From the creators of the acclaimed Jakob, as well as multiple award-winning The King Of Broken Things comes a new offering, Weightless, on at The Drama Factory, on
Meet Bill. He’s a mathematician, a cricket enthusiast and a war veteran who will tell you that he can hear the call of the moon and that everything has its own sound, even gravity.
He will tell you too, of his endless desire to live weightless and to not be afraid of falling and how he hopes he can find his way through the pain of being different.
He will tell you that the algebra of kindness is a formula; and of his wish for it to be taught in every classroom, boardroom and sports field.
Weightless is written and directed by Michael Taylor-Broderick and performed by Bryan Hiles. The story is loosely based on a real-life character known simply as Bill.
Bill suffered from PTSD and for his entire adult life was ridiculed for it. The story attempts to understand Bill and others like him who are marginalised and pushed into corners purely because they are different.
Weightless explores Bill’s journey, the demons that lived in him, and the spark of hope that continued to reignite despite despair’s best efforts to extinguish it.
Performances on are Thursday October 3 and Friday October 4, at 7.30pm, and on Friday October 4, at 3pm.
Tickets cost R180, and are available at www.thedramafactory.co.za
The venue is located at 10 Comprop Square, Henry Vos Close, Asla Business Park, Strand. For more information, call 073 215 2290.
