PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - When Amanda Valela from Lunchbox Theatre in Plettenberg Bay was given the opportunity to write the script for Dream, her driving force was the tragedy families suffer when their children go missing. 

Child abduction leaves families, sometimes communities at large, devastated and paralyzed with fear. Knowing how fear cheats children out of their childhood, Dream was Amanda’s intentional countermeasure to help girls and boys dream again.

The play was well received at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstowns recently, with Steve Kretzmann from Critter commenting, 

"Although the subject matter sounds heavy, and it is, Dream holds it with a light touch, injecting humanity into a situation that almost doesn’t bear thinking about, particularly for parents. Dream is really about people in a heart-rending situation, and because people are funny, there is also humour. And if anyone knows how to balance the fine line between humour and tragedy, it’s director Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.”

Dream is a powerful story that helps families to deal with this terrible loss. The play also gives communities, parents and children insight into safeguarding against child abductions. The message Dream conveys is compelling. It stirs each individual to be vigilant, well informed and proactive in helping knit communities closer and build stronger awareness to identify and avoid potential danger.

Lunchbox Theatre is committed to taking Dream to communities near and far. Our aim is to educate as many families as possible on how to protect their children.

The Dream Campaign is one of the many programmes we run as an NGO and you can choose your level of contribution and commitment. A donation of R200 can help us reach 200 children, and a R1 000 donation can help us reach 1 000 children.

Would you like to help?
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