Life & Times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot in collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Handspring Puppet Company, makes its way to the Market Theatre in Joburg from Thu, Mar 27 – Sun, Apr 13, 2025. Book tickets here. 

This critically acclaimed stage adaptation of JM Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel, Life & Times of Michael K, comes to us from South African director Lara Foot in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company, famous for War Horse and Little Amal. This production comes to local audiences at the Market Theatre after a successful international tour in the USA.

Combining puppetry, performance, film, and music, the play brings Coetzee's haunting story of a man’s journey through a war-torn South Africa to life. Life & Times of Michael K has won multiple awards, including two Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards for Best Production and Best Puppetry Design, and was named a New York Times Critic's Pick. With big names like Coetzee, Foot, and Handspring Puppet Company's Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler behind this production, it's one you won't want to miss.

Life & Times of Michael K takes to the stage at the Market Theatre in Newtown from Thu, Mar 27 – Sun, Apr 13. Book your tickets.