Mlungu

MLUNGU by Shannon Hendry There are no white South Africans. Only Mlungu. Watch this white woman try to save our rainbow nation. Not all white people look the same. Some are whiter than others. No, she is not Helen Zille, but she is getting in her little boat and dropping herself into the nearest pothole, right in the deep end. As the audience enters the space, she is already there handing out her "Mlungu" postcards and donation tins.

Is it a recruitment scheme for a cult or just a lady wanting to have the stage so she can just say whatever she wants, what's the worst that can happen? Carrying around her dead tree, she is searching for a white man to save her tree. Powered by white bread and the rainbow nation she plans to give back. A woke white woman working towards her Nobel peace prize. She may not be a part of the DA but the EFF loves her, it's a complicated love triangle.

She's from Kwazulu-Natal so you know the ANC f*cks with her. Mlungu is a stand-up comedy cabaret production, filled with political humour and gut-turning satire. Witty and straightforward, this white woman has got a lot to say. Management is still figuring out whether she should be allowed a microphone or not. You'll be the judge of that. Written and performed by Shannon Hendry ~ Shannon Hendry is a South African comedian, writer and performer.

Currently doing her Masters at Stellenbosch University where she is researching South African comedians, performative political humour and nation-building. In 2021 she graduated from AFDA (Durban North) with an outstanding achievement award for the Higher Certificate in Performing Arts. Shannon completed her Bachelor of arts in Drama and Theatre Studies at Stellenbosch University in 2024.

She continued to study at Stellenbosch, where she graduated in 2025 with cum laude for her BAHons in Drama and Theatre Studies with a specialization in cabaret. Shannon's past works include a physical theatre two-hander ÖH (Co-wrote and performed, 2025 she was nominated for a Kanna for Best Upcoming Artist; 2023 she won Best Ensemble, Best use of Technical and Nominated for Best Female Lead, Best Script at Première Teaterfees); Yellowtail (2025 she won Best Supporting Actress at Première Teaterfees), What do you think the birds are doing?

(Written and directed by Cailyb Prinsloo); The Fogo In Mercura Maison (Co-wrote and directed by Shannon Hendry); Akrasia (Co-wrote andStage managed, 2026 she was nominated for a Kanna for Best Upcoming Artist), The Candidate (Written and directed by Dr André Greber), Hamlets (Directed by Nicole Holm), Veer ( KKNK blitsteatre programme, created and performed alongside Merwe Van Gent and Chrizelle Strydom).

She was also recently nominated for Best up-coming student at the Cape Town Theatre Awards. Stage Manager- Mia BurgerMia Burger is currently finishing her Bachelor of arts in Drama and Theatre Studies at Stellenbosch University. She is well trained and experienced in sewing and jewellery-making, she is a trained…