THE Schlesinger Theatre at Michaelhouse in Balgowan will host two performance of The Prize of Peace, written by Les Morison, at 7.30 pm on June 24 and 25.

Mandela and De Klerk are in the grand Hotel, Oslo before they receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Backstage, militants plan to shock the world and plunge South Africa back into the abyss.

In this fictional drama, the great leaders show strength in resisting provocation. They wrestle over the issue of apology and anger bursts from both of them. Yet they show what it takes to make rational choices for the common good. Together they achieve what neither could alone.

The Prize of Peace was originally directed by Clare Stopford to acclaim at the Old Mutual Theatre on Square in 2011. Playing with history and fiction, the play asks the right questions about forgiveness, guilt and building a future through relationships of understanding.

The production is staged by four talented B Block drama boys.

Tickets are R30. To book email Angela Jonsson at theatre@michaelhouse.org or call 033 234 1314 weekdays between 8 am and 1 pm.