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Award winning actor, director and producer Jasen Mphepo is set for a one man act at the now popular Theatre in The Park starting today up to Friday. Titled “A 1 000 Miles”, the play questions and provokes debate surrounding life’s challenges and successes and is a combination of comedy and physical theatre. In a statement , Theatre In The Park spokesperson Robert Tapfumanei said the play is an intriguing and captivating one man act about real life, secrets, life journey’s, success, freedom failures and happiness.
“Bernard Mabhena (Jasen Mphepo) lived a full life and at 65, still strong and waking up every morning to go to work and looking after his family, he still spotted that jovial smile that everyone admired and which just soothed many a hearts. Today we gather at his funeral to celebrate a life worth lived,” he said.
Mphepho said he has decided to bring “A 1 000 Miles” to Theatre in the Park new stage because he believe the venue is a prime venue with the right audiences for mainstream theatre and his play is suitable for such a venue.
“Audiences should expect laughter and more laughter, as well as participating in the play as performers themselves.
“In-fact I am expecting the audiences reactions and participation during the performance as only that can raise my adrenalin and I will try to give them the best of Jasen Mphepo,” he said.
A 1 000 Miles story telling is aided by visual, music, song and dance.
The play combines the use of theatre and film to tell the story of Bernard’s past and present life scenarios.
It uses a mix of physical theatre as there is minimalistic property on stage to play with whilst comedy is dotted throughout the play.
Bernard will play several roles as he illustrates the narration. At the end of the play Bernard dies and this is aided through a projected video of how he dies.
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