Durban Poison

The Stable Theatre was the first independent black theatre in South Africa, founded in the culturally mixed city of Durban. Its most famous product is Broadway playwright and pop star Mbonegni Ngema, a controversial figure tainted by scandal and accusations of racism. As the musical collapses and the theatre itself slides into failure, the film becomes a roadmovie through the minefield of contemporary South African politics and a search for the deeper problems at the heart of the Stable Theatre’s collapse.