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Sillage won the Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival this year! We couldn’t believe it! Well done to Rebecca and Michele - we are SO proud of you. Thank you for your generous hearts, what a gift you are to us.  To read more about our show in reviews - here are the links: 

The Critter

Die Burger

What’s On

Broadway World 

Megan’s Head

#Sillage #Theatre #Theater #South Africa #Cape Town #Grahamstown #NAF #National Arts Festival #Gold Ovation Award #Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award #IndependentTheatre #RustCoOperative #PenelopeYoungleson #RebeccaMakinTaylor #MicheleBelknap #Feminism #WOmanhood #Whiteness #Politics #PoliticalTheatre #Family #Aging

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Sillage finished its run at Alexander Bar (thank you very much for having us!) and had a couple of sold out shows - woohoo!  Congrats Rebecca and Michele, your work was beautiful.  Next stop: Grahamstown! 

Check out some of our reviews here:  Die Burger Whats On Cape Town

Broadway World

Megan’s Head

#Sillage #Alexander Bar #Theatre #South Africa #Rust Co-operative #Penelope Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #Rebecca Makin-Taylor #Michele Belknap #National Arts Festival #Feminism #whiteness #mother #daughter #women #dramaturgy

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Nat recently showed at the Artscape as part of Suidoosterfees - and our Iman Isaacs was awarded the Distell Jong Ster award for best newcomer. We are SO proud of her!  She and Richard were both nominated (not to shabby) and she walked away with the trophy and the cash prize. 

Can we just boast a little bit? We’ll make it quick: 

1) This is SO well deserved

2) Iman is the most underrated actress we know - first of many, many awards to come

3) We are honored that a bright young thing like her would work with us

4) Richard was also nominated: DOUBLE NAT WHAMMY!

5) Proud, proud, proud.

As a small company, our opportunities for fame and fortune aren’t many or varied. But we have been privileged to work with some of THE best actors and actresses this City has. This is truly well deserved. Our hearts are glowing for you Iman! 

#Iman Isaacs; Penelope Youngleson; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Intimate Theatre #Richard September; Iman Isaacs; Indalo Stofile #Nat #Rust Co-operative #artscape theatre #Suidoosterfees

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More rehearsal pics from Sillage this last week. Coming along nicely! 

#Sillage #Alexander Bar #Theatre #South Africa #South African Theatre #Rebecca Makin-Taylor #Michele Belknap #Feminist #Feminism #Mother #Daughter #Family #Penelope Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #Rust Co-operative #Upstairs Theatre #NAF #Expectant #Ashes #The Graveyard #Nat #Siembamba #Independent Theatre

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Rehearsals for Sillage are underway - and our actresses are doing absolutely stellar work. 

By Penelope Youngleson (co-writer of two Silver Standard Bank Ovation award winning shows; Fleur du Cap nominee 2016, winner 2014), Sillage is the story of a mother and daughter forced to pack up their family home - and fit themselves into the very boxes they've fought against their entire lives.

Book your tickets here to make sure you get a seat! 

#Sillage #Rebecca Makin-Taylor #Michele Belknap #Penelope Youngleson #Penny Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #Rust Co-Operative #Alexander Bar #Upstairs Theatre #Cape Town #South Afrrica #Independent Theatre #The Graveyard #NAF #Standard Bank Ovation Awards #Ashes #Nat #Expectant #Siembamba

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Nat will be showing at the Artscape Arena from 29-30 April and 1 May 2016. 

Written and directed by Fleur du Cap award winner Penelope Youngleson, Nat stars Iman Isaacs and Richard September (2015 Fiesta, WoordTroFee and Fleur du Cap winner for Rondomskrik).

A multi-lingual performance (Afrikaans vernacular, English, isiXhosa) that uses text, movement and soundscapes, Nat follows the lives of three adolescents in Grassy Park rupturing in the sexuality and violence inherent in their community. These are the expendable children that populate our disadvantaged communities - the children who are too poor to have a childhood.

Nat has shown in Cape Town at the Rosebank Theatre and the Artscape Theatre (as part of the Assitej African Youth Theatre and Dance festival) and has travelled to KKNK.

Nat agter die ore. Nat tussen die bene. Woestyn in jou mond

#Nat; Iman Isaacs; Richard September; Indalo Stofile; #Artscape Theatre; Alfred Rietman #Philip Rademeyer #Penelope Youngleson #Fleur du Cap Award #Fleur du Cap Winnner #WoordfeesTrofee #Kanna Slurpie #Kyknet Fiesta #Grassy Park #Gang Violence #Cape Flats #Cape Town #South Africa

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Rust Co-Operative has been nominated for a Fleur du Cap award...and we are BEYOND thrilled. 

Thank you. 

#Siembamba; Nieke Lombard; Lesoko Seabe; Philip Rademeyer; Penelope Youngleson; KKNK; NAF; Grahamstown #standard bank ovation award #Afrovibes Festival; Amsterdam; Holland; Cape Town Edge; Alexander Bar; TAAC; Intimate Theatre; #Amsterdam Fringe; Amsterdam; #AmsFringe #Hilton Festival #Artscape Theatre #SOuth African stories #SADSAWU #Domestic workers

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On the 7, 11 and 13 March 2016, Rust Co-Operative and Woordfees will be presenting As at the Breughel Teater in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch. 

#As #Woordfees #Breughel teater #Stellenbosch #Paarl #Homophobia #Queer #LGBTQIA+ #Hate Crime #Murder #Ashes; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Stefan Erasmus; Shaun Gabriel Smith; Waterfront Theatre School; Galloway Theatre Gay; Queer; #Jason Jacobs #Theatre #Teater #Standard Bank Ovation award #Grahamstown #NAF #Rust Co-operative

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Rust Co-Operative will be presenting Nat at Suidoosterfees this year in the Arena theatre. 

Many of our loyal audiences have already seen the show...but if you know someone who hasn’t caught it yet..please tell them to come! 

Here’s a little more info on the production:

Written and directed by Fleur du Cap award winner Penelope Youngleson, Nat stars Iman Isaacs and Richard September (2015 Fiesta, WoordTroFee and Fleur du Cap winner for Rondomskrik).

A multi-lingual performance (Afrikaans vernacular, English, isiXhosa), Nat follows the lives of three adolescents in Grassy Park on Guy Fawkes night - exploding their childhoods and flaring into replicas of the parents they are trying to escape - these are our Cannibal Kids. The ones left behind. The ones too poor to have a childhood. The ones who eat themselves whole. 

Nat has shown in Cape Town at the Rosebank Theatre and the Artscape Theatre (as part of the Assitej African Youth Theatre and Dance festival) and has travelled to KKNK.

Nat agter die ore. Nat tussen die bene. Woestyn in jou mond

#Nat #Iman Isaacs #Richard September #Artscape Theatre #Arena theatre #Rust Co-operative #Philip Rademeyer #Penelope Youngleson #Rosebank Theatre #Assitej #Youth #Theatre #Dance #Afrikaans #English #isiXhosa #Grassy Park #Cape Flats #Vernacular #childhood #violence #Guy Fawkes

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Rust’s new show Sillage comes to Alexander Bar, Cafe and Theatre from 9-10 and 16-21 May 2016. 

Starring Rebecca Makin-Taylor and Michele Belknap, Sillage is a disquieting story of three generations of South African women and how their matriarchy sustains them - until they must pack up their family home.  With cloying tensions heavy in the air and a house full of a past that is drowning their relationship in the present; mother and daughter have to fit themselves into the boxes they’ve been avoiding their whole lives. 

Sillage is what lingers in the air - long after she’s walked out the door. 

#Rust Co-operative #Rebecca Makin-Taylor #Michele Belknap #Alexander Bar; Theatre Arts Admin Collective #Sillage #Philip Rademeyer #Penelope Youngleson #NAF #Grahamstown #Durban #Cape Town #World War II #History #SOuth Africa #Apartheid

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ONE WEEK until we open these two show, FIVE days til we leave for Grahamstown and the National Arts Festival. 

Ashes shows daily at 19:30 at the Princess Alice Hall as part of Cape Town Edge, and Full Stops on Your Face shows from 2-4 July at 12:30 and 5-6 July at 15:00. 

We’re INCREDIBLY proud of our productions and hope to see you there! 

#Rust Co-operative #Iman Isaacs; Penelope Youngleson; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Intimate Theatre #Princess Alice #The Hangar #Full Stops On Your Face; FSOYF; Tee; Cintainne Schutte; Renata Redelinghuys; Carel Nel #FSOYF #Ashes #Stefan Erasmus #Jason Jacobs #Penelope Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #South African Stories #Gender normativity #Theatre #National Arts Festival #Grahamstown

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ONE WEEK TO GO! 

Well..almost.  2015 Fleur du Cap and Fiesta winner Richard September performs with Iman Isaacs in award winning Rust Co-Operative's production, ‪#‎Nat‬, at Absa KKNK in Oudtshoorn from 9 - 11 April. Directed, written and designed by Penny Youngleson (2014 Fleur du Cap for Best New Director). We hope to see you at the festival!

"Sy het twee perfekte akteurs in die persone van (Richard) September en (Iman) Isaacs. Beide is die een oomblik volledig slagoffer en die volgende amper ’n barbaar in die kleine. Slim choreografie vervang grafiese geweld, maar die taal is een van die straat, onverdun uitgespoeg." - Mariana Malan, Die Burger

"Youngleson's quest to shatter the comfortable ignorance adopted by the privileged when considering the everyday realities of people who live just down the road from them is a noble one. More than that, it is an essential one." - David Fick, BWW

"an hour filled with deep human emotion and inspiration" - Janice Garman, WOICT

"Nat is a dedicated and extremely polished piece of physical theatre" - Melissa Cohen, Netwerk24

#nat #Iman Isaacs; Penelope Youngleson; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Intimate Theatre #Richard September; Iman Isaacs; Indalo Stofile #Rosebank Theatre #absa kknk #toneel #drama #grassy park #teacher #Rust Co-operative #Jesse Kate Kramer; Ella Gabriel; Roelof Storm; Philip Rademeyer; Penelope Youngleson; Rust Co-Operative; Dublin Gay Theatre Festival; The... #Pieter Janse van Rensberg; Jesse Kramer; Stefan Erasmus; Luke Ellenbogen

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Forgive us...we got so busy we CLEAN forgot to blog about #Nat. All pics here by Jesse Kramer. Thank you to the Ellenbogens and the Rosebank Theatre for having us!!  It went terribly well, with lots of lovely people coming to see us. If you'd like to read more, here are some links to reviews and articles:  What's On Die Burger Theatre Scene CT Broadway World

And a lead-up interview:

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#Iman Isaacs; Penelope Youngleson; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Intimate Theatre #Nat; Iman Isaacs; Richard September; Indalo Stofile; #Richard September; Iman Isaacs; Indalo Stofile #Grassy Park KKNK #Rosebank Theatre #Die Burger; What's On In Cape Town; Theatre Scene Cape Town; Broadway World;

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#NatSelfies keep on coming...5 days left!  #Nat #EveryKidDeservesAChildhood

#Nat; Iman Isaacs; Richard September; Indalo Stofile; #Rosebank Theatre #Grassy Park KKNK #Penelope Youngleson #PhilipRademeyer PenelopeYoungleson LesokoSeabe

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Still a week left to get your #NatSelfies in - remember the hashtags #EveryKidDeservesAChildhood and #Nat. 

WE OPEN IN A WEEK!!!! BRAIN IS ON FIRE!!! 

#iman #Nat; Iman Isaacs; Richard September; Indalo Stofile; #Rose #Richard September; Iman Isaacs; Indalo Stofile #Rosebank Theatre #Penelope Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #Grassy Park KKNK

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Penny has been answering questions about Nat and we thought some of the answers might be interesting to those of you still weighing up whether it's the show for you.  Please remember it has a rating of 18 for language and 4 different languages are spoken in the performance. 

Nat opens 14 January at The Rosebank Theatre and runs until 31 January. 

#Nat; Iman Isaacs; Richard September; Indalo Stofile; #Penelope Youngleson #Philip Rademeyer #Rosebank Theatre #kknk #Grassy Park; South African Stories

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And even MORE #NatSelfies from our beloveds. 

Still plenty of time to add yours to the throng: remember to tag your image with #NatSelfie #EveryKidDeservesAChildhood #Nat and use our handle to make sure we get notifications so we can say thanks!  Hope you had a beautiful Christmas and/or Hanukkah (if you celebrate them) - and that all our beloveds are safe and loved at this troublesome time.  x

#nat #Every Kid Deserves a Childhood NatSelfies #Iman Isaacs; Penelope Youngleson; Philip Rademeyer; Rust Co-Operative; Intimate Theatre #Richard September; Iman Isaacs; Indalo Stofile #Rosebank Theatre #Grassy Park; South African Stories