Name: A Howl in Makhanda
Start: 2026-03-03T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-03-05T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Space.com at Joburg Theatre

A HOWL IN MAKHANDA is an award-winning, semi-autobiographical work about four South African teenagers at an elite all-girls boarding school who break the rules and how the disciplinary board deals with them differently. Weaving passages from Sylvia Plath, Kurt Cobain and Allen Ginsberg with original writing, the play archives the struggle and resistance of the girlchild. The play explores high school pregnancy, structural racism, classism, queerness in adolescence, sexism, peer pressure, religion, family, loyalty, freedom and identity.

Written & directed by Qondiswa James
Sound Design by Jannous Aukema
Lighting Design by Themba Stewart
Movement & Choreography by the Original cast
Cast: Ketsia Velaphi, Alice Findlay, Oratile Manamela, Nicola Shapiro & Linda Shabangu
Age restriction: 16+
Part of the NEXT DRAFT programme at the Joburg Theatre Space.com - presented in partnership with Joburg Theatre Youth Development.