Times Of Swaziland: DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL SENTIMENTAL!

DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL SENTIMENTAL!
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Phumelele Mkhonta on 14/10/2019 15:56:00


MBABANE - Emotions were evoked!
This was at the ‘Daughter of the Soil’ show, which was held at Eswatini
Theatre Club in Mbabane on Saturday night where the actors in the play gave a
splendid performance. This, as Eswatini renowned theatre actress Setsabile
Masina, who was acting as Nkanyiso, finds herself in a ditch after leaving home
to seek a job in the city. Nkanyiso left her grandmother Gogo Tsabedze, to chase
her dreams and make money in the city. While in the city, she stays with her
aunt who is engaged in promiscuous activities so to make ends meet.
Vulnerable
Nkanyiso, in her vulnerable state, meets Machocolate, a casanova among the
ladies. Luring her with money, the man takes her ‘flower’ and ditched her
while chasing other women. While she is pursuing him, he gets abusive and this
is when Nkanyiso takes her bags and heads back home to her grandmother. In the
middle of the play, Beko the Storyteller, real name Nontobeko Dlamini, the host,
recited her poems from the EP titled ‘Strong as Black Coffee’. The poems in
the EP (Extended Play), mainly speak of the strength of a woman and what they go
through in society.
Teaming up to make the play look beautiful were dancer Velile Dube of Kids in
Motion and Toothless Da Dancer, Musa the Poet, Khole, Tindzaba Temdzabu and
others. The main actors in the play were Setsabile Masina, Nqaba Tsela, Mkhosie
Masuku, Baphetsile Dlamini, Nokuphiwa Lindelwa Mamba, Mthulisi ‘2 Pac’
Mamba, Nkululeko Ngwenya and Make Ngobese. In her remarks, Beko The Storyteller
appreciated everyone who made it to the show. “Theatre is my love and this
place is my second home,” she said.