Productions
Childhood friends, Lihle, Zazi and Sam, find themselves drifting apart. It all seems like a natural part of growing up until a series of events lead to a tragic outcome. Have the three childhood friends been growing apart naturally or is there something insidious causing a rift between them?
Since the invention of the internet some forty years ago, followed by the advent of smartphones and social media, the ways in which we experience the world and each other have fundamentally transformed. GLIMMER delves into the challenges teenagers face today as they navigate their way through school, experience their first love, grapple with the complexities of online culture, and build their identities on various platforms. GLIMMER explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience.
GLIMMER is a poignant exploration of choices and their consequences, both positive and negative, what it means to be human at the current times.
The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024.
Dates
2024
Places performed
Magnet Theatre
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Thursday 22nd August 2024. Magnet Theatre, Old Match Factory, Observatory, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS GLIMMER BY ROSHINA RATNAM! THE MAGNET THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY TOGETHER WITH ROSHINA RATNAM PRESENTS ‘GLIMMER’. Magnet Theatre presents ‘Glimmer’, a new play directed and written by award winning theatre maker and puppeteer, Roshina Ratnam. An exciting new play using object manipulation, text and physical theatre to tell a contemporary tale of 3 teenage friends. Caught in the online world of gaming and social media, they grapple with their identities on various platforms. Glimmer explores the joys and pitfalls of growing up in our current technological era, offering a vivid portrayal of the contemporary adolescent experience. Directed by Roshina Ratnam with the Magnet Theatre Youth Company. The production will also launch Magnet Theatre’s exciting New Youth Company 2024, featuring a cast of young artists performing together for the very first time, namely, Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Phillip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane. Glimmer will run at Magnet Theatre from the 23rd until the 31st August 2024. This image taken during the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of ‘Glimmer’ at Magnet Theatre situated in Observatory in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on Thursday 22nd August 2024. Copyright © Mark Wessels. All Rights Reserved. No Usage Without Permission. PICTURE: MARK WESSELS. 22/08/2024. +27 (0)61 547 2729. superkwazi@gmail.com https://superkwazi.wixsite.com/markwessels
Credits
Directed by Roshina Ratnam
Written by Mongi
Set and costume design: Hansie Visagie (assisted by Kosie Smit);
Lighting design: Themba Stewart
Sound design and composition: Pierre-Henri Wicomb.
Performed by the Magnet Theatre Youth Company 2024: Lusanda Soboyise, Melusi Molefe, Yvonne Msebenzi, Mihlali Bele, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Karabo Banda, Sanele Philip, Azola Mkhabile and Buhle Stefane.
Material
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Glimmer Poster