ERIC ABRAHAM AND THE FUGARD THEATRE PRESENT

The Fugard Theatre’s

2020 Season 10 Years and Counting

THE FUGARD THEATRE | STUDIO | BIOSCOPE 021 461 4554 | BOOK ONLINE AT THEFUGARD.COM around the world and with The Book Message from the Lounge presents and hosts Cape Town’s premier annual literary festival Open Book. Founding Producer The Fugard Theatre has indeed, become one of the arts hubs of South Africa.

It is hard to believe that almost ten years The Fugard is and will always be about ago, on the 12th of February 2010, I helped telling stories that convey a fundamental Athol onto the stage at The Fugard for the morality, stories about putting oneself opening of the theatre created in his name. in the shoes of others who have been Then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel marginalized. It’s about being emotionally was there with us, and in the audience, engaged. It’s about laughing and crying President Kgalema Motlanthe, the late and learning something important about British actor Alan Rickman and a host of the human condition. other well-wishers. This is what The Fugard strives for and this So much has happened since then, at The is what is so vital in South Africa, where Fugard and in South African politics. In the moral compass is mostly missing from the last ten years, more than 1,25 million public life. Along with the other theatres people have stepped through The Fugard’s in Cape Town, The Fugard works hard to doors to see shows as diverse as The Rocky help shine a small light of shared common Horror Show and Kinky Boots, District Six humanity and hope. I am enormously – Kanala and King Kong as well as newly proud of and grateful to the small commissioned works like A Human Being committed team, The Fugard family, led Died That Night to productions of Athol by Managing Director & Producer Daniel Fugard’s Die Kaptein se Tier, The Road To Galloway, Artistic Director Greg Karvellas, Mecca, “Master Harold”... and the Boys who joined the team as a barman, and and a number of his newer works. The past Theatre Manager and Co-Producer Lamees ten years have included performances by a Albertus, who began her journey with range of new and established performers in The Fugard as an office assistant. Special over 60 productions, seeing us collaborate thanks to the three people who have been with theatre-makers ranging from David with The Fugard from day one – Finance Kramer to director Matthew Wild, our Director and Accountant Stephen and resident Musical Director maestro Charl- Vanessa Sacks and Front of House Manager Johan Lingenfelder to Pieter-Dirk Uys Iris Bolton. A huge thanks to my wife Sigrid and several hundred highly talented Rausing whose support for our theatre actors Including Desmond Dube, Noma has been crucial and unwavering. And to Dumezweni, Earl Gregory, Lynelle Kenned, Board members Philip Prettejohn, Wendy Ian McKellen, John Kani, Sir Antony Sher, Appelbaum and Geoffrey Budlender. Jonathan Roxmouth, Sandra Prinsloo, Finally, The Fugard Theatre is a living Marius Weyers, Emily Child and Namisa tribute to one of Africa’s great storytellers. Mdlalose to name only a few. Over and That man of magnitude – Athol Fugard. above award-winning theatre The Fugard offers a Bioscope which provides the best Eric Abraham, Founding Producer in filmed theatre, opera, and ballet from Message from the Artistic Director

In February 2020, The Fugard Theatre will turn ten years old, marking a defining moment in the history and the future of The Fugard. In the last decade, The Fugard has become synonymous with world-class theatre, consistently offering South African audiences only the very best in local and international theatre. As the very first appointed Artistic Director, it is my great honour and privilege to announce our first full season – 10 Years and Counting.

2020 sees The Fugard presenting an exciting range of productions including works by two South African icons, three South African Premieres of International productions as well as brand new works from two of our country’s leading playwrights. 2020 also brings The Fugard’s very first Shakespeare production,Hamlet to its main stage. Added to this, I am 2018 Shakespeare in Love thrilled to announce the biggest Bioscope season we have had to date, featuring 48 world-class recorded live titles.

10 years and counting - A time to look back at the astounding body of work The Fugard has produced and an opportunity to look ahead to the future and the continuation of The Fugard Theatre’s legacy. I hope that you will be a part of this legacy, and join us on our journey celebrating the vital role of theatre in our country, as well as the beauty of storytelling and our shared common humanity.

Greg Karvellas, Artistic Director

2018 Significant Other 2015 West Side Story

provided meaningful employment to a Message from the diverse and reflective group of passionate and inspiring South Africans of over 1 Managing Director 500 people. Seeing young people start in essential positions such as housekeeping, Watching The Fugard grow, from the office assistance and hospitality and inside over the last decade, has been an grow in to confident, competent theatre- exceptional privilege for me – one which makers in areas of the technical stage crew, I am profoundly aware of. theatre management, finance and theatre producing is not only thrilling but hugely Every day that I arrive at work, it feels surreal encouraging. that I am able to call this beautiful place my office. The team and those with whom we Over the last nearly 10 years, we have work every day is a big part of what makes grown an excellent constituency of patrons this a very special space. Collectively we who have become our extended family, shoulder the responsibility to produce the without whom we would not be able to very best we can and to bring honour to continue what we are doing. Some 1,25 that which we strive to represent. Working million patrons have attended productions with a passionate, deeply committed team and events at The Fugard Theatre over who push hard every day to celebrate our this time. Thank you to all of you for your common humanity through excellence is support – we look forward to continuing both motivating and inspiring. I have come to enthral, entertain, and challenge you to realise too how unique the willingness through our offerings. Finally, a special of Eric Abraham, to have founded and thank you to all of our partners and sustained this unique space over 10 years suppliers who rise to the challenge without is humbling, remarkable, and unique. fail to help us present world-class theatre at The Fugard. In the years before this, we have produced and hosted over 70 productions, and Daniel Galloway, Managing Director & Producer Message from the Theatre Manager

Over the past ten years, The Fugard has become my second home, and being part and parcel of its growth over the years has been incredibly fulfilling and humbling. Working with a deeply passionate team has been a particular highlight for me. Watching the building grow both physically and in scale and quality of productions continues to make me deeply proud to be a part of this machine.

What Eric Abraham has enabled, and continues to enable, through The Fugard Theatre is unwavering, and is unlike anything I have experienced or seen in South African Theatre. His constant care and support, not only financially, but in kindness, common humanity and humility has been a beacon of endless possibility. 2017 King Kong I am humbled every day by what Eric has made possible and how that possibility continues to grow and empower not only The Fugard staff, but every patron and performer who walks through The Fugard’s doors.

I am so very excited for our 2020 season, the first season ever curated by our newly appointed and first Artistic Director Greg Karvellas whose artistic vision I find hugely exciting and refreshing. I look forward to making those visions come alive with Greg and my Fugard family.

Lamees Albertus, Theatre Manager and Co-Producer

2018 Langarm 2013 “Master Harold” ... and the Boys

the theatre seems to have evolved into an Message from organic structure – I know of at least one barman who has made it onto the stage Athol Fugard to play in his first production; I know of at least one more who ended up at the helm When I was first approached in 2008, about of the theatre. the idea that a theatre in Cape Town was Over its ten-year existence, The Fugard to be named after me, I resisted the idea has managed to stage really world- vehemently. As I have now gone on to class productions. It has also provided discover on many other occasions, The opportunities for young theatre-makers Fugard team doesn’t give up easily. My who, when I was growing up in theatre, reluctance was simple: I could think of would have encountered a very hostile several other writers who I felt deserved environment. My friend Jan Rabie used to the honour more than I did. When I finally say that the greatest homage you could consented, little did I know that I would pay to the earth was to drink a glass of not only be gaining an artistic home, the red wine. I think a second glass is called theatre in question would also go on to play for now, and the homage in this instance is an extraordinary role in the development to that inspiring team: my Fugard Theatre of the performing arts in South Africa. family. Its journey is above all else the story of a handful of individuals working tirelessly to Athol Fugard, Playwright realize a common vision. Along the way, 2020 Season productions

Kinky Boots World Arts Cinema “Master Harold” ... and Season the Boys

Never Too Naked It’s Only A Play What We Wish For

Hold Still Hamlet A German Life

‘Night, Mother Young Frankenstein Pieter-Dirk Uys At 75 2020 Schedule

Production Venue Dates Bookings Open

Kinky Boots Theatre Closes 2 Feb 2020 Open

The 2020 Fugard Bioscope Theatre From 7 Oct 2019 Open World Arts Cinema Season

“Master Harold” ... and the Studio From 4 Feb 2020 Open Boys

Never Too Naked Studio From 24 Mar 2020 1 Oct 2019

It’s Only A Play Theatre From 14 Apr 2020 7 Oct 2019

What We Wish For Studio From 5 May 2020 1 Nov 2019

Hold Still Studio From 16 Jun 2020 2 Dec 2019

Hamlet Theatre From 21 Jul 2020 6 Jan 2020

A German Life Studio From 28 Jul 2020 2 Mar 2020

‘Night, Mother Studio From 22 Sep 2020 1 Apr 2020

Young Frankenstein Theatre From 27 Oct 2020 2 Mar 2020

Pieter-Dirk Uys At 75 Studio From 16 Nov 2020 1 June 2020

Please note: Above schedule is correct at time of publishing, but subject to change. “A fast-paced, stiletto- strutting campy romp with a whole lot of heart ” Bizcommunity

Kinky Boots

An original South African production of the smash-hit musical.

Closes 2 Feb 2020 to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair The Fugard Theatre find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible, and discover Bookings now open that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole After months of packed houses, the South world. African premiere of Kinky Boots will now play through the festive season but must Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots was end on the 2nd February 2020. first brought to life on the big screen in 2005 before being transformed into a Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his hit musical, winning six Tony and three father’s shoe factory, Price & Son, which Olivier Awards. This huge-hearted, smash- is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to hit musical features a Tony-winning score live up to his father’s legacy and save his by Cyndi Lauper and a book by four-time family business, Charlie finds inspiration in Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein. the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work 47 screenings: Our biggest bioscope season yet!

World Arts Cinema Season

Presented by Eric Abraham and Ken Forrester Vineyards.

From 7 Oct 2019 world. Featuring over 48 titles from The Fugard Bioscope National Theatre Live, Comédie-Française, The Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, Bookings now open Bolshoi Ballet as well as Royal Opera and Opera du Paris this 8th Bioscope season Now its 9th year, the Fugard Bioscope is one for the record books! World Arts Cinema Season is set to continue bringing audiences the very best The World Arts Cinema Season has moved offering in recorded live performances all from Sunday mornings to Mondays with screened in the comfort of the beautiful screenings taking place at 3 pm and 7 pm. Fugard Theatre.

Curated by The Fugard Theatre’s Artistic Proudly Director, Greg Karvellas, audiences can sponsored once again look forward to a new and by Ken exciting selection of opera, ballet, theatre Forrester and independent titles from around the Vineyards. “Fugard creates a blistering fusion of the personal and the political.” The New York Times

“Master Harold” ... and the Boys

Written by Athol Fugard | Directed by Greg Karvellas

From 4 Feb 2020 relationship is put to the test by societal The Fugard Studio and personal forces. The play devastatingly reveals how racial prejudice, especially Bookings now open legislated racial prejudice, insinuates itself into every social sphere of existence, Produced by Eric Abraham and The Fugard until the very language of ordinary human Theatre, Athol Fugard’s masterpiece will discourse begins to reflect the policy that open in The Fugard Studio Theatre in makes black men subservient to the power celebration of The Fugard Theatre 10th exercised by white men. As with all of Athol Birthday. Fugard’s work, the brilliance of “Master Set in the St. George’s Park tea room in Harold” ... and the Boys lies in that it Port Elizabeth on a dreary, wet afternoon in deals not with political issues, but with 1950, “Master Harold” ... and the Boys tells individuals, and their struggles for life and the story of three people, one a 17 year happiness in a world that is set up to deny old white boy and the other two the black them these basic human rights. servants he has grown up around, whose A thrilling tale of love, lust and life.

Never Too Naked

Pieter-Dirk Uys returns as Bambi Kellermann.

From 24 Mar 2020 and soon the sweet conservative religious The Fugard Studio virgin made way for the sophisticated, funny and powerful woman who could Bookings open 1 Oct 2019 fight the world with irony, humour and experience. Her conversation is not for Bambi Kellermann is Evita Bezuidenhout’s the weak-hearted - and as she says: “Bring younger sister – and that’s where the family your own condoms of prejudice and fear. ties end. Whereas Tannie Evita is still the You have been warned. Now lie back and most famous white woman in South Africa, enjoy it.” Bambi became a grand horizontal of the northern hemisphere and a super-stripper. “With the exceptional writing of Pieter-Dirk Uys, expect an intense and gripping Bambi Never Too Naked is the name of her game cabaret.” Robyn Cohen and she will share some of her legendary bedtime stories. The little boeremeisie Please note: Never Too Naked has an age from Bethlehem in the Orange Free State restriction of 12 years. found herself in Vienna in the late 1950s “Wickedly funny. You won’t want the night to end!” Associated Press

It’s Only A Play

Written by Terrence McNally | Directed by Greg Karvellas

From 14 Apr 2020 of theatre at its best … and theatre people The Fugard Theatre behaving their not-so-best. Bookings open 7 Oct 2019 It’s alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender – and proves that sometimes the It’s opening night of Peter Austin’s new biggest laughs happen offstage. play The Golden Egg, and he’s anxiously waiting to see if his show is a hit. With his “Hilarious! The hottest ticket in town – and career on the line, he shares his big First rightly so.” The Wall Street Journal Night with his “best” friend, a television “Terrence McNally’s ‘It’s Only A Play’ is that star, his novice producer, his doped-up rare comedy that’s as smart as it is funny.” diva, his genius director, a lethal drama Newsday critic and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant on his first night in Manhattan.

It’s Only A Play, written by four-time Tony winner Terrence McNally, is a celebration Part of The Fugard Theatre’s New Writing Initiative.

What We Wish For

Written by Mike van Graan | Directed by Amy Jephta

From 5 May 2020 Should there be a recovery, there is a good The Fugard Studio chance that the family member will live and spend the rest of their lives in a vegetative Bookings open 1 Nov 2019 state.

Beverley Jackman is the highly-regarded What We Wish For juxtaposes the sanctity principal at a private girls’ high school. of life against the dignity of life and Her husband, Adrian, is an academic who explores some of the moral and social teaches at the University of Cape Town. questions related to these in this family Their perfect nuclear family includes Gina, drama. their daughter who works as a doctor in Malawi, and their son Josh, who’s in the Commissioned by The Fugard Theatre as process of completing his master’s degree. part of its New Writing Initiative.

Then, one day, tragedy strikes. A serious car accident puts one of the family in a coma. Part of The Fugard Theatre’s New Writing Initiative.

Hold Still

Written by Nadia Davids

From 16 Jun 2020 When Oliver’s parents, Rosa and Jim, arrive The Fugard Studio home and realise that their son is breaking the law, a bitter argument erupts between Bookings open 2 Dec 2019 the four of them about citizenship, love, family, history and what we owe each other. London, July, a summer’s evening in the As the long night unfolds, Rosa and Jim near future: it’s the apex of a heat wave grapple with what this reveals about their and Oliver and Imran have shut themselves own marriage and about what to do: give in Oliver’s bedroom. this child up to the authorities, knowing Imran stations himself at the window, that his return home could mean his death, plucking at the shut curtains, edgy, on or break the law, at risk to themselves, and high alert. help him hide?

We learn that this is no ordinary night Commissioned by The Fugard Theatre as or friendship; Imran is not British but a part of its New Writing Initiative. refugee whose asylum is about to run out. An explosive take on one of Shakespeare’s most popular texts.

Hamlet

Written by William Shakespeare | Directed by Neil Coppen

From 21 Jul 2020 South African political dynasty. It is within The Fugard Theatre this family, that Hamlet must navigate two parallel worlds (the contemporary Bookings open 6 Jan 2020 and traditional) while responding to the demands of his father’s ancestral spirit to Multiple-award winning writer, director and revenge his murder. Coppen’s explosive designer Neil Coppen, teams up with the and visceral theatre making-style makes Fugard Theatre for the first time, to breathe Hamlet one of the most anticipated innovative new life into Shakespeare’s most Shakespeare adaptations of 2020. performed and beloved tragedy – Hamlet. Group and school bookings are available Employing his unique collaborative for the run. For further information or devising approach, and an all-star to make a booking contact The Fugard South African cast, Coppen’s translation Theatre box office for details on 021 461 of Hamlet will merge performance, music 4554. and choreography while situating the plays characters’ within a present day The South African premiere, presented in association with the KKNK.

A German Life

Written by Christopher Hampton | Directed by Sylvaine Stryke

From 28 Jul 2020 “They were bewitched by this tiny man. It The Fugard Studio was like, I don’t know, Jesus or something. You have to admit, Goebbels was a Bookings open 2 Mar 2020 wonderful actor… well, a good actor, let’s say. It was an actor’s transformation: this Brunhilde Pomsel’s life spanned the quiet, elegant, serious man we saw in twentieth century. She struggled to make the office, transformed into a demented ends meet as a secretary in Berlin during midget.” – Brunhilde Pomsel the 1930s, her many employers including a Jewish insurance broker, the German Starring Antoinette Kellermann. Broadcasting Corporation and, eventually, Joseph Goebbels. Christopher Hampton’s play is based on the testimony Pomsel A German Life is a gave when she finally broke her silence co-production with to a group of Austrian filmmakers, shortly the KKNK and will be before she died in 2016. presented at the KKNK Festival in 2021. Marsha Norman’s startling Pulitzer Prize winning play.

‘Night, Mother

Written by Marsha Norman | Directed by Janna Ramos-Violante

From 22 Sep 2020 Thelma convince her daughter that life The Fugard Studio is worth living if she can’t feel her pain? How can she end her daughter’s embrace Bookings open 1 Apr 2020 of death before morning?

What would you do if someone you loved Written by American playwright Marsha sat down with you one night and calmly Norman, ’Night, Mother won the 1983 told you that she was going to end her Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated life before morning? This is Thelma Cates’ for the Tony Award for Best Play. dilemma. Her daughter, Jessie, has had it. Starring Fiona Ramsay and Emily Child. A middle-aged epileptic unable to hold a job or drive with a failed marriage and a “…honest, uncompromising, lucid, drug-addicted runaway son on the wrong penetrating, well-written, dramatic, and side of the law, Jessie can find no reason unmanipulatively moving…” New York to go on living. ’Night, Mother is the story Magazine of a parent’s worst nightmare. How can The South African premiere of the monster of all horror musicals, by Mel Brooks.

Young Frankenstein

Written by Mel Brooks | Directed by Greg Karvellas

From 27 Oct 2020 Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a The Fugard Theatre leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the Bookings open 2 Mar 2020 mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a From the creators of the record-breaking creature to rival his grandfather’s. Every Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes bit as relevant to audience members who this monster new musical comedy. The will remember the original film as it will be comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage the panache of the screen sensation with creation – Young Frankenstein! a little extra theatrical flair added. With Grandson of the infamous Victor such memorable tunes as “The Transylvania Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits On The Ritz,” Young Frankenstein is his family’s estate in Transylvania. With scientifically proven, monstrously good the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, entertainment. 10 plays in 10 days – a birthday festival not to be missed!

Pieter-Dirk Uys At 75

Featuring Pieter-Dirk Uys as all his most iconic characters.

From 16 Nov 2020 Sat 21); Bambi sings the FAK songs - with The Fugard Studio Godfrey Johnson (Fri 20 / Sat 21); Saturday 21 - all five shows. Bookings open 1 Jun 2020 Week two: Weerklink van ‘n Wanklank Pieter-Dirk Uys turns 75 in 2020. To him it (Mon 23 / Sat 28); An Evening with Evita reads like a speed limit which he intends to Bezuidenhout (Tues 24 / Sat 28); An break by presenting 10 PDU productions Audience with Pieter-Dirk EISH (Wed 25 in two weeks from 16 to 28 November. On / Sat 28); Never Too Naked (Thu 26 / Sat each Saturday all five of the shows from 29); When in doubt say darling (Fri 27 / Sat the previous week will be presented back 28); Saturday 28 - all five shows. to back on one day. Please note: The Saturday performances Week one: The Echo of a Noise (Mon 16 on 21 and 28 November will be filmed. / Sat 21); Tannie Evita praat Kaktus (Tues 17 / Sat 21); Adapt or Fly (Wed 18 / Sat 21); Ouma Ossewania praat vuil (Thu 19 / The last 10 years in pictures

2010 The Train Driver

2011 A Number

2011 Die Kaptein se Tier 2011 Broken Glass 2012 Kat and the Kings

2013 The Rocky Horror Show 2013 A Human Being Died That Night

2014 The Shadow of the Hummingbird 2015 Bad Jews 2015 Orpheus in Africa

2015 West Side Story 2016 District Six – Kanala

2017 King Kong 2017 Shakespeare in Love 2018 The Road to Mecca

2019 Kunene and the King 2012 Kat and the Kings

Awards 2011 Fleur Du Cap Awards Looking back over the last 9 incredible Best Sound Design And/Or Original years, The Fugard Theatre has received a Score total of 185 nominations across the Fleur James Webb for The Bird Watchers Du Cap Theatre Awards in Cape Town and Naledi Theatre Awards in Johannesburg. Best Set And/Or Props Design Below is a list of awards received for Saul Radomsky for set design in The Bird productions that were presented at Watchers the Fugard Theatre, as Fugard Theatre productions or as a co-production with our Best Performance By A Lead Actress various partners over the years. In A Play Wilna Snyman for Klaasvakie as Albertine

Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Play Nicole Holm for Klaasvakie as Verpleegster 2012 Best Performance By A Lead Actor In A Play Fleur Du Cap Awards Graham Hopkins for Vigil as Kemp

Best Performance By An Actor In Best Performance By A Supporting Music Theatre And/Or A Musical Actress In A Play Dean Balie for Kat and the Kings as Vanessa Cooke for Vigil as Grace Young Kat Diamond Naledi Awards Best New Sa Script Champ by Louis Viljoen Best Original Choreography Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams - Rosalie Van Der Gucht Prize For New Kat and the Kings Directors Kim Kerfoot for Statements after an 2014 Arrest under the Immorality Act Fleur Du Cap Awards 2013 Best Performance By A Lead Actor In Fleur Du Cap Awards A Play Albert Pretorius for Playland as Gideon Best Performance By A Lead Actor In le Roux A Musical Or Music Theatre Show Brendan van Rhyn for The Rocky Horror Best Performance By A Lead Actress Show as Frank-N-Furter In A Play Emily Child for The Pervert Laura as Best Performance By A Supporting Laura Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show Best New South African Script Andrew Laubscher for The Rocky Horror The Kingmakers by Louis Viljoen Show as Riff Raff Rosalie Van Der Gucht Prize For New Best Performance By A Supporting Directors Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Louis Viljoen for The Kingmakers and Show The Pervert Laura Daneel van der Walt for The Rocky Horror Show as Magenta

Best Sound Design, Original Music Composition Or Original Score James Webb for Die Laaste Karretjiegraf (Sound Scape) 2015 Best Production: Cutting Edge A Human Being Died That Night Fleur Du Cap Awards Best Performance In A Musical: Male Best Performance By A Lead Actor In Brendan van Rhyn - The Rocky Horror A Musical Or Music Theatre Show Show Aubrey Poo for Orpheus in Africa as Orpheus McAdoo Best New South African Script The Shadow of the Hummingbird Best Performance By A Lead Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show 2016 Lynelle Kenned for West Side Story as Maria Fleur Du Cap Awards

Best Performance By A Supporting Best Set Design Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Saul Radomsky for Clybourne Park Show Sne Dladla for Orpheus in Africa as Best Soundscape, Original Music Egbert Washburn/Trooper/Student Composition Or Original Score Leader/Bap David Kramer for District Six – Kanala (Original Music Composition and Best Performance By A Supporting Original Score) Actress In A Musical Or Music Theatre Show Best New South African Script Jill Levenberg for Orpheus in Africa as Mongiwekhaya for I See You Lucy Moten 2017 Best Costume Design Birrie le Roux for Orpheus in Africa Fleur Du Cap Awards Naledi Awards Best Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Musical Or Music Theatre Best Theatre Lighting Design Show Daniel Galloway - The Rocky Horror Sanda Shandu in King Kong as Lucky Show Best Performance By A Lead Actor In Best Musical Director A Musical Or Music Theatre Show Charl Johan Lingenfelder - The Rocky Edith Plaatjies in King Kong as Joyce Horror Show Best Sound Design, Original Music Best Theatre Sound Design Composition Or Original Score Akhi Khan - The Rocky Horror Show Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for Original Music Composition (additional) for King Kong 2018 West Side Story

Best Performance By A Supporting Best Supporting/Featured Actress In A Play Performance In A Musical/Revue: Male Robyn Scott in Shakespeare in Love as Sanda Shandu as Lucky in King Kong Elizabeth I, Ensemble Best Supporting/Featured Best New Director Performance In A Musical/Revue: Nico Scheepers (Naskrif Produksies) Female Ntambo Rapatla as Miriam in King Kong Best Performance In A Revue, Cabaret Or One-Person Show Best Theatre Set Design Gideon Lombard in Die Reuk van Conor Murphy for West Side Story Appels as Marnus Best Lighting Design 2018 Joshua Cutts for West Side Story

Naledi Awards Best Original Choreography For A Play, Musical/Revue Best Production Of A Musical Louisa Talbot for West Side Story King Kong Best Original Score / Arrangement / Best Director Of A Musical/Revue Musical Adaptation Jonathan Munby and & Mdu Kweyama Todd Matshikiza & Charl-Johan for King Kong Lingenfelder (Additional music & arrangement) for King Kong Best Lead Performance In A Musical Or Review/ Female Best Musical Director Lynelle Kenned as Maria in West Side Charl-Johan Lingenfelder for West Side Story Story The Fugard Theatre spaces

The Fugard Foyer have produced numerous smash hit and award-winning musicals, drama, comedies Our gorgeous and intimate bar area is and have, over the years, hosted several there for all our patrons to enjoy, both world-famous musicians. The main theatre before and after attending a performance also houses our Bioscope which boasts a or screening at The Fugard. With a wide state of the art DCP digital system with and varied selection of both alcoholic and surround sound. non-alcoholic beverages and with our kitchen serving freshly made pizzas, our The Fugard Studio foyer is the perfect place to meet. Weather permitting, our rooftop bar offers beautiful The smaller of our two theatre spaces seats views of Table Mountain. 117 and has a stage of 5 by 8 metres. This wonderfully intimate space is perfect for The Fugard Theatre shorter plays, live music performances, cinema screenings, and talks. The The main space of The Fugard Theatre Studio began as a rehearsal room but which seats 320 has a stage size of 8 by 9 was converted into a theatre in 2011 to metres and is our largest theatre. Here we accommodate shows of a smaller size.

Seating plan: The Fugard Studio

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Please note: Seating plans are subject to change. Booking tickets Friends of The Fugard Tickets for our current and upcoming productions are exclusively available from our website (www.thefugard.com) or our Become a member and save box office on 021 461 4554. As a Friend of The Fugard you are eligible Book online for great discounts on each of our current and upcoming productions. These Skip the queue and book online through discounts are exclusively available from our our ticketing platform. Enjoy special box office on 021 461 4554 or by emailing online benefits like pre-ordering food and [email protected]. drinks, a preview of the stage from your seat and a digital copy of the production’s Each registered Friends of The Fugard programme. member will receive their first 2 tickets discounted, on the usual applicable Book through our box office performance days and seating categories when booking through the box office. Our box office is open Monday – Friday, Thereafter the member’s guests will pay 9am – 5pm. Friends of The Fugard the full price (or other category discount, if discounts can only be booked through applicable) on additional seats as required. the box office by calling 021 461 4554. One member per discount and multiple kinds of discounts do not apply. Terms and Donate conditions apply. How to join Show your support If you are receiving our regular newsletters The Fugard Theatre is a fully independent you are already a member on our database. organisation which receives no grants or You can sign up as a member via the subsidies to keep our doors open. We following methods: rely on the success of our box office and • Complete the sign up form at the bottom kind donations, from you our wonderful of the front page of our website at www. patrons. thefugard.com. If you would be willing to make either a once • Complete a sign up form in our foyer and off donation or a monthly contribution to hand this in to one of ushers or front of The Fugard Theatre please send an email house staff. to [email protected] who will gladly assist. • Supply your name and email address when calling The Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461 4554. available for our shows. These discounts Frequently asked are only available by calling 021 461 4554. questions They are not available online. How do I become a member What are the box office and of The Friends of The Fugard theatre business hours? program?

Monday: 09:00 – 20:00 Visit our website, call our box office or Tuesday – Saturday: 09:00 – 21:30 click https://thefugard.com/subscribe/ to Sunday: 13:00 – 16:30 sign up. Public Holidays: 14:00 – 21:30 Where is The Fugard Theatre Please note: On non-performance days located? our box office closes at 5pm during the week and 1pm on a Saturday. We are located on the Corner of Caledon and Lower Buitenkant Street, District 6, Where can tickets be Cape Town. purchased? Must you pay for parking in All bookings and ticket purchases can be the surrounds? made at www.thefugard.com or by calling our box office during business hours on There is a parking available for a small 021 461 4554. flat fee in the Harrington Square parking lot. Street parking is also available at the Must we print our tickets? standard City of Cape Town rates.

There is no need to print your tickets Is The Fugard Theatre before arrival. Tickets can be collected from our box office on arrival for a show wheelchair friendly? or you can present your e-tickets to gain The Fugard Theatre has wheelchair entry. access as well as parking in the front of the building. Our main theatre space is What are the different wheelchair accessible, however due to payment methods? architectural constraints our studio theatre is not currently wheelchair friendly. This We accept cash, EFT payments and all is something we are working towards major credit cards. rectifiying. Should you require assistance with wheelchair access to the studio What discounts are available? theatre, please notify our box office on 021 461 4554. There are pensioner, block booking, student and Friends of The Fugard discounts How do I arrange for disabled Is The Fugard Theatre for hire? parking? The Fugard Theatre is for hire – subject to Email [email protected] up to availability and the nature of your event/ 24 hours prior to your arrival. production. For enquiries please email [email protected]. Details needed are car model, colour, registration number and your name and contact details. The Fugard Team Is there food for sale at the Founding & Executive Office Administrator & theatre before and after? Producer Events Coordinator Eric Abraham Kyle Alexander The Fugard Theatre offers freshly made Managing Director & Graphic Designer pizzas before, during interval and after Producer James Cooke shows. Please note that takeaways are Daniel Galloway Media & AV available too. For menu and catering Artistic Director Claude Barnardo options please contact ronel.botha@ Greg Karvellas Resident Musical Director thefugard.com. All our pizzas are Halaal. Chief Financial Officer Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Stephen Sacks Payroll & Accounts Do I need to pre-order food/ Theatre Manager & Co- Vanessa Sacks Producer drinks? Lamees Albertus Accountant Olivier Lekada You don’t need to but to beat the queue Associate Producer Georgia Lahusen Front of House Manager you can pre-order your drinks and food Iris Bolton Operations Manager online when you book your tickets. Ronel Botha Box Office Manager Aziez Gabier Production Manager Are there some lovely places Luke Ellenbogen Co-Box Office Manager Shaakiera Israel to eat nearby before or after a Technical Manager Benjamin du Plessis Co-Bar Manager performance? Dorsaint Katumpa Resident Technical Stage There are plenty of places to eat in close Manager Bar Duty Manager Shayna Gleave Mirand Kiaku proximity to The Fugard Theatre. Deputy Production Deputy Front of House Manager Manager How do I show my support for Sean Whitehead Christelle Scheepers The Fugard Theatre? Resident Senior Stage Assistant Technical Stage Manager Managers Juanita van Wyk Marie Roux The Fugard Theatre is a fully independent Achmat Khroodien organisation which receives no grants or Wardrobe Supervisor & Production Assistant Technical Assistant subsidies to keep our doors open. We Widaad Albertus Angelo Petersen rely on the success of our box office and Resident Junior Stage Dresser kind donations, from you our wonderful Manager Frances Moerdyk Ulibo Maake patrons. Follow The Fugard

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