Category Archives: by Johan Enqvist

Over the past couple of months, we have had a chance to share our work in Unruly Natures with a wider audience – both locally, nationally, and overseas. This phase is a really important part of research, to make sure we are transparent about the work we do, make findings available to the public, andContinue reading “Sharing our work with new audiences”

We are delighted to see ‘Unruly’ come back to the stage in just a couple of weeks. After its three Fleur du Cap nominations, Empatheatre’s powerful story will now has its own run independently of this research project, at the Baxter Theatre. With two tours around the Cape Peninsula under its belt, including special performancesContinue reading “‘Unruly’ back on stage”

Things have been very quiet here for the past couple of months, but that does not mean that we are not hard at work! We have several research articles that are either in preparation or being reviewed by scientific journals, based on the data collected in our 2023 survey and the 2024 theatre performances. ThisContinue reading “Updates: 2025 so far”

A week and a half ago, the final ‘Unruly’ show took place at the Baxter theatre. This wrapped up two intense weeks with lots of valuable conversations and discussions with different types of audiences. With four community shows in locations around the peninsula, four shows for general audiences at the Baxter, two for baboon rangers,Continue reading “Wrapping up ‘Unruly,’ starting a new study”

Today we are very excited to announce the dates for a second tour of ‘Unruly,’ which will again tour communities around the Peninsula as well a series of shows at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. This time Andrew Buckland is joined by Chantal Willie-Petersen, a brilliant musician bringing the double bass score to lifeContinue reading “A second chance to catch the ‘Unruly’ play!”

We are in the middle of planning the second round of performances of Unruly, where we aim to bring the play and post-show discussion to new audiences. Tentative dates for this tour is 28 October to 9 November – watch this space for more information about how to sign up. Some of the new showsContinue reading “Planning for Unruly tour #2. Can you help us find suitable high schools?”

Over the past few weeks, research findings from the Unruly Natures project has reached a broader scientific community. First and foremost, we congratulate Kinga on publishing her first peer-reviewed article as a first author! Titled Control or coexist with urban baboons: Exploring residents’ views and values in Cape Town, the article is openly accessible inContinue reading “Unruly Natures research gaining international attention”

Almost a month ago on 9 June, the play ‘Unruly’ wrapped up its first tour at Theatre Arts in Observatory. This was an extra show that we added in response to high demand during the previous week – and just as most of the other performances, this final one was fully booked. Over 400 residentsContinue reading “Post-show reflections & looking ahead”

The last few weeks have been probably the most intense of this project, with our Empatheatre partners and Andrew Buckland doing a tremendous job bringing a story to life – from our extensive research of various kinds, through the careful crafting of a script, to the final staging by an incredibly skilled actor. The showContinue reading “Preparing for a tour!”