With thanks to Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 Double tickets to the 20:00 Performance of Family Secrets, on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre.

Pieter Toerien has scooped the English language premiere of Family Secrets for South Africa, starring Dorothy-Ann Gould and Sven Ruygrok, directed by Alan Swerdlow and designed by Kosie Smit for presentation at Montecasino in Johannesburg and the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town.

Sometimes hilariously witty, sometimes deeply moving, Family Secrets is as tasty and comforting as a big bowl of pasta, as the protagonists learn to speak the universal language of Family.

Family Secrets Competition is now Closed.

Please Note:

1. This competition Closes on Monday, 24 June 2019.
2. Tickets are only valid for the specified dates and performance times.
3. Seat allocations are up to the discretion of the promoters.
4. Tickets may not be upgraded, or exchanged for cash, or for alternate performances.
5. The prize comprises of two tickets per prize winner.
6. No-Shows will not receive replacement tickets.
7. By entering this competition, the participant agrees to the terms and conditions.
8. Prizes does not include accommodation and / or travel to and from the event.
9. Winners will be notified by mail.
10. One Entry per Email Address will be entered into the draw.

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Fresh on the heels of the much-talked about Equus, Pieter Toerien once again presents Sven Ruygrok in the Enrico Luttmann play, Family Secrets, to be staged in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Ruygrok will be staring in this production, alongside Dorothy Ann Gould, who herself does not need any introduction.

It has been quite some time since there has been a production of a contemporary Italian play in South Africa.   University drama courses still occasionally stage the odd Luigi Pirandello drama but apart from the Neapolitan family sagas by Eduardo di Fillipo, we’re a little out of touch with the vibrant theatre scene of Italy, particularly Rome.

Enrico Luttmann has become a mainstay of the Teatro Vittoria and Teatro de’Servi in Rome with his bittersweet comedies of present-day Italian life.  In addition, his work has been presented all over Europe and enthusiastically received, and the first productions of his plays in English are scheduled for both the U.K. and the United States.

Pieter Toerien has scooped the English language premiere of Family Secrets for South Africa, starring Dorothy-Ann Gould and Sven Ruygrok, directed by Alan Swerdlow and designed by Kosie Smit for presentation at Montecasino in Johannesburg and the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town.

Feisty, combative Grazia, lives in an Italian sea-side town, passing her days with her obsessive dedication to never-ending soap operas.  Her son, Adamo, has moved to Rome where he writes soap operas for television and plays for the stage. His recollections of their spikey mother-son relationship plays out in his mind until he achieves an understanding of what “family” truly means as he dodges the skeletons in the cupboard.

Sometimes hilariously witty, sometimes deeply moving, Family Secrets is as tasty and comforting as a big bowl of pasta, as the protagonists learn to speak the universal language of Family.

Family Secret

Johannesbnureg

Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre

14 June to 30 June 2019

Cape town

Theatre on the Bay

3 July to 13 July 2019

Show Times:

Wednesdays – Fridays at 8pm,

Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm,

Sundays at 3pm

Family Secrets will have its opening performance during a special matinee performance in Johannesburg on the Youth Day Public Holiday, Monday 17 June 2019 at 3pm.

Tickets: R100, to R240

All bookings at Theatre Box Office & COMPUTICKET

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Pieter Toerien presents this play by Aaron Posner, adapted from the Chaim Potok novel, My Name is Asher Lev.  Robert Fridjhon, Louise Saint-Claire and Alan Swerdlow stars in this threesome, directed by Moira Blumenthal, and will be staged at the Pieter Toerien Studio Theatre from 26 July to 3 September 2017.00

Asher Lev is a young Jew growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s. Against the backdrop of this most tumultuous time in history, Asher Lev discovers he is a gifted artist while struggling with a bereaved mother and an absent father. His exceptional artistic talent draws opposition not only from his own strict Hasidic community, which believes art is a waste of time, but also from his parents. Asher is willing to challenge the expectations of his community and the unhappiness of his family but will have to pay a terrible price for the right to use his gift.

WORLD-CLASS DIRECTOR MOIRA BLUMENTHAL

• Directed and produced mainstream theatre internationally since 1988, including at the Sydney Opera House.
• Established and managed The Rosebank Theatre in Johannesburg.
• Former Producer at the Seymour Theatre Centre.
• Spearheaded Jewish theatre, including Via Dolorosa, From Door To Door, Address Unknown, The Chosen, Coming To See Aunt Sophie.
• Master of Arts in Cultural and Creative Practice from the University of Western Sydney.
• Productions include Two Weeks With The Queen, Collected Stories, Sydney premiere of Skin Tight, Foreign Aids, Elections And Erections, Bombshells, A Woman In Black, Love, Loss And What I Wore.

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV

Studio Theatre, Montecasino

26 July – 3 September

Performances: Wed – Fri @ 8pm, Sat @ 4pm & 8pm, Sun @ 3pm

Tickets: R165 & R130

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An Unrecorded Case, By Royal Request; A Ridiculously Funny Comedy! Simply Magical!

Written by acclaimed playwright, Robert Fridjhon, comes a very funny and absurdly inventive tale of the one case the British Empire never wanted mentioned, or written about. Ever.

Starring award-winning Robert Fridjhon, whose impressive list of theatrical credits include Pythonesque, Travels with My Aunt, Boeing-Boeing, The Mousetrap, Don’t Dress For Dinner, Wild, Jeeves & Wooster and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Craig Jackson, who is best known for his film and television work (Kota Life Crisis, Skwizas, Binneland and Isidingo), not least of which is his starring role as Captain Featherstone in seasons 2,3 and 4 of the international hit series, Black Sails.

And Bronwyn Gottwald (assistant writer) whom television audiences saw as Barker Haines’ lawyer in Isidingo and theatre audiences will know from numerous productions including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overruled, Boeing-Boeing, The Mousetrap, Funny Business and Twitch.

Directed by the celebrated and multi award-winning Alan Swerdlow this rollicking yarn promises to be this year’s only cure for stress, mild depression and consumption. Instructions to follow, but do book now; seating is limited to seats and certain carpeted areas.

Suitable for the entire family, as well as those without.

Studio Theatre, Montecasino

Wednesday 30 November – Sunday 15 January

Wednesdays – Fridays @ 8pm, Sat @ 4pm & 8pm, Sun @ 3pm

Tickets: R165 & R130

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Robert Fridjhon in

Studio Theatre, Montecasino 

9  March – 17 April

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody remains one of the greatest selling hits of all time, and yet, Queen were famously secretive about the song’s obscure significance. Its enigmatic story and hidden meaning have remained shrouded in mystery for over 40 years … until now.

Award-winning actor and writer, Robert Fridjhon, returns to the stage in his new one-man show that will shatter the ‘Bo Rap’ myth forever. This is not a musical. This isn’t Freddie Mercury’s biography. This is gritty London, 1970. It’s Berkoff meets Guy Ritchie in a twisted thriller that will have you wondering who pulled the trigger, right until the very end.

Robert is best known for his starring roles in many Pieter Toerien Productions including TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, BOEING BOEING, A PERFECT WEDDING, THE MOUSETRAP, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, A LOAD OF BULL, WILD, PYTHONESQUE and JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, for which he has just won a Mercury Theatre Award for his performance as Seppings.

As a solo performer, Robert is emerging as a formidable force to be reckoned with.

Directed by the highly acclaimed Alan Swerdlow, Bohemian Rhapsody is one show you definitely do not want to miss!

Please note that BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY contains strong language and elements of violent imagery. It is, therefore, not suitable for sensitive patrons, or anyone under the age of 16.

Performances: Wed – Fri @ 8:15pm, Sat @ 4:15pm & 8:15pm, Sun @ 3:15pm

Tickets: R165 & R130 available at the theatre Box Office (011) 511 1818 or www.computicket.com

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directed this time around by Alan Swerdlow. In the very early Eighties, genius comedian Kenneth Williams (“Oo-er, Matron!”) slipped into a studio to begin a legendary series of recordings of Richmal Crompton’s stories of the naughtiest boy in the land, William Brown.

Just William, as he has been known and loved for more than seventy years, and his gang, The Outlaws, battle elderly aunts, simpering sisters, testy teachers and furious farmers and other residents of their village, including the monstrous, lisping Violet Elizabeth Bott.

In a dazzling display, and in the hysterical tradition of JEEVES AND WOOSTER, South Africa’s most versatile comedian, Malcolm Terrey, brings to life Kenneth Williams and all the riotous mayhem of Just William’s adventures.

JUST CARRY ON WILLIAM is enough to make you “Thcream and Thcream until you’re Thick” with laughter.  Terrey plays Williams playing William – what better holiday entertainment could you want?

STUDIO THEATRE, Montecasino

From 9 Dec to 17 Jan

Performances: Wed – Fri @ 8:15pm, Sat @ 5:15pm & 8:15pm, Sun @ 3:15pm

Tickets: R165 & R130

Great discounts available for Students, Seniors & Group Bookings – call Geraldine (011) 511 1988 to book

All other bookings at theatre box office & Computicket (011) 511 1818

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