Shaken not stirred

What do women want?
This is a question that continues to baffle a lot of men the world over, but for the third year running, Mandipa Mashingaibze, popularly known as Mandi Mash, and her cast offered a look into the minds of women and what they want in their production of musical cabaret Shaken Not Stirred, staged at Maitisong over the weekend.

According to the musical cabaret, women want to be courted, men with money to spoil them and, as they sang, diamonds are a girl's best friend.  The approximately hour-long cabaret, themed Court Me if you dare is a fun-filled romp that explores the issue of courting in modern day relationships, comparing them to the way men courted women in the past.  The show started with a sequence in which the seven female cast members told the nostalgic story of the suspenseful and tortuous ways their fathers courted their mothers.  They finish by saying: "I can't wait to tell my kids my own story, except men seem to court differently nowadays."  This paved the way for the first musical performance, A La La La Long (Sweat) belted out by Cedric Ncube, whose over-the-top and sexually suggestive dancing illustrated perfectly the difference in courting that the women had been talking about.
This performance paved the way for the women to reminisce about the 'puppy love" of school-days crushes, in which love notes were written with different coloured markers. This sequence was closed by a performance of Love Like This by University of Botswana (UB) student Sarah, which encapsulated her yearning to "create romantic memories".

The next musical performance was by Jen Summers (performing Cee-lo Green's Forget You), who also choreographed the show, and writer, director and producer of the show, Mandi Mash performed Fantasia's Bore Me.  The latter's performance was a conclusion of a sequence in which the women complained of the silly excuses that men make when they have done a woman wrong.  This sequence struck a chord with the women in the intimate audience - who vocally agreed with the actors.

Editor's Comment
Women unite for progress

It underscores the indispensable role women play in our society, particularly in building strong households and nurturing families. The recognition of women as the bedrock of our communities is not just a sentiment; it's a call to action for all women to stand together and support each other in their endeavours.The society's aim to instil essential principles and knowledge for national development is crucial. By providing a platform for...

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