Kick off with Stand Up Comedy, move on to local drama and then to a Harold Pinter classic – that’s what’s in store at Alexander Upstairs Theatre.
Comedy on a roll Special – Stand Up Comedy
Presented by Comedy on a roll | Directed by Comedy on a roll |Featuring Yaaseen Barnes, Phil de Lange, Stuart Cairns & Westley Cockrell
“Comedy On a Roll Special” is a stand up comedy show featuring four diverse, up-and-coming comics in Cape Town. Yaaseen Barnes, Phil de lange, Stuart Cairns and Westley Cockrell bring a unique comic twist and perspective on South African life in the form of a classic underground comedy show. They will bring you music, one-liners and impersonations in a not-to-be-missed, once-off comedy experience.
WHEN: Fri 23rd Jan 9pm Duration: 55minsTICKETS: R90 / R80 prepaid and can be booked online or at the bar.
Keep off the Grass – One Person Show
Directed by Gabriella Pinto | Performed by Kelly-Eve Koopman | Written by Gabriella Pinto & Kelly-Eve Koopman | Produced by Fuzlin Esau
In a secure suburb in the South, in the early morning hours a woman suffocating from status anxiety sits enclosed by electric fences, surrounded by roll on lawn, tucked behind a Trellidoor and protected by private security. In a street lulled by lavender and deaf to her warnings of pot plant syndicates, bin day conspiracies and stranger danger, she reveals how far a vigilant fynbos fundi must go, to serve and protect a nonchalant neighbourhood.
Gabriella has been creating theatre since she graduated from UCT with a BA in Theatre and Performance. She enjoys creating new work as well as staging existing texts and was nominated for a Fleur du Cap for Best New Director in 2014.
WHEN: Mon 26th – Sat 23 Jan; Tues 3 Feb – Sat 7 Feb at 9pm TICKETS: R90 / R80 prepaid and can be booked online or from the bar. Duration: 50mins
Ashes to Ashes – Drama
By Harold Pinter | Directed by Gabriella Pinto. | Starring Terry Norton as Rebecca & Mark Elderkin as Devlin
After a successful run at the Cape Town Fringe Festival, Harold Pinter’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’ comes to Alexander Bar.
On a summer evening, Rebecca recalls a sadomasochistic ritual between her and a past over. An intrigued Devlin proceeds to interrogate her in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. She must revoke her repressed past to face her troubled present while his suspicions grow and his desire to secure and control their future is threatened by her enigmatic recollections.
How do we live in the present if we repress past atrocities?
“Elderkin – who makes a welcome return to serious roles after a recent run of comedic performances – is cold, wry and quietly domineering. Norton’s relaxed delivery is at masterful odds with the underlying intensity of her experience” – Carla Lever, The Daily Maverick
WHEN: Mon 26th – Sat 23 Jan; Tues 3 Feb – Sat 7 Feb at 7pm Duration: 50mins TICKETS: R100 / R90 prepaid and can be booked online or at directly at the bar.
WHERE: Alexander Bar & Café, 76 Strand Street (Corner Loop), Cape Town CBD, 8001
