WHAT'S ON – Theatre
Woyzeck
Molly Bloom
god van chaos
Womb Tide
The Baxter Theatre Centre in association with UAL's Youngblood presents
Georg Büchner's
WOYZECK
26 August – 11 September (Golden Arrow Studio)
Directed by Lara Foot
Assisted by Mncedisi Shabangu
Based on the adaptation by Daniel Kramer
Designed by Leopold Senekal
Lighting design by Patrick Curtis
Choreography by Ina Wichterich
Music by Bongile Mantsai
Cast: Zoleka Helesi, Mdu Kweyama, Bongile Mantsai, Thami Mbongo,
Chuma Sopotela, Apollo Ntshoko, Rob van Vuuren
From the creators of the multi-award-winning Karoo Moose, and joined by the extraordinary Rob van Vuuren, comes the brilliant tale of Woyzeck. Written by Georg Büchner in 1834, Woyzeck was the first German literary work whose main characters were members of the working class. Far from being a simple tale of village murder, Woyzeck shows us the systematic debasement, even intellectual and spiritual "murder", of the protagonist and all his class.
Directed by Lara Foot with choreography by Ina Wichterich, Woyzeck promises to be a sensual and visual feast for all serious theatre goers!
Read more about it in the press release.
Duration: 90 minutes
Dates and Times:
Previews on 26 and 27 August at 18:30
Opens on Saturday, 28 August, at 18:30
Thereafter 30 August, 1, 6, 8–11 September at 20:15, 31 August, 2–4 and 7 September at 18:30
Prices:
Mondays R70 (see Baxter Mondays below)
Tuesday–Thursday R120
Fridays and Saturdays R130
Discounts:
UCT staff, senior citizens, students and block bookings of 10 or more R80 (Tuesday–Thursday only)
For discounted block bookings (entire house), charities, schools, corporate bookings and fundraisers, please contact one of the following:
Sharon Alexander 021 680 3962 or sharon.alexander@uct.ac.za
Carmen Kearns 021 680 3993 or carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za.
BAXTER MONDAYS
Special offer for Monday nights only! Have a light meal in the Baxter Restaurant and see a performance of Woyzeck for only R70.
Book online through Computicket.
The Baxter Theatre Centre presents
MOLLY BLOOM
14 September – 9 October (Golden Arrow Studio)
Adapted by Nicky Rebelo from James Joyce's Ulysses
Directed by Nicky Rebelo
Starring Jennifer Steyn
Molly is the wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's classic novel Ulysses. In the final section of the book, lying in bed next to her snoring husband, she muses over her marriage, her lovers, her body and her children, among other topics. Acclaimed South African actress Jennifer Steyn, whom Cape Town audiences may remember from Sorrows and Rejoicings and Green Man Flashing, performs Molly Bloom's erotic, witty, bawdy, sensual, shocking, moving and highly entertaining stream-of-consciousness monologue, which has been condensed and adapted for the stage, as well as directed, by Nicky Rebelo.
Read more in Nicky Rebelo's programme note, and in a note by Jennifer Steyn, the actress who plays Molly Bloom.
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Dates and Times:
Preview on Tuesday, 14 September, at 20:15
Opens on Wednesday, 15 September, at 20:15
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 20:15
Prices:
Mondays R70 (see Baxter Mondays below)
Tuesday–Thursday R120
Fridays and Saturdays R130
Discounts:
UCT staff, senior citizens, students and block bookings of 10 or more R80 (Tuesday–Thursday only)
Baxter Club members R65 (14–16 September only)
For discounted block bookings (entire house), charities, schools, corporate bookings and fundraisers, please contact one of the following:
Sharon Alexander 021 680 3962 or sharon.alexander@uct.ac.za
Carmen Kearns 021 680 3993 or carmen.kearns@uct.ac.za.
BAXTER MONDAYS
Special offer for Monday nights only! Have a light meal in the Baxter Restaurant and see a performance of Molly Bloom for only R70.
Book online through Computicket.
Wordsmith Theatre Factory cc., ABSA KKNK en Innibosfees bied aan
Yasmina Reza se
GOD VAN CHAOS
19–30 Oktober (Teater)
Vertaal deur Trix Pienaar
Verwerking en regie deur Hennie van Greunen
Met Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Johann Nel, Leon Kruger, Martelize Kolver
Dit is selde dat 'n internasionale toneeltreffer Suid Afrika tref terwyl dit nog Broadway aan die brand speel. Yasmina Reza (Art, Conversations after a burial) se God of Carnage (oorspronklike titel Le Dieu du Carnage) is aan die West End bekroon met die Olivier-toekenning vir nuwe komedie in 2008, en in 2009 is dit bekroon met 3 Tony-toekennings, onder andere vir Beste Nuwe Toneelstuk.
Wanneer die Villier-egpaar die le Rouxs nooi om ‘n bakleiery tussen hulle seuns uit te sorteer, ontaard dié beskaafde bespreking in ‘n volskaalse voorstedelike burgeroorlog. Alan se selfoon is chirurgies aan sy oor vas, Yvonne verstaan nie die barbaarsheid van die kontinent waarop sy woon nie, Annette probeer almal kalm hou en Magiel word ontmasker as marmotmoordenaar. Die humor is vinnig, bytend en donker. Hierdie toneelstuk is nommerpas vir die tye waarin ons woon en die kleinlikheid van die karakters is meer vreesaanjaend as enige Hollywood-gemaakte gedrog. Want ons is mos nie regtig so nie ...
Lees meer in die persvrystelling.
Datums and Tye:
Open om 20:00 op Dinsdag, 19 Oktober
Daarna Maandag–Saterdag om 20:00
Middagvertoning om 14:00 op Woensdag, 27 Oktober
Pryse:
Maandag–Donderdag R100
Vrydae en Saterdae R120
Afslae: (net Maandag–Donderdag)
UK personeel, bejaardes, studente en blokbesprekings van 10 or meer: R80
Bespreek by Computicket.
FTH:K presents
WOMB TIDE
10 November – 4 December (Golden Arrow Studio)
Written by Lara Foot, and developed in collaboration with Leila Henriques, Brian Webber and Joss Levine, Womb Tide was first performed to great acclaim in 1995.
An unconventional love story told through the memory of a child, Womb Tide is at once deeply moving, funny, dark, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive. Set in South Africa in the mid-to-late twentieth century, it follows an eccentric and somewhat dysfunctional family through a story of love, loss and hope, and paints an impressionistic portrait of the complexities of family life.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Dates and Times:
Preview on Wednesday, 10 November, at 20:15
Opens on Thursday, 11 November, at 20:15
Thereafter Monday–Saturday at 20:15
Prices:
Preview R50
Mondays R70 (see Baxter Mondays below)
Tuesdays – "Twos-days" – 2 tickets for R75
Wednesday–Thursday R85
Fridays and Saturdays R95
Discounts:
UCT staff, senior citizens, students, deaf and disabled patrons, and block bookings of 10 or more R80 (Wednesday and Thursday only)
For charities, school bookings and post-performance talks please phone 021 448 2838 or e-mail tink@fthk.co.za.
BAXTER MONDAYS
Special offer for Monday nights only! Have a light meal in the Baxter Restaurant and see a performance of Womb Tide for only R70.
Book online through Computicket.