Mandela (2023)
It's 1960. Young activist, Nelson Mandela, rallies the people of South Africa to protest against the racial segregation of apartheid. In 1962 he is arrested and sentenced to life in prison, where he will spend the next 27 years, taken from his wife and children, as the fight for freedom sweeps his country. Infused with the rhythms of South Africa, this soaring new musical tells the extraordinary story of a man who changed the course of modern history—the sacrifices he made as a husband and father, and the global movement that inspired him and his comrades to keep fighting.
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Michael LuwoyeNelson Mandela
Danielle FiamanyaWinnie MandelaGregory ArmandVusiZion BattlesBongani
Earl CarpenterPrime MinisterStewart ClarkeWardenHanna DimtsuNomsaLerato GwebuAdelaide Tambo / Evelyn MasePrudence JezilePraise SingerAkmed Junior KhemalaiWalter SisuluBlue MakwanaGuguKayleigh McKnightSusan / ErikaMovie DNA
Frequently asked questions about Mandela
What is Mandela about?
It's 1960. Young activist, Nelson Mandela, rallies the people of South Africa to protest against the racial segregation of apartheid. In 1962 he is arrested and sentenced to life in prison, where he will spend the next 27 years, taken from his wife and children, as the fight for freedom sweeps his country. Infused with the rhythms of South Africa, this soaring new musical tells the extraordinary story of a man who changed the course of modern history—the sacrifices he made as a husband and father, and the global movement that inspired him and his comrades to keep fighting.
How long is Mandela?
Mandela has a runtime of 124 minutes.