For your ears only

AFTER taking Grahamstown Festival, Johannesburg and Cape Town audiences by storm, locals can enjoy the hilarious Paul Slabolepszy comedy, For Your Ears Only, which previews in the Playhouse Drama Theatre from Wednesday, 9 December.

Taking the form of a live radio play on stage, the production stars Paul Slabolepszy himself as Nigel the crusty old maintenance man, as well as favourite actors Michael Richard, Louise Saint-Claire, Sibu Radebe, Michael Gritten, Bheki Mqadi and Bronwyn van Graan.

Directed by giant of South African theatre, Ralph Lawson, the show offers a side-splitting look into what happens behind the scenes in a radio studio, and sees a group of actors, a producer and a writer assemble in a radio studio to record a weekly ‘soapie’ called The Soul of Sister Serious.

The result is a comedy that crackles with hilarity and intrigue.

‘This unusual ‘play within a play’ is very different from what we have come to accept as conventional theatre, but it’s exciting, intriguing, creative and puts your imagination into full drive,’ said Linda Bukhosini, CEO and Artistic Director of The Playhouse Company.

For more information or ticket prices, visit Computicket or contact the Playhouse Box Office on 031 369 9596.