The Things You Left Behind at Alexander Upstairs Bar & Theatre is billed as ‘not a love story’.
Presented by the Instant Arts Collective, written by Jason Potgieter and directed by Kim Kerfoot, The Things You Left Behind features Alicia McCormick & Jason Potgieter
MapMyWay Review: “Superbly scripted and stunningly acted. A rare treat that focuses on important issues surrounding margins and mainstream. It’s handled with scalpel precsion, sharp insight and warm wit.”
You don’t want to miss this Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award winning production back by popular demand
The Things You Left Behind isn’t a love story. It’s the story around a love story. In a series of five charming, moving and intensely human monologues shared by two actors, it takes on the unexpected, the unexplored perspectives on a person’s life. From the perspective of Delores, the drag queen from Delft, to Erwin, the only white car guard in the city, the characters are drawn simultaneously closer to the love story and a car accident that connects them. Also caught up in the unfolding events are a would-be philosopher paramedic, an ex-lover about to get married and a mother hooked on therapy. The audience never see the boy who died, only the traces in the lives of the people he left behind.
Jason Potgieter’s script reveals the subtle, profound links between complete strangers, the hundreds of coincidences and connections that happen each day in Cape Town without us realising it. Touching lightly on socio-political themes with personal insight, The Things You Left Behind explores sexual orientation and loss in a complicated city in a complicated time.
“What one takes with one is an awareness that the connectivity between humans is as complex as it is ordinary… The script is original and a timely and poignant reminder that if we listen carefully enough, everyone has something important to say.” – Tracey Saunders, Cape Times
Where: Alexander Bar & Theatre 76 Strand Street (Corner Loop), Cape Town CBD, 8001
Duration: 55mins
Tickets: can be booked online  – pay in advance either online or at the bar to get the special price of R80, otherwise all tickets are R90. You can also purchase tickets in person at the bar anytime during our regular opening hours (Mon – Sat 11am to 1am) For telephone bookings and enquires: 021.300.1652
Dates & Times: Â
Tue 14th Jan 8pm
Wed 15th Jan 8pm
Thu 16th Jan 7pm
Fri 17th Jan 7pm
Sat 18th Jan 7pm
Strictly No Under 18s due to the terms of our liquor license
