the Woodshop). The lot closes 30 minutes after the show ends. Please avoid parking in residential roads to keep access clear for local residents.
* Disabled parking is available on request. Please email admin@themasque.co.za.
* Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Thank you!

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