Text: Nico Luwes
Directed by: Nico Luwes
Age restriction: No under 14
Venue: Scaena theatre

Dates and times:
19 September 2012 at 19h30
20 September 2012 at 19h30
21 September 2012 at 19h30

Tickets: R 30.00 per person
R 20.00 per person (students, scholars & pensioners)

Bookings: Computicket (Mimosa Mall and Checkers)

Bookings for block bookings of 10 or more people can be done with Thys Heydenrych (072 235 3191)

Nag van die hiëna is a brand new thriller by Nico Luwes that promises fun for audiences who can try to solve the intricate twists in the play. The thriller, as genre, is seldom written and performed on Afrikaans theatre stages. in South Africa. Twin brothers, Leon and Hendrik, are full of fraudulent money schemes and lie and corrupt far as they can. It seems as if Leon, a prime evil man, has a hold on almost everybody in town. Leon’s wife, Lalien, has the seven year itch and it seems as if something is brewing between her and the doctor. Dr. Gert ha some skeleton’s in his cupboard and experiments with concoctions for animal dips to financially save his practice. Ricky, his pal from varsity days, sells pills for a pharmaceutical company and makes a stunning lot of money? Joyce, the doctor’s receptionist is a lonely lady with a cat. Leon’s attorney, Swannie, a good hearted little man is caught up the mess. The poor police inspector, Bantjies, sits with a dilemma of unsolved cases and a husband who thinks he knows more about police matters than herself. Just as she thinks she can close a case, some fish moth jumps out again? Corruption, affairs, jealousy, revenge, money schemes and murder forms part of the mix! Will they be caught?

Luwes directs the play with drama students in the Scaena Theatre on the UFS campus from 19 to 21 September, His latest directing projects include Maskermaan and Die Renosters, both prize winners as best production and best debut production at the Vryfees in 2010 and 2011. His comedy, Graswewenaar, was sold out at Vryfees 2012 and an extra show had to be put on the programme. Now it is time for a real thriller in Afrikaans.