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Parel Vallei High School&amp;#8217;s drama department, four-time national ATKV Tienertoneel champions (2021-2024), will present this classic production, showcasing learners&amp;#8217; exceptional talent and celebrating the school&amp;#8217;s 40th anniversary. Based on the 1985 Daleen Mathee novel, it is the story of a woman who takes in an orphan and raises him as her own. Nine years later he is taken from her and placed with a family of woodcutters who believe he is theirs. The show will be staged at the local theatre venue from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 April, at 19:00. Tickets cost R110 and can be booked online at www.webtickets.co.za. The Playhouse Theatre is located in Swalle Street. For enquiries,  send WhatsApp message to or call 061 029 0096, or email secretary@theplayhouse.org.za. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Experience the powerful story of Fiela se Kind brought to life at The Playhouse Theatre in&lt;br \/&gt;\nSomerset West this April. Parel Vallei High School&amp;#8217;s drama department, four-time national ATKV Tienertoneel champions (2021-2024), will present this classic production, showcasing learners&amp;#8217; exceptional talent and celebrating the school&amp;#8217;s 40th anniversary. Based on the 1985 Daleen Mathee novel, it is the story of a woman who takes in an orphan and raises him as her own. Nine years later he is taken from her and placed with a family of woodcutters who believe he is theirs. The show will be staged at the local theatre venue from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 April, at 19:00. Tickets cost R110 and can be booked online at www.webtickets.co.za. The Playhouse Theatre is located in Swalle Street. For enquiries,  send WhatsApp message to or call 061 029 0096, or email secretary@theplayhouse.org.za. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/486381394_1198189325_47307.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Experience the powerful story of Fiela se Kind brought to life at The Playhouse Theatre in \nSomerset West this April. 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