Professor Gertrude Fester, right, is pictured with Chief Hennie van Wyk.
Veteran anti-apartheid activist, lecturer, author and former Member of Parliament and Commissioner on Gender Equality, Professor Gertrude Fester will be performing her play Lookalike Terrorist on Friday July 12 at Milnerton Playhouse, in Pienaar Road, Milnerton, at 7pm.
In the production, Fester highlights her experiences at Istanbul airport where, while en route to Rome, her passport is kept by police standing at the exit of the plane. This puzzles her as the rest of the passengers are allowed to leave after showing their passports. The fact that they were speaking a language which she assumed was Turkish and hence could not understand, further confounds her. They eventually return her passport. While she is approaching customs, she is re-arrested by a larger group including three women. The play focuses on her thoughts, fears and her need to remain calm. The event also brings to the fore her experiences in solitary confinement during Apartheid in South Africa.
The performance will take place in the foyer, is free to attend and no booking is required.
Email gertrudefester@gmail.com for more information.