A Feast in Time of Plague

Feature
African
World Premiere
SA Premiere

Availability &
Screening Time:

400 tickets

Director(s):

Amber Fox-Martin & Philip Theron

Country:

South Africa

Year:

2020

Running Time:

38 min

Language(s):

English

A Feast in Time of Plague explores the artistic responses of state-funded theatre-makers to the apartheid regime. The film tells the story of the freethinking individuals who worked in the Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB) between 1970 and 1990, and the mischievous and innovative ways they challenged segregation, censorship, and the actions of the apartheid government. The film then uses this history to take a sober look at censorship and innovation in the current South African theatre industry, wondering whether it has truly progressed or whether we are taking a few steps back.