A Howl in Makhanda

In A Howl in Makhanda, four teenage girls at an elite South African boarding school break the rules - and the fallout reveals far more than just misconduct. This award-winning, semi-autobiographical play examines how systems of power respond differently to the same acts, exposing the biases embedded in authority and the complexity of identity in adolescence.

Winner of two Fleur du Cap Awards for Best New Script and Best Original Composition, and nominated for Best Ensemble, A Howl in Makhanda blends original writing with passages from Sylvia Plath, Kurt Cobain, and Allen Ginsberg to create a lyrical, layered narrative that gives voice to the resistance and resilience of the girlchild.

Tackling themes of structural racism, classism, queerness, teenage pregnancy, religion, peer pressure, family, and freedom, this powerful work is both an archive and a call to action. It’s bold, unflinching theatre that dares to speak out - and dares you to listen.