EgoPo presents these powerful plays in rotating repertory to shine a light on two very different experiences under apartheid.

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Famed classic anti-apartheid play Master Harold was initially banned in South Africa before being produced by Yale Rep in 1982 and later Broadway. Master Harold played a significant role in awakening global consciousness about apartheid and helped to lead to the system’s eventual downfall. This semi-autographical piece depicts how societal racism can pass down to the individual despite our best intentions, and presents the challenges and hopes for true change.

 “Lyrical in design, shattering in impact” –Frank Rich, NY Times

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Egoli is a look into the world of miners in South Africa, depicting lives that are often overlooked, as they struggle with racial inequality, poverty, and systemic incarceration. Manaka was a pivotal player in the grassroots black theatre movement that grew out of the 1976 Soweto uprisings protesting the government’s political repression and extreme state censorship. Published in 1980, the play was banned by the South African government in 1981.

“[Egoli] grips the audience by the scruff of the neck” –The Daily Sun, Johannesburg

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