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30 Years on from the TRC: A New Play Reflects on the Act of Forgiveness A landmark international collaboration between theatre artists from Kosovo and South Africa comes to Johannesburg @MarketTheatre, 9-19 April. markettheatre.co.za/under-the-shad… @qendramm

Kosovo-South Africa theater co-production "UNDER THE SHADE OF A TREE I SAT AND WEPT" @ Heddadagene in Oslo, Norway / 12 & 13 of June 2026 heddadagene.no/show/under-the… @kennethandresen @NitaLuci @MarketTheatre

In that room, strangers became connected through stories, silence, and shared questions From Kosovo to South Africa, this journey of truth and forgiveness has closed on our stage Thank you for showing up and holding space with us 🤝🫂❤️ #MarketTheatre50

What happens when Kosovo’s blood-feud reconciliation meets SA’s TRC? Playwright Jeton Neziraj explores it in Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept - a bold, uncomfortable look at truth & forgiveness. At The Market Theatre (running until 19 April). news24.com/life/arts-and-…

What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC mg.co.za/friday/2026-04…

There is profound symbolism in this collaboration. The Market Theatre has long stood as a site of anti-apartheid cultural resistance — a place where art challenged power, protected memory and helped shape civic consciousness. The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation exists to preserve and activate a legacy grounded in moral clarity, justice with compassion, accountability without vengeance, radical forgiveness and courageous dialogue. For one special evening honouring Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, these two legacies meet within the South African run of Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept — a production that places South Africa and Kosovo in conversation through the difficult, necessary language of reconciliation. This is why collaboration matters. Because reconciliation does not live in policy alone. It must also live in culture, in public encounter, in moral imagination, and in the brave spaces where nations continue learning how to speak across pain. #TutuLegacy #MarketTheatre #CulturalResistance #MoralLeadership #Reconciliation #JusticeAndHealing #ArtsAndCulture

Forgiveness isn’t always simple. Healing isn’t always neat..#UnderTheShadeOfATree This April, witness a unique collaboration between South Africa and Kosovo as history, memory, and humanity meet on stage.🙌 Dates: 9 – 19 April 2026 Tickets: webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?…

A play that reflects on forgiveness @MarketTheatre newslink.co.za/a-play-that-re… From 9 –19 April 2026, The Market Theatre presents Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept in a limited 10-show run.

Coming Up Next! 🎭 Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept 🌴 From Kosovo to SA! A powerful play on forgiveness, justice & healing. 09–19 Apr | 10 Shows Only Tickets 🎟️ webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?… Cast announcement 🔥👀 #MarketTheatre

A landmark international collaboration between theatre artists from Kosovo and South Africa comes to Johannesburg ---Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9-19 April 2026--- Written by Jeton Neziraj | Directed by Blerta Neziraj | Dramaturg: Greg Homann markettheatre.co.za/under-the-shad…

OPEN CALL FOR PERFORMERS Specifically we are looking for actors/actresses with these ethnic backgrounds: Palestinian, Roma, German, Israeli, Irish, Albanian, Serbian, Iranian, South African, living anywhere. qendra.org/en/open-call-f…

SO YOU WANT TO BE A PLAYWRIGHT? // Panel discussion with: Mark Ravenhill, Giannina Carbunariu, Bernhard Studlar and Jibbe Willems @ Kosovo-North Macedonia Theatre Showcase 2025 @MarkRavenhill2 @JibbeWillems youtu.be/dwXZbCeG6XY?si…

THE THEATRE TIMES: “UNDER THE SHADE OF A TREE I SAT AND WEPT” ...it could not come at a more important time... thetheatretimes.com/truth-and-reco…

Un’Europa reale, affaticata, contraddittoria, ripiegata su sé stessa, percorsa da diritti intermittenti, da migrazioni… in nn un festival di teatro in Kosovo doppiozero.com/kosovo-loffici… @AttilioScarpell @altrevelocita @Stratagemmi_PT @Tamburo_Kattrin @briguzia @gba_mm @Lulla

After premiering in Kosovo in 2025 “Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept” is set for a stop at The Market Theatre from 9 – 26 April 2026. International journey in Europe and in the USA to continue in 2026 and 2027 markettheatre.co.za/under-the-shad…

Sullo spettacolo Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Cried scritto da Jeton Neziraj e diretto da Blerta Neziraj si sono concentrate le attenzioni della critica e del pubblico... ilmanifesto.it/pristina-skopj…

‘The showcase can serve as a catalyst for artistic growth and improvement in the sector’ The driving forces behind organised theatrical marketplaces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Greece and Kosovo tell The Stage about the different models they ... #Echobox=1765273273-4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thestage.co.uk/features/how-e…

How European theatre showcases are connecting artists and nations thestage.co.uk/features/how-e…

Uno spettacolo scritto dal drammaturgo kosovaro Jeton Neziraj racconta la riconciliazione e il perdono in due realtà lontane ma con molto in comune riccardomichelucci.substack.com/p/il-teatro-pe…

Il Kosovo cerca pace con il teatro avvenire.it/agora/spettaco…