'The Good White' confronts SA's non-racial project

ACCLAIMED SA director, Mike van Graan’s new production, The Good White has theatre tongues wagging.

- STAFF REPORTER

The bold new play and gripping drama runs at The Market Theatre from May 8 to June 1. Set in 2016 during the height of the #FeesMustFall protests —a time when South African students were demanding free, decolonised education while the country was reeling from political scandals and corruption - the play brings together four sharply drawn characters, portrayed by an all-star cast: Russel Savadier, Renate Stuurman, Vusi Kunene, and Shonisani Masutha. As the characters navigate a volatile social and political landscape, they are each pushed to re-examine what it means to live in a South African society still healing from its divided past.

At the centre of the play is Professor Simon Whitehead, who earned his credentials through his involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle. As a member of university senior management, he now faces a new generation that sees him not as an ally, but as part of the problem.