It’s that time again – the Milly’s Awards 2012 for theatre productions by Milnerton Players during 2012 come around on Saturday, May 4 at 19h30 at Milnerton Playhouse.

Everyone is invited to join what promises to be a lively evening as the Players  celebrate  their ”Oscars”.  The theme is Floral and, while we may not be flower children,  we invite you to add a sense of occasion by sporting  a rose between your teeth (or behind you ear) or by wearing something with a floral theme! Yes, we’re out there smelling the roses (and more)! We can promise a sparkling occasion mixed with a little drama of course. The evening will begin at 19.30 with a welcoming sherry. Some musical items follow and a short play entitled THE FLORIST will be performed on the foyer stage. Snacks will be served at interval and we will then move into the theatre for the presentation of the awards.

Cost: R25 a head
Booking by Wednesday 01 May is essential for catering.
To book phone: 021 557 3206 or 079 877 2466 or e-mail: macdram@afrihost.co.za

Please click the Read More link below to see all the nominations for the Milly's Awards 2012

This relatively unknown Tennessee Williams play has a cast of four  women. Two are aged 30+ and should be able to speak in a Southern American accent. The other two are closer to 40 and are required to have German accents.

Set in the West End of St. Louis in the mid-thirties on a lovely Sunday for a picnic at Creve Coeur Lake, this delightful play, featuring four of Williams’ most engaging female characters, skillfully explores, with comic irony and great tenderness, the meaning of loneliness, the need for human connection, as well as the inevitable compromises one must make to get through “the long run of life.”

Dorothea, is a deluded Blanche DuBois-like middle-aged civics teacher. Her slovenly but good-hearted, hard-of-hearing roommate, Bodey, unrelentingly urges Dottie to strike up a relationship with her portly, twin brother Buddy (who never is seen onstage). Helena is Dottie's upscale and haughty friend and colleague who wants Dottie to move into an apartment with her. Sophie Gluck, a German immigrant, manic-depressive, mourning the loss of her beloved mother, is another tenant in the building who adds to the chaos of a lovely Sunday morning.

Reviewing it in the New York Post, Clive Barnes said, "This is not your usual Tennessee tourist trip" and added, "But it is sweet, honest, compassionate, different and totally enjoyable."

The play will be staged end July, beginning August with rehearsals starting in the last week of May.

For further info or extracts from the script, contact the director, Judith Herbig at 084 2799 557.

Musical Director: Ted Faulkner
Alan van der Merwe on Piano; Ted Faulkner on Bass; Ivor Jacobson on Drums
Choreographer: Paul Johnson; Lighting and Sound: Gary Fargher

At the Intimate Theatre, Orange Street, Cape Town from 3 – 12 April 2013
Bookings on e-mail: bookingsbette@gmail.com

Reviewed by Lieske Bester

Supported by a quality and sensitive trio of musicians this is a classy and most enjoyable production.  Debby Jamieson sings and dances a treat and looking lithe and lovely with a strong stage presence is an undeniable bonus. Whether you do or do not know Bette Midler and her musical career (there is more than a passing visual resemblance) this young artist has put together an amusing and informative script and a varied programme presented with gusto.

Against a backdrop (Johnson) that is both glamorous and minimal. Defined direction and choreography enhance the selection. Ballads (From a Distance, the stirring Wind Beneath My Wings and The Rose)  are effectively contrasted with physical numbers (Boogy Woogy Bugle Boy, the provocative Stuff like That), witty theatrical gems (Miss Otis Regrets, Shattered Illusions, Is That All There Is?). Combining all her performing skills makes Masochism Tango a dazzling finale.

The instrumental interludes (In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo) fittingly display the talents of the musicians individually and together.

Debby Jamieson has cut her teeth in the competitive UK entertainment market, and this is a promising debut on the South African professional stage.