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Mistaken identities and cover-ups abound in an uproariously funny farce at the Masque Theatre

7/2/2014

 
Flat Spin by Derek S Royle
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Opening at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg on 14 March is Derek S. Royle's 's uproariously funny farce "Flat Spin" - directed by Wendy Goddard for Muizenberg Dramatic Society.

David and Jane Kenway have a very happy marriage living in a flat in Wavertree Mansions with their five year old son Billy and their stack of unpaid bills. David is an actor and Jane looks after their home, an idyll of peace and harmony … Until into this oasis of perfection appears one mouse and an upstairs neighbour who in the space of two glasses of wine turns Jane (and the absent David’s) world upside down!

Meet the characters who complicate David and Jane’s life beyond belief, from a crazy lighting “expert”, wielding lighting stands with disastrous results, to a film director who speaks only Italian! Oh, and let’s not forget a talkative middle-aged lady who is convinced that she’s witnessed a murder and sends for the police. And then there’s the rather sweet, but slightly camp, advertising agent and David’s uncle, the Brigadier who certainly won’t stand for any nonsense.

This is the stuff of which farce is made and this 1960s Whitehall Farce, for which Brian Rix was justifiably famous, is one of the zaniest. If you enjoy a good night out and like a laugh – this is definitely for you!

PictureFlat Spin play poster
Performances
Friday 14 March at 20:00
Saturday 15 March at 14:30 and 18:30
Thursday 20 March at 20:00
Friday 21 March at 20:00
Saturday 22 March at 14:30 and 18:30

Tickets
Matinées and Thursday evening R60 (Theatre Club R50)
and other evenings R70 (Theatre Club R60)

Bookings
Contact Masque Theatre Bookings on (021) 788 1898 (Mon. to Fri. from 10:00 to 16:00 and Sat. from 9:30 to 12:00) or book here via email. 
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Noël Coward's risqué comedy, Private Lives, set to delight audiences

5/2/2014

 
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Photography by Lynda Jennings of LyndaJ Photography.

Claremont Dramatic presents Noël Coward's Private Lives at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg. This production, directed by John Carne, will run from 21 Feb. to 1 March 2014.

Noël Coward’s hilarious and risqué comedy of manners, Private Lives, tells the sophisticated tale of a recently divorced couple who find themselves in adjoining hotel rooms while on honeymoon with their new – a wholly unsuitable – spouses.  In typical Coward fashion, the play is liberally sprinkled with fast and hilarious repartee and the hint of farce.  Witten from Coward’s sickbed in Shanghai in 1930, Private Lives is considered as his finest comedy and a “pure statement of Cowards genius”.



Performances
Friday 21 February at 20h00,
Saturday 22 February at 14h30 and 18h30,
Thursday 27 February at 20h00,
Friday 28 February at 20h00, and
Saturday 1 March 2014 at 14h30 and 18h30.

Tickets
Matinees and Thursday evening R60 (R50 Theatre Club) other evenings R70 (R60 Theatre Club).

Booking
Masque Theatre Bookings on Tel:  (021) 788 1898 (10h00 - 16h00 Mon - Fri) or book via email
Noël Coward's play Private Lives

Valentine Soirée - a romantic evening of musical entertainment

5/2/2014

 
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Photography by Lynda Jennings, LyndaJ Photography
An evening of musical entertainment about love, lust and memories for couples and singles alike in a Valentine's Soirée on 14 February at 19:30 for 20:00, the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg.  Enjoy an evening of romance and explore love through entertainment. With song, dance and performance this promises to be a night which causes romantic shiver's down one's spine.

A Masque Theatre fundraising event directed by Barrie Howard, with musical direction by Rowland Perold.

Tickets: R100 (includes a light dinner and welcome drink)
Bookings: Phone Aubrey on (021) 788 1898 or email to book your seat  (Please note seating is limited)

Call To Audition: Agatha Christie's "The Hollow" for Claremont Dramatic Society

5/2/2014

 
Directed by Liz Roodt.

Audition Dates: 2 March 2014 at 16:00
and a second audition on 4 March at 19:00
Venue: The Hok (162 Campground Rd, Claremont*)

Production Dates: 6 - 21 June 2014 at the Masque Theatre, Muizenberg.
For further information please email the director, or contact 081 259 3607

ABOUT THE PLAY
The Angkatell family is joined by their friends for a weekend at The Hollow. There is a history which all these people share. A murder in the house brings up the question up of whose history is more painful and resentful. In true Christie style, the murder mystery keeps us guessing right to the end. 

The play is set in ‘The Hollow’, the stately country manor of Sir and Lady Angkatell.

Please visit our auditions page for full character descriptions and further information.

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