SYNOPSIS
Adapted for the stage from André Carl van der Merwe’s novel, MOFFIE follows seventeen-year-old Nicholas van der Swart, conscripted into the South African Defence Force at the height of apartheid’s military regime. Surrounded by brute masculinity, racism and bigotry, he must survive both the violence of the Border War and the daily fear of being outed. Kai Luke Brümmer reprises the role he played in the 2019 feature film, in a production about the cost of conformity, the weight of shame and the courage it takes to defy expectation.
CREDITS
Director: Greg Karvellas
Writer: Philip Rademeyer
Based on the novel: “Moffie” by André Carl van der Merwe
Designer: Niall Griffin
Sound Designer: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder
Cast: Kai Luke Brümmer
World Premiere: London, 2024
AWARDS
Off West End Awards (Offies) 2025 – Nominated for 4 Awards, including Performance: Kai Luke Brümmer
Cape Town Theatre Awards 2025 – Nominated for 5 Awards, including Best New South African Script: Philip Rademeyer, and Best Director: Greg Karvellas.
PRESS
“It’s theatrical storytelling at its most essential.”
★★★★★ The Guardian
“As close to a perfect piece of theatre as you could want.”
Daily Maverick
