The Suit
A Young Vic Young People’s Production
The Maria Studio, 14th – 15th June, 2012
Written by: Can Themba; Adapted for the stage by Barney Simon and Mothobi Mutloatse
Inspired by the main stage production by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne
Created as a companion piece to the award-winning production by Peter Brook, this project saw 16 young people drawn from the Young Vic’s local community work with an award-winning professional team including Jean Chan, winner of the Linbury Prize for Theatre Design, to create their own response to Can Themba’s extraordinary Apartheid fable.
In the dusty heat of a 1950s South African township, a young worker returns home to find his wife in bed with her lover. The lover escapes, leaving behind his suit. In revenge, the husband instructs his wife to treat the suit as an honoured guest. But how long can she endure this cruel and pitiless punishment?
CREATIVE TEAM
SUBA DAS Director
JEAN CHAN Designer
MARK HOWLAND Lighting Designer
NICK JONES Composer
Suba Das Directs 