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Kunene and the King

Kunene and the King

Wednesday 11th Mar 2020

location_city New Ambassadors Theatre, Covent Garden

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Kunene and the King

"South Africa, 2019. Twenty-five years since the first post-apartheid democratic elections, two men from contrasting walks of life are thrust together to reflect on a quarter century of change. Jack Morris is a celebrated classical actor who's just been given both a career-defining role and a life-changing diagnosis. Besides his age, Jack has seemingly little in common with his at-home nurse Lunga Kunene, but the two men soon discover their shared passion for Shakespeare.

Written by South African actor, activist and playwright John Kani (Black Panther, The Island, Sizwe Banzi is Dead), this refreshingly funny and vital new play is directed by Janice Honeyman (Vice Versa; The Tempest, 2009) and sees fellow South African Antony Sher (King Lear, 2016 & 2018; Death of a Salesman) perform alongside John Kani in two exceptionally moving performances, with live music and vocals by Lungiswa Plaatjies completing the company."

New Ambassadors Theatre

West Street
Covent Garden
Westminster
London
WC2H 9ND

Website

https://www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk

Telephone

0870 060 6627