{"id":83641,"date":"2025-10-15T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/uncategorized\/review-the-ugly-noo-noo\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T00:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:25:51","slug":"review-the-ugly-noo-noo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/ink-festival-newspaper-2025\/review-the-ugly-noo-noo\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: &#8216;The Ugly Noo Noo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83641\" class=\"elementor elementor-83641 elementor-83572\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33166f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33166f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a09582\" data-id=\"9a09582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a933955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a933955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>SPIER THEATRE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eeba8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eeba8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ca74d\" data-id=\"80ca74d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d251e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d251e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"highlight-text\">A masterclass in physical theatre<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c3ebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c3ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ec7bc\" data-id=\"82ec7bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60528a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60528a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Production: <strong>The Ugly Noo Noo<\/strong><br>By: <strong>Kuhle Tshabalala<\/strong><br>Photos: <strong>Jeremeo le Cordeur<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6d73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0f6d73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9580ad\" data-id=\"d9580ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09099b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09099b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Directed by <span style=\"color: #f04e4e;\">Janet Buckland<\/span>, The Ugly Noo Noo looks at how fear and power relate to each other.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa5f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa5f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1c04e\" data-id=\"bb1c04e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e09b3d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e09b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A humorous and imaginative play, <em>The Ugly Noo Noo<\/em> takes the audience back in time through the hidden parts of Johannesburg\u2019s suburbs. The play was written in 1988 by Andrew Buckland, during a tumultuous time in South Africa&#8217;s history as the dismantling of apartheid began. <\/p>\n<p>It is a one-man piece featuring Andrew Buckland, who plays several roles, namely humans, insects, and animals \u2013 each with their own personality. The play begins with a man&#8217;s encounter with a cockroach, the Parktown prawn, in his house and his terrified reaction to it. It is a humorous face-off between human and insect, with the human being determined to destroy the insect, but the insect refusing to back down without a battle. The insect attempts to reason with the human, but its sincere reaction to the human\u2019s attempt to destroy it results in even more chaos, as the insect jumps \u2013 towards the human \u2013 as a reflex.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717a8e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717a8e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb704fe\" data-id=\"fb704fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03443a6 elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03443a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80477\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk.png 400w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/quote-pienk-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b63fb51\" data-id=\"b63fb51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31b3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31b3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #f04e4e;\">Buckland\u2019s acting was brilliant throughout the play, as he seamlessly switched roles from one character to the other. <\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a97a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a97a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-603b35b\" data-id=\"603b35b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2f146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c2f146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Buckland\u2019s acting was brilliant throughout the play, as he seamlessly switched roles from one character to the other. With no set, props, or costumes, Buckland guides the audience through important themes, such as humanity and empathy. The play is strange and funny, while reminding the audience that even the creatures they dislike have a place in the world. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1732f37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1732f37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab35dd6\" data-id=\"ab35dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1fc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b1fc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-83580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Ugly-Noo-Noo_JeremeoLeCordeur_06-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f665d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f665d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abccca\" data-id=\"7abccca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdebbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfdebbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the context of apartheid South Africa, the stage work criticises the systems of the past that resulted in many South Africans living in a brutal society. Throughout the play, the prawn is used as a symbol of fear, which is a clever way to explore how fear can be a device for controlling people and spreading hate. <\/p><p><em>The Ugly Noo Noo<\/em> challenges the audience to see fear for what it is, and that it is the driver and enabler of prejudice and chaos. All the while, it encourages us to embrace those who are different from us and to hear them out instead of shutting them out. <\/p><p>In the context of post-apartheid South Africa, after 31 years of democracy, the play remains a thought-provoking portrayal of the power dynamics that still influence society, putting emphasis on how those in positions of power have control over people, while those who are dependent on them are left vulnerable when promises are not fulfilled.<\/p><ul><li><em> This review first appeared on Stellenbosch Media Forum and is published here with permission of the Stellenbosch University Department of Journalism.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smfnews.org\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.smfnews.org\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09b601c elementor-section-boxed 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