Kinderlê

A grudge, they say, is a painful thing to nurture. Namas and Bushmen are often portrayed as peaceful people – people who give when they must give. Like Hannah, Maria prayed to God for a child, and Dammas was given to Dawid and Maria. But on a Sunday in 1867, their camp, Nona-Ams, was attacked. Thirty-two Nama children were killed. The God who gives also takes back. This play reveals a lesser-known Northern Cape history – a story about motherhood, faith, and scars that still lie across Namaqualand.

A co-production of the Stellenbosch Toyota Woordfees and the Suidoosterfees, supported by NATi and Festival Enerprise Catalyst (FEC), in collaboration with the Jobs Fund.