ONE-WOMAN SHOW: SHIKA-LAND 17 May 8:00pm
Alliance Française de Durban in collaboration with Kaleidoscope Productions
present: SHIKA-LAND!… coming to Durban this May!
SHIKA-LAND! is a one-woman monologue show that delves into the lives of ordinary
women from around the globe. Written and performed by Shika Budhoo and directed
by Dhaveshan Govender, the piece is about 5 women around the globe all named
SHIKA!
Almost everyone’s done it – Googled or Facebooked their names just to see what
comes up. The results, depending on how common your name is, are populated by a
variety of people across the globe.
Shika-land! explores the lives of five different women, one from South Africa
(herself), a mother from Trinidad, a girlfriend from France, a hairdresser from England
and a bride-to-be from India.
Interspersed with song, each Shika is presented in her own monologue, where she
allows us a glimpse into her world. Through these intimate encounters, we are given
insight into the ‘feels’ behind loss, arranged marriage, abuse, infidelity and scandal,
while posing the question “does our name fit our character or does our character fit
our name?”
SHIKA-LAND! is an ‘every-woman’ story with a host of colourful characters
authentically portrayed by Budhoo. Shika-Land! made its debut at The Musho!
International Theatre Festival and got rave reviews from established theatre
practitioners as well as theatre lovers; and went on to be performed at The National
Arts Festival in Grahamstown, The I Heart Durban Theatre Festival, as well as The
South African Women’s Arts Festival, PopART in Johannesburg and various private
and corporate functions.
“…utterly authentic on stage…” – Gisele Turner
“…Shika deftly elicits pathos and humour
from each of her portrayals.” – Anthony Thoms
“..her accents are top dollar.” – Stavros Anthias
“THIS IS A MUST SEE!”- Roland Stansell
Saturday, 17 May 2025, at 8pm,
at Alliance Francaise,
22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside, Durban.
R100 a ticket from Computicket.
