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Crazy family heading to Durban
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May 18, 2009
A stage comedy that originated in New York is headed for Durban's Catalina Theatre, Wilson's Wharf, in June.
It's the hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm In Therapy! which opens on June 10 for a limited season.
Created on stage in the Big Apple by comedian Steve Solomon, this amusing one-man play tells of an Italian-Jewish family and the crazy characters that surround it - and drive our hapless hero straight into the therapist's chair.
Produced in South Africa by Afro Asia Events, the local production of the play stars versatile and accomplished Michael Richard, who has just completed a sell-out season at Johannesburg's Old Mutual Theatre on the Square.
He will have his work cut out for him as he navigates through a tricky minefield of voices, dialects and sound effects, conjuring an array of whacky family relationships.
Richard has been directed by multi-award-winning Charmaine Weir-Smith, formerly of Durban, with whom he recently teamed up for two successful seasons of the Sylvaine Strike comedy, Pregnant Pause.
The top-flight production team is completed by Stan Knight, who will undertake the set design, and Jane Gosnell, who is taking care of lighting.
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm In Therapy! won the Broadway.com audience award for favourite new off-Broadway play of 2007, and has enjoyed rave reviews.
"You don't need to be Jewish or Italian to appreciate this off-the-wall comedy - you just need to know what it feels like to leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache," says a spokesman.
Described as "one part lasagne, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac", the play promises to be just the tonic needed to get the winter season off to an upbeat start - and tickets are a lot cheaper than a visit to the shrink!
Performances are scheduled for Wednesdays to Saturdays at 8pm, with additional shows at 5pm on Saturdays and 2pm and 6pm Sundays (buy-one-get-one-free performances on Sundays).
Tickets cost R110 and are now available from Strictlytickets.com or the Catalina Theatre box-office (phone 031 305 6889).
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