Everyone knows the story, but no one’s bothered to hear her side of it. When a woman’s private pain becomes public fodder: whispered in the office, rebranded as wisdom after yoga, she finds herself at the center of a spectacle she never agreed to.
What follows is surreal, sharp, and hauntingly familiar. Set against a backdrop of corporate detachment and pastel wellness, where fans hum and vape smoke fills the air, Filled drifts between biting realism and absurd metaphor.
Through wry humour, sharp observation, and surreal imagery, Filled explores what it means to hold yourself together while everything unravels. For anyone who’s ever felt out of place in their own story, it offers an insane kind of solidarity.
Production Credits
Tshiamo Moretlwe: Writer, Performer
Roshina Ratnam: Director
About the Artists
Tshiamo Moretlwe is an actress, voice-over artist, and puppeteer who loves sweating on stage. She earned a BA (Hons) in Theatre and Performance with Distinction from the University of Cape Town in 2020 and completed a playwriting course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, in 2022. Tshiamo has voiced Penguin Audio’s Moxyland and McCann Global Health campaigns. She performed in Hamlet (Janni Younge Productions) at Maynardville and the Baxter Theatre, and appeared at the Chicago International Puppetry Festival, Abstract – 1st Budapest International Contemporary Puppet Festival, and Festival Internacional de Teatro Progresista Venezuela. In 2024, she was selected for UNIMA South Africa’s Puppetry Incubation Program and Figura Theatre Festival’s Watch&Talk in Switzerland. Her play Filled premieres at NAF 2025.
Roshina Ratnam is a director, writer, performer, and puppeteer with decades of experience across stage and screen. Her directorial credits include Surge and Glimmer, both nominated for Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards. As a performer, she has toured internationally with The Life and Times of Michael K (Handspring Puppet Company/Lara Foot), and has appeared in acclaimed productions such as Hamlet (directed by Janni Younge) and Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in Berlin. Passionate about amplifying diverse voices, Roshina seeks to bring a deep sensitivity to storytelling, with a focus on emotional truth, visual impact, and collaborative process.
- Venue: Gymnasium
- Location: Victoria Girl's High School
- Ticket price: ZAR 120.00
- Programme type: The Fringe
- Genre: Theatre
- Duration: 60 minutes
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Ages:
14+
- M - MATURE CONTENT, L - LANGUAGE
