MENU FOR “JUNKIE”
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- Starter [both options]
Teropitas : marinated Greek feta wrapped in phyllo pastry & served with a cranberry sauce
- Main Courses – R220 menu
Blackened Salmon served with a bearnaise sauce on black onion seed mash & fine French beans
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Slow roasted oxtail with a rich red wine sauce, vegetables & potatoes
- Main Courses – R200 menu
Supreme Chicken cooked with brown onion and apricots served on mash with vegetables
OR
Thai Fish Cakes served with sweet chilli sauce, mash and vegetables
OR
Pumpkin and Chickpea stew served on cous-cous
- Dessert [both options]
Chocolate Junkie – dark chocolate brownies with a rich chocolate sauce served with chocolate ice cream
Coffee
REVIEW OF “BEHIND EVERY MAN”
add a comment“BEHIND EVERY MAN” with Godfrey Johnson ; directed by Sanjun Muftic
The Mercury [Durban], Wednesday June 6, 2007
Have you ever walked into a second-hand shop and there, hidden amongst the useless knick-knacks and junk, found something beautiful, dusty, but precious? This is what seeing Behind Every Man, a musical cabaret starring Godfrey Johnson is like. Bravely entertaining a Durban audience on a Monday night, this singer and pianist from Cape Town offered an unusual mix of contemporary songs.
From standards by Suzanne Vega, Marianne Faithful and Tori Amos, to Edith Piaf, Tina Turner and Carly Simon, the unassuming Johnson took a huge risk performing music sung by women – and succeeded. To hear him sing from a women’s perspective is to realize that, regardless of sex, we’re all consumed by the feelings of joy, heartache, anger and love. Johnson’s raw, fragile renditions are resonant with the music of Brel, Weill, Costello and Waits and the cabaret tradition that is becoming so rare.
He has completely reworked every song and made them his own, and the result is each seems as if it is being sung with wit for the very first time. To listen to Cyndi Lauper’s True Colours sung with such simplicity and honesty, and then to hear him dynamically attacking Annie Lennox’s Erased, is to realize that this is a very fine performer.
Directed by Bosnian born director, Sanjin Muftic, the cabaret is well worth seeing. There are only a few performances so don’t let this opportunity to experience a splendid evening go by.
REVIEWS OF “BROTHER NUMBER”
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THE ARGUS – JUNE 05
DIE BURGER – JUNE 05
MEGAN’S HEAD [www.meganshead.co.za]
With thanks to and acknowledgment of Megan
Megan’s Head : A place where Megan gets off her head.
You’ve got my number brother
Posted by: megan in show reviews
Brother Number is Rob van Vuuren and James Cairns’ latest collaboration, directed by Jaco Bouwer. Wow. It’s on at The Kalk Bay Theatre for another two weeks. Get there.
Brother Number is a theatrical treat. It’s about two brothers, Harvey and Stan, who are locked deep in the bowels of Home Affairs, the makers of ID books. Harvey is the numbers guy while Stan, with his fistful of pens all tied together, does the lines. Because of an ‘explosion of the chip machine’ they are let loose in the building and they meet up with a series of crazy but recognisable characters who help them discover who they are and why they are there.
The story and it’s execution are almost 100% pure traditional absurdist. Jaco’s set (I think this kind of thing is his genius speciality) is a huge wooden desk on short legs, surrounded by a boxed walk way and crazily underlit. Almost all the action takes place ON the desk. Incredible. The sound track is mainly the crackle and hum of flourescent lighting.
Rob and James are brilliant. Their characterisations are amazing and their accents are awesome and accurate. But what makes the show riveting is their relationship with each other, as characters in the story, but more so as performers. They are literally tuned in to each other.
I love theatre of the absurd. And there are strong elements of the biggies here – Kafka, Ionesco, Becket, Stoppard. In fact, the play mostly reminded me of my all time favourite movie ever, Brazil, which is a huge achievement in my books.
I always like to temper my opinions with what Big Friendly thinks. Sometimes I get a bit theatrically snobby or arty farty. He, on the other hand, is a great natural responder to things. He loved it. He loved the story. It reminded him of Ray Bradbury. He loved that it was created by two young local guys which made him very excited. So.
After the show I had a delightful and heated debate with Helen, the owner of the KBT. That’s what it’s all about.
REVIEWS – “IN CELEBRATION OF COURAGE”
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“DANCING FOR THE CHILDREN” – THE ROYAL BALLET, LONDON
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“DANCING FOR THE CHILDREN”
CHARITY BALLET GALA
[All proceeds to local children’s charities via Mara's foundation]
MARA GALEAZZI, Principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and Guest Artists from The Royal Ballet London & The English National Ballet will dance
in a Charity Ballet Gala ~
Where : ARTSCAPE OPERA HOUSE
When : July 28, 2007 @ 14h00 & 20h00
The programme will comprise extracts from various ballets including Romeo & Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, Two Pigeons, La Sylphide and Elite Syncopations [stc].
Guest performances by members of the Cape Town City Ballet .
BOOKING NOW AT COMPUTICKET 083 915 8000
Also at Cape Town Artscape
Tickets from R75
