Set over the course of a single weekend in a small Cape Town apartment, Still Here / Nog Hier follows Jess and Hannes as they confront the quiet unraveling of their relationship. Moving between English and Afrikaans, the play explores what happens when love remains but certainty disappears. Through intimate conversations, moments of silence and familiar routines, the pair grapple with questions of timing, identity and whether holding on is an act of hope or fear. Written by Jade Ludski and performed by Alex Silberbauer and Dwayne Vorster, this original bilingual one-act drama offers an honest portrait of modern relationships and the words we struggle to say before goodbye.
Still Here / Nog Hier is an original bilingual one-act play written by Cape Town creative Jade Ludski. First developed through a collaborative workshop process with actors Alex Silberbauer and Dwayne Vorster, the production explores contemporary relationships through an intimate, character-driven lens.
Set almost entirely within a single apartment over one weekend, the play examines the emotional landscape between deciding to leave and choosing to stay. Rather than focusing on dramatic events, it finds tension in ordinary moments, conversations interrupted by silence, and the subtle shifts that define long-term relationships.
By weaving English and Afrikaans together naturally throughout the dialogue, the play reflects the lived experience of many South Africans while using language itself as a metaphor for intimacy, distance and belonging.
Jade Ludski is a multidisciplinary creative working across theatre, design, writing and experiential storytelling. Still Here / Nog Hier marks her debut original stage play.
Alex Silberbauer and Dwayne Vorster collaborated closely throughout the play's development, helping shape its dialogue, rhythms and emotional authenticity through an actor-led workshop process.