Anzio September in the powerrful solo performance, embodying multiple voices in a raw exploration of identity, masculinity and belonging.
This production hits hard where it matters, stripping away the noise to sit squarely in the uncomfortable truth of identity, masculinity and belonging.
It explores what it means to grow up queer in environments that reward silence, toughness and conformity, particularly within working-class Cape Town, where survival often overrides self-expression.
Ideas of religion, shame and inherited “manhood” run through the production, shaping how the characters understand themselves and each other, often in painful contradiction.
Written and directed by Zubayr Charles and carried by Anzio September in a demanding one-man performance, the piece moves between five Cape Coloured men as they navigate the weight of expectation and lived experience.
