'It’s one of those suburbs where the houses all match, the gardens all match, the cars, the dogs, and the people all match. But in the stucco sprawl of Paradise, the Petersen family don’t quite match.
'While her folks are back in Johannesburg, Zadie is holding the family fort. This means keeping her little sis away from bush doofs—and smiling when her nice white neighbours try to touch her hair.
'Then, in the middle of the night, someone starts pelting their house with oranges. Just once. Then twice. Then night after night after night. Maybe it’s nothing. Or maybe someone in Paradise wants them out.'
Source: Griffin Theatre Company.
Produced by Griffin Theatre Company as a co-production with National Theatre of Parramatta, 20 August - 25 September 2021.
Director: Zindzi Okenyo.
Cast: Kirsty Marillier (Zadie).
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Intended for production as part of the 2022 season.
Presented by Griffin Theatre Company as a co-production with National Theatre of Parramatta from 18 February - 19 March 2022 (Griffin) and 30 March - 2 April 2022 (Riverside).
Director: Zindzi Okenyo.
Designer: Jeremy Allen.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer & Sound Designer: Benjamin Pierpoint.
Dramaturg: Declan Greene.
Cast: Kirsty Marillier (Zadie), with Callan Colley, Angela Nica Sullen, and Mariama Whitton.
'Zindzi Okenyo was in her early 20s when she first heard about Saartjie Baartman.'
'Zindzi Okenyo was in her early 20s when she first heard about Saartjie Baartman.'
