PRIVATE TOUR ONLY
Duration: 4 hours (approx)
1900 – 2300
Starting from USD 290 pp / ZAR 4715 pp
Book via info@coffeebeansroutes.com
Highlights:
– Enjoy an original, site specific local theatre production
– Dine on local cuisine
– Share dinner with the actor and director
Inclusions:
– dinner
– drinks
– private theatre production
– hotel pickup and drop off
Exclusions:
– discretionary tips
It’s dinner and a show with a twist! Coffeebeans has partnered with Cape Town theatre director, Mhlanguli George, to create a travel experience around his Theatre in the Backyard concept.
Mhlanguli writes original, site specific 30 minute plays, in English, set in backyards.
In South Africa, backyards provide a crucial secondary layer of housing, with residents renting a structure at the back of the main house from the owner.
Much of the narrative of working class South African life is played out on these kinds of spaces.
Mhlanguli’s productions include Is He Mad?, based on Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and Wait… Linda, a physical theatre production.
The experience begins with collection of the group at their accommodation, and the guide introduces the programme for the evening. On arrival, the director and owner of the home welcomes guests, and over some traditional starters, Mhlanguli introduces the concept and the back story. Then we move outside for the show, which is about 30 minutes. After the show, the actor and director host the group for dinner and conversation, in the house. The meal is a home-cooked spread of traditional isiXhosa dishes (gluten free, vegetarian, vegan diets are catered for).
It’s a 3 and a half hour experience, more or less, that looks something like this:
19h00 collection at accommodation. Introduction and departure
19h35 arrive at Theatre in the Backyard location. Welcome, starter, introduction by director
20h10 show
20h40 dinner and conversation
22h00 return home
22h30 back at accommodation
