The photography exhibition will be on display for the duration of the production’s run, located in The Snug in the Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar. This exhibition of original pictures of Robben Island in its current state was the result of a recent trip with his own son. BOESMAN AND LENA SCRIPT PDF - Boesman and Lena a play in two acts. Photographer Petré Smith spent childhood holidays on Robben Island, gaining a unique insight owing to his father’s employment in the prison service. With gut-wrenching emotion, soaring beauty and exquisite simplicity, this great drama of defiance and determination draws on the stories that linger from Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner. With just scraps from their cell, they prepare for a performance of Antigone in front of the prisoners and guards – an act of defiance from people who have lost everything. Two men, unlikely friends, stagger through days of crippling prison work, breaking free in nights of playful escapism and ecstatic, dreamlike joy. We are delighted to welcome to Bristol and the intimate, in the round setting of our Factory Theatre, a life affirming drama of immense scale and power, set on the island where Mandela was held prisoner. Performed by Edward Dede and Mark Springer
This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of The Island, by Athol Fugard. Written by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona The Island is a testament to the resiliency of the human heart.