Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice – Hull New Theatre
Hull New Theatre was far from full on Friday evening, when the UK premiere of Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice took to its stage.
The fact it was Good Friday and potential theatregoers might have had other plans may have accounted for the empty seats.
But the lengthy applause from an appreciative audience for all on stage, at the show’s end, showed that those who did take up the seats were heartily glad they made the effort.
First to appear on the stage - whose backdrop of bare tree branches hardly changed throughout - were three very talented musicians playing keyboards, violin and a most unusual array of instruments that made sounds I simply cannot describe. And I don’t mean that in a negative way.
Award-winning choreographer, Masilo, hails from South Africa, so she is more than q...
