GREEN MAN FLASHING at Hexagon Theatre

Mike Van Graan’s GREEN MAN FLASHING takes us back over a decade into the terrain of South Africa’s political history and yet it asks much of the same questions persistent in present day conversation. What is the price of democracy and freedom? Should race still matter? Why do very few recognise rape as a question of power rather than one of desire? The playwright fails to answer the unrelenting questions- the story of South Africa is far too complex. And yet the narrative is a reflection of how far South Africa has come, how greatly many have sacrificed and what is yet to be confronted if we are ever to achieve national unity.