Physical Language, Masks, Imagery and Sound Combine to Create THE RABBLE at Magnet Theatre

THE RABBLE, a theatre piece that tells its story through physical language, masks, imagery and sound design, will play the Magnet Theatre in Observatory this December. Produced by Artscape and funded by The National Arts Council in conjunction with the University of Cape Town, the production is the brainchild of Iman Isaacs and Richard September.

THE RABBLE tells the story of two vagrants who occupy a piece of repossessed land. The world they live in exists on the fringe of the fast-developing metropolis in which they are viewed as the rabble, the hoi polloi, indivisible from the neglected debris that forms their landscape. Depressed and hungry, they are in search of an identity and a means out of their brutal reality of dog attacks, thieves and raiders in uniform. They come across an enchanted object which brings them good fortune and a sense of purpose, but which also comes with sacrifice and responsibility. It is theirs only for as long as they can keep it safe.

THE RABBLE runs from 6 - 15 December. Tickets cost R60 - R80 and can be booked through Webtickets.