A Review of David Kramer's Danger In The Dark - drugs, drama & death!
On Saturday 26 October 2019 (a day after arriving back from our playwright’s residency programme!), Cultsha Kennis finally had the opportunity to see Danger in the Dark at the Baxter Theatre, a David Kramer musical, featuring music by his late and well-loved theatre partner, Taliep Petersen – but with a new libretto! Danger in the Dark is a remake of the Kramer/Petersen hit of the 90’s, Poison, an upbeat musical that tells the story, through 8 lead characters and a 14 member chorus, of the atrocities of drug abuse on the Cape Flats, as well as the hope and dream for its inhabitants to overcome it all. The story’s protagonist, Pamela ( Alexis Petersen ), is a young social worker who is encouraged by a housewife, Mrs Joseph ( Edith Plaatjies ), to take to the streets and challenge the status quo. Aware of the impossible cause before her, Pamela’s motivation increases once she discovers that her friend Juanita ( Rushney Ferguson ), a young rebellion and aspiring singe