Contact Information

Contact: Napo Masheane                   

Position: Artistic Director                     

Address: 171 St Georges Road, Observatory Extension, Johannesburg, Gauteng                                                                                                                                      

Country: South Africa              

Mobile: (082) 215-8222

Country/area code +27                                

Email: masheane.napo@gmail.com                             

Website:  www.herstorytheatrefestival.co.za

X (Twitter) @MasheanePopo

Instagram: @PopoMasheane

Facebook: Napo Masheane

Tik Tok @PopoMasheane 

Production Information

Title of Piece: Thabu Bosiu: The Musical/Life After Tears/The Fat Black Women Sing/My Vagina Was Not Buried  with him

Artform: Theatre and drama                          

Age suitability: 16+                 

Use of text: Medium 

Music: Live                 

Language:English                       

Key Personnel

Producer: Annalisa Gxabu                                                        

Stage Manager: Debra ‘Dee’Leshika

Production Manager: Oscar Motsikoe        

Touring Information

Scale of show:  Medium                      

Appropriate setting: Indoor             

Running Time: 12 hours

Number of performers on stage: Not available

No of people on tour: Not available

Touring Availability

Suitable for rural touring: Yes      

Outreach & Educational work: Yes 

workshops and masterclasses, lectures and panel discussions

 

The presentation focuses on four productions currently in development: 

–   Thaba Bosiu: The Musical (African Musical)

–   Life After Tears (Multimedia Dance Piece)

–  The Fat Black Women Sing (Musical)

–   My Vagina Was Not Buried With Him (One-Woman Play)

 

VILLAGE PRODUCTIONS cc is a collaborative- multidisciplinary production is a collaborative company that specialises in Theatre Productions/ Performing Arts Events & Creative Content Programming.  Founded by Napo Masheane, the company has been developed to being the backbone of uku’bikwa – the act of pronouncing, announcing and presenting African narratives, poetics and theatrics, that nurture, encourage, empower and develop artists.