As part of its #TheatreWillRiseAgain campaign and in celebration of Women’s Month, the Market Theatre has launched an online series of Shakespeare monologues delivered by some of South Africa’s finest actresses.
Performances by Arsema Thomas, Awethu Hleli, Bianca Amato, Camilla Waldman, Charmaine Weir-Smith, Kate Liquorish, Leila Henriques, Renate Stuurman, Rorisang Motuba, Tinarie van Wyk Loots, Sarah Richard, Vanessa Cooke and Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele have been filmed on the John Kani stage, and a new recording will be released every Thursday at 12:00 via the Market’s social media accounts.
The first video released was Waldman’s Richard III (above), and this week it is the turn of Thomas (right) as Percy/Hotspur from 1 Henry IV.
For a taste of the other instalments in the series, watch the promo video from Market Artistic Director James Ngcobo below! And make sure you catch each performance as it is aired:
Instagram: @markettheatre
Facebook: @TheMarketTheatre
Twitter: @markettheatre