1993 – “My Children! My Africa!” by Athol Fugard
Posted on: June 1, 1993In a South African country town in the Platteland an inter-school debate is taking place between Zolile High and Camdeboo Girls’ High, and its stars are Thami Mbikwana, a boy from the black school, and Isabel Dyson, a girl from the white school. Inspired by the success of this debate, Mr M, the black teacher, enters the pair for an inter-school English literature quiz competition, coached by himself. In the course of the coaching sessions an intense but uneasy relationship develops among the three as they get to know each other and the differences and similarities in their worlds, which separate them. But between Mr M and his most gifted pupil all is not well: the increasing divergence on their views on life outside the classroom is finally reflected in an event both horrific and tragic.
Cast
| Anela Myalatya, called Mr M | Andor Spisák |
| Thambi Mbikwana | Ute Lang |
| Isabel Dyson | Alexandra Erhard |
| Cathy Bullard (CGH Debating Team) | Christina Habinger |
| Renée Vermaas (CGH Debating Team) | Sabine Lehner |
| Patricia Bailey (CGH Debating Team) | Barbara Fink |
| Little Thami Little Anela | Johanna Paciska |
| Little Anela's Teacher | Christina Habinger |
| Mr Dawid Grobbelaar, called Oom Dawie (Inspector of Bantu Schools) | Robert Gißhammer |
| The Comrades / Black Masks | Elke Weninger Christina Habinger Sabine Lehner Barbara Fink Johanna Paciska Robert Gißhammer |
| Voice behind stage | David Leppan |
Crew
| Adaptation | Ilse Lackenbauer |
| Director | Ilse Lackenbauer |
| Assistant to the Director | Stefan Salamonsberger David Leppan |
| Adviser on South African Affairs | David Leppan |
| Make-Up Design | Georgie Schmid-Schmidsfelden |
| Make-Up | Gabriella Orosz Lorraine Burns Nicola Nightingale |
| Stage Manager | Elke Weninger |
| Lighting | Stefan Salamonsberger |
| Pronunciation & Language Guidelines | Nicola Nightingale |
| Ticket Sale | Ulla Lang Max Richards |