SACRIFICE to Play New Africa Theatre in Cape Town, May-June 2013

Award-winning South African playwright and director Charles J. Fourie's latest play SACRIFICE featuring famed local stage and film actor Peter Butler will be staged at the New Africa Theatre from 29 May to 8 June.

The production with supporting actors Leonard Moss, Carin Bester, Christia Visser and Charles Van den Heever is also directed by Fourie with original music by Wim Kock.

The play tells the story of an enstranged political activist who returns to South Africa from his life in America to compile a report on a young Afrikaner boy who killed five black people during a shooting frenzy in a township. As Errol Hendricks, played by award-winning actor Peter Butler, explores the motives behind the killings through a series of interviews with the boy and his mother, a tragedy is revealed that impacts on violence as a form of sacrifice.

Fourie says; 'the idea behind the play is to reflect on past and present political tensions as causes to these derisive acts that plague our country. The audience in the process is also asked to choose between vengeance or forgiveness, which is a difficult one because what would you do if your daughter or sister was raped and you're standing with the gun or rifle in your hand?'

The production will run nightly at 20h00 with matinee performances on Saturdays at 15h00. For more information and bookings contact Nadeera on 021 696 2392 or 0844831993. New Africa Theatre is located just off Klipfontein Road past Red Cross Hospital. Meals and a full bar will also be available on performance nights.

Charles J. Fourie is widely acclaimed as a daring playwright and director who has been the recipient of several awards for his work. These include two Amstel Playwright of the year awards, the South African Arts Council best new play award, the AA Life Vita best play and best production award, the KKNK/Nagtegaal award for best new Afrikaans play, and the Maskew Miller Literary award for best play in English. His works have been staged at the Market Theatre, Baxter Theatre, Theatre on the Bay, Artscape, Windybrow Theatre, State Theatre and various arts festivals around the country. In recent times his works have found their way onto the international stage in London at The Old Vic Theatre, the John Caird Director's Festival, the Soho Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre, the Finborough Theatre and the Burton Taylor Studio in Oxford.

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