WHAT'S ON – Theatre
Pictures of You
Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking
Jutro
A Conspiracy of Clowns in assocation with FTH:K presents
PICTURES OF YOU
1–13 February (Golden Arrow Studio)
Directed by Rob Murray
Masks and puppets by Janni Younge (2010 Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year for Theatre)
Sound design by James Webb (2008 ABSA L'atelier prize)
Starring Liezl de Kock and Dorian Burstein
A stellar team of collaborators. A sleeper hit at the National Arts Festival 2008. Sold out at Out the Box Festival. Critics raved at Suidoosterfees. Commercial and critical smash hit Baxter season 2009. Further acclaim at The Joburg Theatre. The highest grossing theatre production on the 2009 NAF Fringe. A runaway success at the Witness Hilton Arts Festival.
And now, Pictures of You returns with its theatrical gem to the Baxter.
At first sight, Frank and Janet's marriage is the picture of perfection – neat, ordered, and respectable. But underneath lies a deeper truth – one of buried secrets and repressed desires that begin leaking out when Frank starts to dream.
The critics rave:
“a dainty delicacy, to be cradled, adored and treasured” (Christina Kennedy, CUE 2009)
“genius ... something you simply cannot afford to miss” (Steyn du Toit, Cape Times)
“innovative and riveting ... an elevating theatrical treat” (Brent Meersman, Mail & Guardian)
“compelling, seductive and very rewarding” (Zane Henry, Cape Argus)
“refreshing and magical” (Marianne Thamm, capetheatre.co.za)
“edgy, disturbing and entertaining” (Astrid Stark, The Sunday Independent)
“powerful” (Peter Tromp, The Next 48 hours)
“compelling” (Daphne Cooper, Bizcommunity)
“mesmerising ... riveting” (Adrienne Sichel, The Star)
“beautiful ... really brilliant” (Natalie Sineke, www.24.com)
“emotionally intense ... Must-see, gripping theatre” (CUE 2008)
"...'n aangrypende stukkie lewe ..." (Mariana Malan, Die Burger)
Dates and Times:
Previews on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 February at 20:15
Opens on Wednesday 3 February at 20:15
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 20:15
Prices:
Mondays R60 (see Baxter Mondays below)
Tuesdays ("Twos-days") 2 tickets for R75
Wednesdays and Thursdays R75
Fridays and Saturdays R95
Discounts:
Senior citizens, disabled patrons, students, scholars and block bookings of 10 or more R65 (Wednesday–Saturday only)
BAXTER MONDAYS
Special offer for Monday nights only! Have a light meal in the Baxter Restaurant and see a performance of Pictures of You for only R60.
Book online through Computicket.
Magnet Theatre presents
EVERY YEAR, EVERY DAY, I AM WALKING
8–12 February (Concert Hall)
Directed by Mark Fleishman
Original music by Neo Muyanga
With Jennie Reznek and Faniswa Yisa
Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking traces the story of a young refugee in Africa who loses family and home brutally and irrevocably and is forced to journey to a new place through many dangers and uncertainties. It is a piece about dislocation, about what home means, about Africa, about loss and about the first tentative steps towards healing and recovery. Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking is an important moving contemporary story told through evocative physical images and music, celebrating the ability of human beings to heal and regain a sense of dignity and identity through the power of the imagination.
Every Year, Every Day, I Am Walking uses very little spoken language as the story is told through the physical images created by the performers and the evocative original musical text. The text that there is mainly in English and French, as well as in Xhosa and Afrikaans. The play is 70 minutes long and suitable for audiences from the age of 13 years upwards.
FROM THE PRESS:
“Creative sorcery: Simplicity is the key to this profoundly moving tale about loss and survival. Exquisite.”
Adrienne Sichel, The Star Tonight
“Powerful drama beautifully portrayed. Settle in to witness a different type of theatre.”
Brett Adkins, The Herald
“Expect to be transformed.”
Anton Krueger, Cue
“The optimum use of a space set and minimal, but carefully chosen objects including the striking use of sand and actual fire, created an afternoon of theatre that surpasses anything I have seen in the West End in years.”
Marinda Botha, Die Stem, London
Dates and Times:
Monday 8 to Friday 12 February at 10:30
Price: R35. Special block booking discounts available.
Enquiries and bookings: Margie Pankhurst tel. 021 480 7173 or e-mail magnet@uct.ac.za
A limited number of seats are available for the general public through Computicket.
Book online through Computicket.
KBT Productions presents
JUTRO
16 February–6 March (Golden Arrow Studio)
Directed by Helen Iskander
Performed by James Cuningham and Keren Tahor
Devised by Helen Iskander and the cast, based on short stories by
Keren Tahor and Elan Gamakar
Set design by Lisa Younger
Music by Dan Selsick
Sound design by James Cuningham and Richard West
Originally created in association with Daphne Kuhn, with support from Tararam
JUTRO, the much acclaimed, award-winning gem from Fresco Theatre and Keren Tahor, returns to Cape Town for 3 weeks only. he play, set in Poland during World War II, tells a captivating love story of two people trapped underground in a nightclub. With a haunting original soundtrack by Dan Selsick, and an award-winning set design by Lisa Younger, this uplifting tragi-comedy has delighted audiences across the country, scooping critic's choices wherever it has played.
FROM THE PRESS:
"A charming love-story… entrancing… a masterwork that deserves to be seen by millions."
Zane Henry, Cape Argus, November 2007
"... a brave play that jumps with life, intelligent perceptions and understandings ... powerfully funny. Just go."
Mary Jordan, Business Day, August 2007
"Jutro is a resonating jewel of a new South African play."
Adrienne Sichel, The Star, August 2007
"Powerful and inspiring, Jutro is a brilliantly performed work ... a must see ... highly entertaining and engrossing."
Mike Humphries, Artslink.co.za, August 2007
"The must-see Fringe show of the Arts Festival ... a triumph."
Ina Randall, The Herald, July 2007
"Jutro offers by far the most liberating theatre experience at the festival fringe in Grahamstown ... an immensely powerful celebration of the human capacity to love and honour."
Ismail Mohamed, Artslink.co.za, July 2007
Dates and Times:
Preview on Tuesday, 16 February, at 20:15
Opens on Wednesday, 17 February, at 20:15
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 20:15
Prices:
Preview R50
Mondays R60 (see Baxter Mondays below)
Tuesday–Thursday R75
Fridays and Saturdays R95
Discounts:
Senior citizens, students, UCT staff and block bookings of 10 or more R60 (Tuesday–Thursday only)
BAXTER MONDAYS
Special offer for Monday nights only! Have a light meal in the Baxter Restaurant and see a performance of Jutro for only R60.
Book online through Computicket.