Cape Town theatre week explores what shapes us and what we believe

The production "Please, Don't Call Me Moffie", written and directed by Zubayr Charles and carried by Anzio September in a demanding one-man performance, explores what it means to grow up queer in environments that reward silence, toughness, and conformity, particularly within working-class Cape Town. The piece moves between five Cape Coloured men navigating the weight of expectation and lived experience, with a viral act of homophobic violence as the catalyst. It delivers an unflinching look at toxic masculinity, queerphobia, and mental health.