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Jollie Patrollie
2018-05-16

Jollie PatrollieNAME OF PRODUCTION: JOLLIE PATROLLIE

SCRIPT BY: NICO LUWES

DIRECTED BY: NICO LUWES

VENUE: WYNAND MOUTON THEATRE, UFS-MAIN CAMPUS

LANGUAGE: AFKRIAANS

GENRE: COMEDY

Photo by Esté Strydom.
Juani Smith
Janco Pieterse
Claudia Herbst
Barend Kriel
Esmarie Booysen

Date and times:

  • 16 May @ 19:30
  • 17 May @ 19:30
  • 18 May @ 19:30

TICKETS:

  • R 40.00 PER PERSON
  • R 30.00 FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS,
  • R 25.00 FOR PENSIONERS

BOOKINGS: COMPUTICKET (0861 915 8000)

Nico Luwes new Afrikaans farce, Jollie Patrollie, was specially written for the talented, young third year drama students in 2018. Farce provides exceptional intellectual and physical challenges and artistic skills for actors. A typical farce depends on surprises and unexpected twists in the plot so to tell too much about the story beforehand, might give the fun away. In this crazy farce, a nerdy young bank official tries to convince his grumpy boss, Bidou von Brakel, and his prim and proper wife, Barabarossa, that he is a happily married man and the ideal husband. If he can convince them of his high morals, he might be promoted at work. His only problem is that he is not married and hired a young girl to play his so-called wife named, Jollie, for the evening. Due to various comical misunderstandings, the situation turns into a chaotic nightmare for the goodhearted Stephanus. One wonders if the grumpy old boss, Bidou, is as morally innocent as he pretends. Bidou’s wife, Barbarossa sits squarely on her poor husband’s head and does not trust Stephanus and his wife, Jollie, at all. Might Stephanus be a very kinky man with strange habits or not? She finds his wife, Jollie, is even more bizarre. Does she just play dumb or are the little pigs in her head just totally running in circles?

As in all the well-known previous farces by Luwes the comedy lies in the complex plot filled with comical characters caught up strange situations. The plot move at break-neck speed from one crisis to the other and the poor Stephanus must desperately put out fires to get out of trouble. In his typical farce style, double meanings in dialogue is driven further in that one of the characters does not understand one word of Afrikaans! Or do the characters just not have a clue about the situation they are caught in? The actors and the audience must keep their wits together to figure out who knows what, what the real situation and intentions of the characters are. The final test for a farce text and the production on stage depends on whether the audience can be convinced that this could have happened in real life. So beware! Who knows? Maybe you might one day find yourself in a similar situation! This hilarious farce can be enjoyed by the whole family and promises a good old belly laugh for all.

Performances in the Wynand Mouton Theatre take place at 7:30 on 16, 17 and 18 May. Booking at Computicket.


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Johanna, O Johannes & ‘n kwessie van verbeelding (A)

Beskrywing: Johanna Sleutelwoorde: Johanna

Two comical ont-act plays in one

Production: Johanna, O Johannes & ‘n kwessie van verbeelding (A)

 

Text: ‘Johanna, O Johannes ' by Louis de Villiers & 

           ‘’n Kwessie van verbeelding’ by Nico Luwes

Directed by: Thys Heydenrych

Venue: Scaena Theatre

Age restriction: 14L

 

Dates and times:

18 May 2016 at 19h30

19 May 2016 at 19h30

20 May 2016 at 19h30

 

Tickets:          R 40.00 per person

       R30.00 for students, scholars, pensioners

Bookings:      Computicket

 

The University of the Free State Drama Department presents a double bill: Two comical one-act plays in one will guarantee twice as much laughter!

 

Johanna, O Johannes by Louis de Villiers tells the story of Jonnie who comes to university as a fresh first year student. He is accompanied by his grandmother, Johanna Petronella Boshoff, and his father, Gabriel. The problem, however, is that Jonnie was blessed with his grandmother’s names, which lead to the university placing him in Hostel Kanferfoelie, a ladies’ hostel. When the matron, Mrs. Kruger, refuses to let him into the hostel, it causes consternation. Junior administrative assistant, Mr. Venter, tries his best to solve the situation. But what to do? One does not say ‘no’ to Johanna Petronella Boshoff, and besides, Gabriel has his deposit slip to prove that he has paid up.

 

‘n Kwessie van verbeelding by Nico Luwes, is all about Nicholas and his pal Gerald, who break into the hostel room of Nicholas’ ex-girlfriend Michelle, looking for a bunch of letters Nicholas wrote to her. The two of them, especially Gerald, quickly realise that they have entered dangerous grounds. With the voluptuous Miss Poerstamper, who is onto them, and the highly imaginative Natalie right beside her, Nicholas and Gerald soon find themselves in impossible situations. What other possible solution could there be, but to undergo a metamorphoses in order to ‘fit in’?

 

Come and enjoy a relaxing evening of laughter and fun. Directed by Thys Heydenrych, 18 – 20 May 2016, at 19:30 in the Scaena Theatre. Tickets available at Computicket. Age restriction of 14 for language.

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