FAR GONE - Joburg

A Roots Mbili Theatre Production

Originally co-produced with Sheffield Theatres

“If I invited you to come with me on a journey, a story, will you come with me?”

Northern Uganda. When Okumu’s village is attacked by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), he and his brother’s lives are changed forever.
Inspired by John Rwothomack’s own real-life experience of nearly being kidnapped by the LRA, Far Gone is a profoundly moving story of a young boy’s journey from childhood innocence to child soldier. Told with humour, poetry, and startling physical theatre, Okumu’s experience strikes straight at the heart through a powerful one-man performance.

The play was first performed in 2019 and following a highly successful national tour in 2022 co-produced by Sheffield Theatres, Far Gone returns this time to the global stage touring USA, Taiwan and South Africa with additional performances in Sheffield, Manchester and London.

‘This play is not about me, the kid who was lucky enough to escape. This play is for the hundred of thousands who did not. For the future generations who will continue to suffer the traum the LRA has imprined on them, for many years to come’ - John Rwothomack