Afrovibes 2010

Nannies Only

Is harmonious coexistence possible in a complex multicultural society? Is there such a thing as political correctness? How legitimate is it to think in terms of minorities and majorities? Nannies Only is a powerful presentation about the dangers of utopian thought and the confusing feelings that a rapidly changing society gives. Actors Mathieu Güthschmidt and Louise van Wingerden are together in a basement somewhere in South Africa. In the basement, the metaphor for a vague place where things happen that do not bear the daylight, a man talks about the ideology of Apartheid. For him a better, pure world. The woman is on the other side. She describes the apartheid regime, more pragmatic, from her personal experience and a youthful energy. And that is not the same ...
Company: Het Zuidelijk Toneel / text : Erik-Ward Geerlings / Director: Matthijs Rümke, Erik-Ward Geerlings / Actors: Louise van Wingerden, Esther Mugambi, Mathieu Güthschmidt
Duration: 90 min. Language: Ducth/Afrikaans. €12,-
Eindhoven, Parktheater / Thu 23 - Sat 25 Sep / 8.15pm
Amsterdam, MC Theater / Tue 28 - Thu 30 Sep / 8.15pm / Fri 1 Oct / 9.15pm