‘Sarafina!’ returns to the stage at Soweto Theatre

702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with concert director Mpho Molepo.

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The ‘Sarafina!’ concert brings the production’s iconic music to the Soweto Theatre on 14 September.

It shines a spotlight on the courage of the women who led the fight for freedom.

The concert version of the production also pays tribute to the late Mbongeni Ngema, who originally directed the production. 

“The energy, the pulse, the music… we had a new cast that we worked on in the production… to try and tell the story with honesty.”

– Mpho Molepo, concert director

“…we are trying to recreate the work in a way that we are not misrepresenting him [Ngema]… we are pushing for the standards, the tempo and the classiness of it.”

– Mpho Molepo, concert director

Tickets are available on the Webtickets website here. 

Scroll up to the audio player to listen to the discussion.