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SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD

When:

MAY 19, 2026 to JUN 14, 2026
Showtimes Vary

Where:

New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
11 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ

More Info:

Phone: 732-258-7530

SIZWE BANSI IS DEAD

Written by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona

Directed by Ricardo Khan

In Collaboration with Tony Award® Winner John Kani (Black Panther, Mufasa:The Lion King)

One man's death becomes another's salvation in this indictment of South Africa's Apartheid system which lasted through the 1990s. Sizwe Bansi Is Dead, was written by South African playwright Athol Fugard in collaboration with John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Both actors/playwrights, Kani and Ntshona received Tony's in 1975, for their starring roles in the play's Broadway production. The Crossroads production of Sizwe is in collaboration with John Kani, the last remaining member of the writing team.


Showtimes

Morning & Matinees

Thursday, May 28th | 11:00AM*

Saturday, May 30th | 2:00 PM

Saturday, May 31st | 3:00 PM

Thursday, June 4th | 11:00 AM

Saturday, June 6th | 2:00 PM

Sunday, June 7th | 3:00 PM

Saturday, June 13th | 2:00 PM

Sunday, June 14th | 3:00 PM

Evening Performances

Tuesday, May 19th - Saturday, May 23rd | 7:30 PM*

Sunday, May 24th & Wednesday, May 27th | 3:00PM

Thursday, May 28th - Saturday, May 30th | 7:30 PM

Wednesday, June 3rd - Saturday, June 6th | 7:30 PM

Wednesday, June 10th - Saturday, June 13th | 7:30 PM


*Special Performances

Tuesday, May 19th | 7:30 PM | FIRST PREVIEW

Saturday, May 23rd | 7:30 PM | OPENING NIGHT BENEFIT

Thursday, May 28th | 11:00AM | STUDENT & SENIOR MATINEE