Masc
Comedy
Written and performed by Aldo BRINCAT | Directed by Sophie JOANS
13+
Set in the early days of South Africa’s democracy, Masc follows a teenager grappling with love, sex and identity. His worldview has been shaped by a repressive education system. But nothing prepares him for the chaos of real connection.
Years later, he looks back. He remembers a single relationship that changed everything.
Brincat plays every character. The performance is physical. Raw. Honest. Funny. Using clowning, poor theatre and mask work, Masc is layered, surprising and deeply human.
ARTIST BIOS
Aldo Brincat trained in Paris under Jacques Lecoq. He was named one of the Mail & Guardian’s Top Five Stage Performers of the Decade. He has created original theatre and visual art across South Africa, India, Sweden, Botswana, Zimbabwe and the UK. His latest work, The Moon Looks Delicious From Here, won the Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award and the Special Jury Prize at the Bitesize Theatre Festival in London, 2024.
Sophie Joans is the director of Masc. She is a Cape Town-based theatre maker, writer and performer known for her bold, physical storytelling and dark comedic style. Her debut solo show Île won a Standard Bank Ovation Award and toured nationally to critical acclaim.