The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso

Regular Group Rate:
Monday - Thursday evening & Thursday matinee
8+ Best Available reduced to £25

School Group Rate:
Monday - Thursday evening & Thursday matinee
10+ Best Available reduced to £15
One free teacher per 10 paid.

All rates and seats subject to availability and change.

About Event
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British director Mark Dornford-May brings his South African company Isango Portobello back to London with this new production of his adaptation of the English medieval Mystery Plays, The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso.
Performed by a black South African ensemble of 33 in five different languages (English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Tswana and Zulu), The Mysteries - Yiimimangaliso brings the timeless biblical stories to life through South African vocal and dance traditions. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, God and Jesus are all depicted by the ensemble, led by award-winning singer and musical director Pauline Malefane.
Isango Portobello was last seen in London with its distinctly South African take on The Magic Flute and A Christmas Carol, which played in repertoire at the Young Vic in 2007. The Magic Flute - Impempe Yomlingo went on to enjoy a West End run at the Duke of York's theatre and crowned its achievement with a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.
Director Dornford-May has worked in South Africa for seven years, first creating the Lyric Theatre Company Dimpho Di Kopane and then Isango Portobello, along with producer Eric Abrahams.
Malefane is an award-winning actor, writer and opera singer whose work in London includes a solo performance at the BBC proms in 2006 and playing the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute.

Travel
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross (Northern/Bakerloo lines)/Leicester Square (Northern/Piccadilly lines)
From Charing Cross turn left onto the Strand towards Trafalgar Square. Turn right at Trafalgar Square (you do not need to cross the road and enter the square itself) and head up St Martin's Place past the National Portrait Gallery. St Martin's Place leads to Charing Cross Road, with the Garrick Theatre opposite the National Portrait Gallery on the right.

Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
See above.

Parking: NCP Upper St Martin's Lane. Please note that parking in central London can be difficult and expensive. If possible please use public transport.

Restricted View
Please note that due to the layout of this theatre, all seats in the Dress Circle and Upper Circle may have a restricted views for some parts of the performance.