Ouroboros set to captivate audiences at the Baxter Theatre

Award winning creative minds bring a love story to life with dazzling puppetry

A tale chronicling the love story between a dancer and a poet, transposed and translated through the magical median of puppetry. Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent swallowing its own tale and is reflected in the circular staging of the work.

This cyclic action is revealed as the central theme of the play, where the characters’ coming of age exposes to the audience the interdependence of the past, present and future.

The production is created and designed by Janni Young and features exquisitely created puppets, filigree shadow work, Michael Clark’s animation, original music by Neo Muyanga and choreography by Mamela Nyamza ( 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance). The puppets are manipulated by a superb cast inclusive of Chuma Sopotela (2007 Fleur du Cap Best Actress winner).

Please note not suitable for children under the age of 10.

There will be several special and exciting events taking place during the Ouroboros season:

The Baxter’s popular Taste, Tweet and Theatre evening with Joubert-Tradauw Private Cellar and Fairhills Fairtrade Wines, happening at 18:30 in the foyer, prior to the first preview on Wednesday, 1 June.

The Question & Answer sessions with Younge and the Ouroboros cast will take place in the theatre auditorium directly after the performances on the 4th, 7th and 8th June, from 21:30 till 22:00. This session will be followed by a puppet demonstration by Janni and the cast on 7th June.

Before the start of the performance on 9th June, there will be a screening of the fascinating film The Making of War Horse at 18:30, only for those who have purchased tickets to see the show at 20:15.

Dates and Times:

1st June: Preview @ 20:00
2nd June: Opening Night @ 20:00
7th June: Special School performance @ 11:00
Mondays – Fridays @ 20:00 | Saturdays @ 14:30 and 20:00

Monday – Thursday @ R100p/p | Friday – Saturday @ R130p/p | Students, senior citizens and block bookings of 10 or more @ R80p/p (Monday – Thursday only) | Scholars @ R60p/p

Please note that there are no shows on Sundays

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For all theatre productions happening throughout June in Cape Town and surrounding theatres, we suggest you take a look through our Events Section.

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