Lara van Huyssteen
Lara van Huyssteen is a South African writer, theatre maker and performer in London, UK and Cape Town, ZA. Her work in theatre and performance has been recognised by international critics, the UK’s OffFest Awards and multiple media outlets, including Woman&Home ZA.
She creates work as a solo artist and as a collaborator with her company, Et al. Her solo performance That Boy Has No Shoes, a personal perspective on the history of Apartheid, premiered in London as part of Camden Fringe 2024 and was selected for Voila! Theatre Festival 2024. The show was nominated in the UK at Everything Theatre’s Etties Awards and at the OffFest Awards for its ‘immersive’ staging and ‘powerful’ impact. In March 2025, the show premiered in Lara’s home country at Cape Town’s Homecoming Centre (District Six Museum) in honour of South Africa’s Human Rights Day. Lara is also a co-founder and company member of Et al., a theatre company in London that specialises in durational performance. Et al. interrogates themes of labour-as-performance, nostalgia, accumulation, community and control. As part of Et al., Lara has performed at various theatres in London and was invited to perform at the interactive arts festival, Voidspace Live 2025 and 2026. They will return to the festival in 2027.
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