SS Mendi, Dancing the Death Drill
Year staged: 2018
Theatre Company: Isango Ensemble (South Africa) with Gbolahan Obisesan
Staged in: NST City, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Cast Size: 14
Synopsis
Based on the true story of the SS Mendi which sunk in the English Channel on February 21, 1917. More than 600 of the ship’s mainly black South African passengers died.
Original Cast
Thobile Dyas
Cast
Jack Ellis
Cast
Nombongo Fatyi
Cast
Zamile Gantana
Cast
Nontsusa Louw
Cast
Nolubabalo Mdayi
Cast
Zoleka Mpotsha
Cast
Thandolwethu Mzembe
Cast
Nonkululeko Nkwinti
Cast
Sonwabo Ntshata
Cast
Cikizwa Rolomana
Cast
Masakane Sotayisi
Cast
Ayanda Tikolo
Cast
Somila Toyi
Cast
Thobile Dyas
Cast
Jack Ellis
Cast
Nombongo Fatyi
Cast
Zamile Gantana
Cast
Nontsusa Louw
Cast
Nolubabalo Mdayi
Cast
Zoleka Mpotsha
Cast
Thandolwethu Mzembe
Cast
Nonkululeko Nkwinti
Cast
Sonwabo Ntshata
Cast
Cikizwa Rolomana
Cast
Masakane Sotayisi
Cast
Ayanda Tikolo
Cast
Somila Toyi
Cast
Production Team
Mannie Manim
Lighting
Fred Khumalo
Writer
Gbolahan Obisesan
Adaptor
Isango Ensemble
Adaptor
Mark Dornford-May
Director
Mandisi Dyantyis
Musical Director
Lungelo Ngamlana
Choreography
Mannie Manim
Lighting
Fred Khumalo
Writer
Gbolahan Obisesan
Adaptor
Isango Ensemble
Adaptor
Mark Dornford-May
Director
Mandisi Dyantyis
Musical Director
Lungelo Ngamlana
Choreography