'Matthew Hahn’s The Robben Island Shakespeare is indeed a manual for both the young and old in South Africa and the world, to help us charter the difficult journey of life and the survival of the human spirit, UBUNTU, against all odds.' - Tony Award Winning Actor and South African Cultural Activist John Kani, in his introduction to The Robben Island Shakespeare.
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Preparing for the Performance
Alongside examining leadership through the eyes of shakespeare and the former political prisoners on Robben a Island, we are also preparing for a presentation / performance on Monday morning at the college. The students have cast themselves as Shakespeare's characters or one of the interviewees. We are busy putting together a short programme of performances as well as an analysis of our findings and thoughts on what it takes to be an ethical leader in her he 21st century.