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The Island

Author(s): Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona
Company: Elysium Theatre Company

South Africa 1973, Robben Island, the top security prison where Nelson Mandela was held.

John and Winston are sharing a cell. They survive through a mixture of solidarity, bickering, laughter and defiance. They are preparing a production of Antigone for the other prisoners, but Winston has trouble remembering the lines and isn’t sure he wants to play Antigone.

The two men’s sense of brotherhood has kept them going for years, then John hears that he’s going to be released…

Performances

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham –
Princess Alexandra Auditorium, Stockton-on-Tees
Whittingham Memorial Institute, Alnwick
Bardon Mill and Henshaw Village Hall, Hexham
The Witham, Barnard Castle
Arts Centre Washington, Washington
The Exchange, North Shields
Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick –
Theatre Hullabaloo, Darlington
The Maltings, Berwick-upon-Tweed
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
The Lowry, Salford –

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