WHAT'S ON – Theatre
Fees van die uitverkooptes
The Brothers Size
Mies Julie
Worst of Both Worlds
US Woordfees bied aan
FEES VAN DIE UITVERKOOPTES
14–26 Mei (Golden Arrow Studio)
Die US Woordfees bied met trots aan Die fees van die uitverkooptes – 'n keur uit die stampvol vertonings van vanjaar se baie suksesvolle Woordfees.
BUITEPOS
Deur Rachelle Greeff
Regie: Fred Abrahamse
Ontwerp: Marcel Meyer
Met Deon Lotz, Deirdre Wolhuter en Jill Middlekop
Na die sukses van Die Naaimasjien volg Rachelle Greeff se tweede toneelstuk. Dié keer oor 'n man wat elke laatmiddag in die droë rivierloop buite die Karoodorp Buitepos alleen met sy klippe en sy gedagtes is. En die vroue wat hom so jaag. Buitepos trek 'n vinger oor die snykant van stilswye. Dis ook 'n sanksie vir die vergifnis – en die plesier – van die liefde.
Datums en Tye: 14, 15 en 23 Mei om 19:00
Prys: R100 (R60 studente)
OU BLARE
Teks en regie: Leon Kruger
Met Elsabé Daneel, Susanne Beyers en Joanie Combrink
Drie jarelange vriendinne kom bymekaar om te herlaai. Hulle is dapper, eksentriek en boonop vies. Tussen joga en sopies spoel hulle mond uit oor karwagte, rietskraal winkelpoppe, kop-dokters en thongs. Dié splinternuwe gesinskomedie laat die maskers waai en dra 'n fakkel vir vroue van 'n sekere ouderdom.
Datums en Tye: 17 Mei om 19:00, 18 Mei om 20:15
Prys: R100
N IS VIR NEUROSE
Teks en regie:Christiaan Olwagen
Met Hannah Borthwick, Roeline Daneel, Mariechen Vosloo en Wessel Pretorius
'n Kitchen tea. Liz trou. Rachelle en Shani p#$ mekaar af. 'n Klop aan die deur. 'n Polisieman. 'n Paar wynglase later neem die aand 'n wending wat hulle vir ewig sal verander. Hierdie swart komedie handel oor grootword, klein bly, werk, trou, kinders maak en liefde vind. Alles voor dertig. Natuurlik gaan ons neuroties wees
Geen O/16 (STN)
Datums en Tye: 21, 24 Mei om 19:00
Prys: R100 (R80 studente)
ONT
Teks en regie:Wessel Pretorius
Met Wessel Pretorius
Produksiehuis: Polony
Ont is 'n eenmanvertoning oor die reis van "grootword", 'n studie oor die samestelling van 'n gesin en die vreugdes van vryheid en vlug. Die proses van menswording word met deernis geskets met behulp van Groot Verseboek, Ma se grammofoonspeler en Pa se Camel filters.
Geen O/16 (TN)
Datums en Tye: 16, 19, 22 Mei om 19:00, 26 Mei om 20:15
Prys: R90 (R60 studente)
NAG MA
Deur Marsha Norman
Vertaling en verwerking: Antoinette Louw en Sandra Prinsloo
Regie: Lara Bye
Met Sandra Prinsloo en Antoinette Louw
Saterdagaand. Twee vroue. Een geweer ... 'n Ma wat haar dogter langer by haar wil hou. Die bloed wat ons bind, en wat ons soms versmoor. Die begeerte om gehoor te word, om raakgesien te wees. Nag Ma, 'n Pulitzer wenner, is 'n hartroerende teaterbelewenis wat jou lank sal bybly.
Geen O/14
Datums en Tye: 25 Mei om 20:15, 26 Mei om 10:00 en 15:00
Prys: R120 (R80 pensioenarisse, R70 studente)
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The Baxter Theatre Centre in association with the Market Theatre and Mannie Manim Productions presents
the Syracuse Stage production of
THE BROTHERS SIZE
18 May – 9 June (Flipside)
Written by Tarrel Alvin McCraney
Directed by Timothy Bond
With Joshua Elijah Reece, Rodrick Covington, Sam Encarnación
"The greatest piece of writing by an American playwright under 30 in a generation or more" (Chicago Tribune), The Brothers Size is a hot-blooded, music-filled drama from one of the USA’s most exciting new voices. Two brothers, the Louisiana bayou, and West African mythology swirl together in this unforgettable theatrical event that will leave you breathless.
"Listen closely, and you might hear that thrilling sound that is one of the main reasons we go to the theatre, that beautiful music of a new voice." – New York Times
Visit the Syracuse to South Africa blog for behind-the-scenes content submitted directly by the artists associated with The Brothers Size.
What the critics have said:
"Do not miss it!" – Daphne Cooper, Bizcommunity.com. Read the full review.
"... near flawless technique ... performances that are explosive and multidimensional ... moved the audience into uninhibited applause and a cacophony of catcalling, ululating and cheering" – Kelly-Eve Koopman, What's on in Cape Town.com. Read the full review.
"The Brothers Size sings a universal song" – Emilie Gambade, Daily Maverick. Read the full review.
Funding for this production has been made possible by the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
Not suitable for children under 14
Dates and Times:
Preview on Friday, 18 May, at 19:00
Opens on Saturday, 19 May, at 19:00
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 19:00
Prices:
Previews R110
Mondays R90
Tuesday–Thursday R130
Friday and Saturday R150
Discounts (Tuesday–Thursday only):
Students, senior citizens and block bookings of 10 or more R100
School block bookings R65 through Baxter sales department only.
For corporate bookings, charities and school block bookings please contact Sharon Ward on 021 680 3962 or Carmen Kearns on 021 680 3993, or e-mail sharon.ward@uct.ac.za or carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za
Book online through Computicket.
The Baxter Theatre Centre and the South African State Theatre in association with National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, present
MIES JULIE
Restitutions of Body and Soil
since The Bantu Land Act No. 27 of 1913 and
The Immorality Act No. 5 of 1927
11 July – 4 August (Golden Arrow Studio)
Based on the play Miss Julie by: August Strindberg
Adapted and directed by Yael Farber
With Thoko Ntshinga, Bongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje
Music composed and performed by Daniel and Matthew Pencer
Singer and musician: Thandiwe Nofirst Lungisa
Lighting design by Patrick Curtis
The South African-born and internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber sets her explosive new adaptation of Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of the Eastern Cape Karoo.
In a post-apartheid kitchen – a potent convergence point of domination, domestic practicality and untenable sadness – a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm labourer, the daughter of his “master” and the woman who has raised them both.
The visceral struggles of contemporary South Africa are laid bare in this domestic setting, as a deadly battle between John and Mies Julie spirals one night over power, sexuality, memory, mothers and land.
The award-winning Farber’s probing adaptation looks at a post-traumatic society and the knot of inheritances and legacies that entangle lives in the aftermath. Haunting and violent, intimate and epic, the struggles between the three individuals reach to address issues of restitution and the reality of what can and cannot ever be recovered.
Not suitable for children under 16
Dates and Times:
Previews on 11 and 12 July at 19:00
Opens on 13 July at 19:00
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 19:00, except 14, 27 and 28 July at 18:00
Prices:
Previews R110
Monday–Thursday R130
Friday and Saturday R150
Discounts (Tuesday–Thursday only):
Students, senior citizens and block bookings of 10 or more R100
School block bookings R65 through Baxter sales department only.
For corporate bookings, charities and school block bookings please contact Sharon Ward on 021 680 3962 or Carmen Kearns on 021 680 3993, or e-mail sharon.ward@uct.ac.za or carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za
The Baxter Theatre Centre presents UKAO's production of
WORST OF BOTH WORLDS
BEST OF ZABALAZA 2012
24 July – 4 August (Golden Arrow Studio)
Written and directed by Bulelani Mabutyana
With Thando Suselo, Lubabalo Nontwana
A young girl is abducted/trafficked at an early age and sent abroad, where she grows up under the slavery of prostitution. In her twenties she manages to escape and come back to South Africa, her homeland, but history repeats itself when she is abducted/trafficked again and turned into a slave in her own country.
Performed in English and Xhosa
Not suitable for children under 13
Dates and Times:
Opens on Tuesday, 24 July, at 19:00
Thereafter Monday–Friday at 19:00, Saturday at 15:00 and 19:00
Price: R60