Of Robots* and things...

*Robot - Traffic light

 

An audience with a white beggar
at his Robot (True story)
 

This is a white beggars story, humorously performed, about how he ended up on the road and got to living in a Township.

A day to day account of a second rate citizen’s fight for survival and recognition in a hostile world, where you would die if you lost your sense of humor.

a Former hairdresser fallen on hard times and now living in a township and begging for a living at the robot by the new mall.

We share his fears, his hopes, his prejudices, and above all a healthy sense of humour that draws us into his reality where a red light is good.
 

Autobiography?

 

The play is based on Stewart's life and is mostly factual, with some names and details changed so as not to 'embarrass' anyone. The final script was created over 4 years through a combination of using the writer's journal entries and a bi-weekly workshop process. When I heard he was on the street, I told him to write it down, write it all down. He did, we edited, and this is the product. He, unfortunately, is still standing at his Robot...

First performances

 

Beggared In SA was first performed at the Rosebank Theatre. The performances were fundraisers for a cataract operation that Stewart desperately needed, and thanks to Nicholas and Liz Ellenbogen who selflesly gave a venue, time, and filled the venue, the 2 performances raised enough funds for Stewart's cataract operation. (He was on a 2 year waiting list with the health dept.)

* Makhanda

 

Makhanda, a town in the eastern cape
formerly known as Grahamstown 

Makhanda, also spelled Makana,
Who was also known as Nxele "the left-handed" (died 25 December 1819) was a Xhosa warrior, war doctor, philosopher and prophet who, during the Xhosa Wars, instigated an attack against the British garrison at Grahamstown, South Africa.