Kunene And The King
ClosingBy John Kani
Guthrie TheaterDates
Oct 10 – Nov 8, 2026
Venue
McGuire Proscenium Stage · Minneapolis
818 S 2nd St
Director
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Accessible Performances
- Wed, Nov 4, 1:00 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices, Large Print Playbill
- Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 pm — Audio Description, ASL Interpretation, Assisted Listening Devices, Braille Playbill, Large Print Playbill, Tactile/Touch Tour
- Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 pm — Open Captioning, Assisted Listening Devices, Large Print Playbill
Via the MN Access Alliance calendar — confirm with the theater when booking.
In post-apartheid South Africa in 2019, Lunga Kunene, a no-nonsense Black caregiver with little patience for privilege or hubris, finds himself providing in-home care for Jack Morris, a celebrated (and stubborn) white actor facing a life-changing diagnosis as he rehearses for the title role in King Lear . The two men are different in every way — race, class and politics, to start — yet they find unexpected common ground in the words of Shakespeare. This refreshingly funny and vital new play by Tony winner John Kani, who also plays Kunene, traces the fragile work of truth-telling in a nation still shaped by its history and reveals how transcending the past may allow us to truly see one another.
Reviews & Articles
- The Stages of MN →28 Oct 2026
Kunene and the King Provides a History Lesson as Well as a Study of Humanity Itself
- Cherry and Spoon →22 Oct 2026
"Kunene and the King" by Octopus Theatricals at the Guthrie Theater
- Ernest Goes to the Theatre →18 Oct 2026
Kunene and the King - Guthrie Theater - October 2026