{"id":172292,"date":"2018-02-05T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=172292"},"modified":"2018-02-05T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:23:03","slug":"refreshed-production-beloved-tale-fiela-se-kind-must-see-carnival-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2018\/02\/05\/refreshed-production-beloved-tale-fiela-se-kind-must-see-carnival-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Win tickets to Fiela se Kind."},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps one of South Africa\u2019s most memorable stories and a longstanding set work book for English high school learners, Dalene Matthee\u2019s\u00a0Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>, is retold with a fresh twist on stage at\u00a0Carnival<\/a>\u00a0in February 2018. The heartwarming story, adapted for the stage by Suzanne van Wijk and directed by Frans Swart, plays out at the Mardi Gras Theatre from 7 to 18 February 2018. In this refreshed production of\u00a0Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Swart plays homage to Matthee, one of South Africa\u2019s most talented authors.<\/p>\n

Swart has produced the production twice (in 1997 and 2007), and he and Matthee became great friends before she died.<\/p>

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\u201cIt is once again time for us to experience the wonderful story of\u00a0Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on stage,\u201d Swart says.\u00a0 \u201cFrom the outset, my team and I said that we did not want to copy any of the former productions and so this production is fresh and new.\u00a0 I am very excited about what happened during the creative processes.\u00a0 Theatregoers will definitely experience a wonderful new production and, after 30 years, there is of course a whole new generation that has never seen\u00a0Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young Benjamin is played by Eloff Snyman from Cape Town and Nina is played by Jaime du Toit from Vereeniging. These are two are extremely talented young actors who Swart says will do justice to the very important roles of the young Nina and Benjamin.\u00a0 Zenobia Kloppers does the honours as Fiela in the run of the production at Carnival City.\u00a0 Then there are two wonderful young actors, Marissa Claasen and Phillru van Achterbergh, who will plays the roles of the older Nina and Lukas, respectively.<\/p>

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Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>\u00a0tells the story of the coloured woman, Fiela Komoetie, who raised her white foundling, Benjamin, with love and pride, until the day, nine years later, when the census takers took him away.\u00a0 On the other side of the mountain, in the Forest, lived the woodcutter Elias van Rooyen and his wife Barta who had lost their three-year-old son, Lukas.\u00a0 Could Benjamin and Lukas be the same child?\u00a0 Years later, Benjamin\/Lukas struggles with the question: \u201cWho am I?\u201d\u00a0 He had to find out; otherwise, the woman he loved could never be his.\u00a0 He knew that there was an answer, somewhere within himself, hidden deep within the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you have read the book or watched the play before, this production of\u00a0Fiela se Kind<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a must see,\u201d says Michelle Smith, Marketing Manager at\u00a0Carnival City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stand a chance to win<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We are giving away five double tickets to the Fiela se Kind on 5 separate days To stand a chance of winning a set of tickets, answer this easy question:<\/p>\n

Who wrote the book Fiela se Kind?<\/p>\n

Send you answer, along with your name and contact details, to Neo at\u00a0neo@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0by 3pm on Wednsday, February 7, 2018. Winners will notified via email.<\/p>\n

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