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Sumbandila children participate in Ridgeway production.
On the 10th of March Ridgeway participated in the annual Inter-schools Drama Festival competing against two prestigious schools Stanford Lake College and Mitchell house . The winning play was Ridgeway’s presentation of “The Foe” produced and directed by Andrew Hofmyer.
Ridgeway also took the prize for best actress. The Foe is a magical realist piece with 10 actors and 11 dancers. It interrogates the herd mentality of society and our tendency to blame a collective 'them' out there instead of facing our own foes within. The play resonates with a growing culture of blame worldwide and in South Africa.
'I am so incredibly proud of the cast” said Andrew Hofmyer
“The Foe is not an easy text, the language is advanced and many of our students are not first language English speakers. I saw each cast member realise their potential on the winning night, they loved performing and they rose to the occasion when their moment arrived on stage, They had a great time'.
Six Sumbandila students participated in this performance, Mpho Kutama and Joyce Khunoana took lead roles and Gladys Ramatsie, Phophi Mulanduli, Asakhakhi Mashikhwa and Nkhaviso Mdaka were part of the dance team. Sumbandila encourages students to participate as much as possible in school activities and the learning achieved in participating in such a production was immense.
Congratulations Andrew and your wonderful cast!
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