A Man of Good Hope
A Man of Good Hope (2016) is a musical theatre production by Isango Ensemble, based on the book by the same title by Jonny Steinberg. The production was performed as a visiting performance at the main stage of The National Stage during Bergen International Festival 2018.
Mark Dornford-May directed it.
Isango Ensemble also performs a concert version of The Magic Flute during Bergen International Festival 2018.
Information
(Objekt ID 85256)| Object type | Production |
| Produced by | Isango Ensemble |
| Based on | A Man of Good Hope by Jonny Steinberg |
"A South African musical about a life of fleeing.
Asad is a young Somalian refugee with a traumatic past, miraculously good luck, and a nose for business. After living for years in a refugee camp and having learned to hustle in the rough streets of Ethiopia, he sets out for South Africa - the Promised Land. But once he gets there, he is faced with the violent reality of life in the Johannesburg townships - and now the adventure really begins.
This gripping piece of music theatre portrays some of our time's greatest challenges: crime, human trafficking, migration, poverty, and xenophobia in a magnificent African tale.
The performance is based on Johnny Steinberg's riveting book from 2015, and tells the story of Asad through marvellous and profoundly moving marimba music and songs by the Isango Ensemble. This 24-strong ensemble consists of classically trained and untrained singers from the townships of Cape Town."
SOURCE:
Bergen International Festival, 06.04.2018, www.fib.no, http://www.fib.no/en/Programme/?TLp=1284603
**The Norwegian language text and the English language text from Bergen International Festival differ some. In this entry, Sceneweb.no quotes each text as it is on the Bergen International Festival webpage. As a result, the Norwegian and the English text do not correspond in full.
| May 30, 2018 – Store Scene, The National Stage | visiting performance |
| May 29, 2018 – Store Scene, The National Stage | visiting performance |
| May 28, 2018 – Store Scene, The National Stage | visiting performance |
| Bergen International Festival | May 28, 2018 |