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What happens when a shack appears in a gated community?

Playwright Amy Jephta’s new play explores race, class, land and the pressures of fitting in

Bonolo (Lesoko Seabe) pours a glass of wine for her neighbours Lynette (Mary Anne Barlow) and Chris (Jose Domingos) in Amy Jeptha’s play, A Good House, at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee.
When a shack suddenly appears inside an affluent suburban neighbourhood, panic spreads among residents. Rumours take hold, alliances shift, and assumptions about race, class and belonging begin to unravel.
This is the premise of A Good House, playwright Amy Jephta’s latest work, which opened at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre on Thursday.
Set in the fictional gated community of Stillwater, the play follows Sihle and Bonolo, a black middle-class couple who find themselves recruited by their white neighbours to oppose the mysterious structure. As events unfold, the…

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