Ziyakhala ke Manje: Tipping the Scales

Is die huidige regstelsel nog toepaslik in ons tyd? Wie bepaal geregtigheid? Wat is die reg? Stories loop rond oor misdadigers van gruwelike misdade wat ongestraf bly, skare-geregtigheid en slagoffers wat die gereg in eie hande neem, asook heksejagte. Hierdie treffende teaterstuk is gebaseer op kontemporêre Suid-Afrikaanse stories en wil ’n dringendheid aanwakker oor die kwessie van misdaad in ons land. Dit bevraagteken die stelsel wat veronderstel is om misdaad te voorkom en misdadigers te rehabiliteer. ’n Merkwaardige produksie wat die vraagstukke van die tyd indringend reflekteer.

Is the current justice system relevant to our time? Who determines justice? What is justice? There are stories of perpetrators of heinous crimes left unpunished, mob justices and victims carrying justice into their own hands, and there are witch hunts. This striking theatrical piece is premised on contemporary South African stories and aims to reawaken the urgency of crime in our country by interrogating the system that is meant to rehabilitate and prevent it. A remarkable production that hauntingly reflects the questions of this current time.

Debuut / Debut
Genre: Bedinkte protesteater / Devised protest theatre
Rolverdeling / Cast: Sara-Leen Chalale, Banele Khumalo, Lungelo Makhathini, Monde Ngwenya, Tumi Riet, Lelethu Tshangela, and Mpho Vilakazi.
Skrywer / Writer: Die / The Ensemble
Regisseur / Director: Lelethu Tshangela, Tumi Riet
Vervaardiger of Produksiebestuurder / Producer or Production manager:Departement Drama- en Teaterkuns (UV) / Department of Drama and Theatre Art (UFS)
Moontlik gemaak deur/ Made possible by: Vrystaat Kunstefees / Arts Festival, Departement Drama- en Teaterkuns (UV) / Department of Drama and Theatre Art (UFS)
Ondersteun deur/ Supported by: Vrystaat Kunstefees / Arts Festival, Departement Drama- en Teaterkuns (UV) / Department of Drama and Theatre Arts (UFS)
Taal / Language: Engels / English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho
Ouderdomsbeperking / Age restriction: 16 Taal, Geweld / Language, Violence
Tydsduur / Running time: 60 min