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| "It is 30 years since Pieter-Dirk Uys started his total onslaught on politics with 'Adapt or Dye'. Everything has changed so radically that some issues have become the same! Julius Malema's recent outbursts have led to some citizens enquiring about emigration. An ANC spokeman added fuel to the fire by suggesting that 'all cowards can go if they can't take the future here'. Adapt or Fly! 1981 and 2011 rolick hand-in-hand through the ups and downs of South African politics. It's even funnier now, while still chills to the bone." |
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| "Desperate First Ladies" |
"DESPERATE FIRST LADIES" does not just refer to the many wives of our President. It will also feature a chorusline of iconic women - from Hillary Clinton and Grace Mugabe to Winnie Madikizela Mandela and Evita Bezuidenhout.
Among these hilarious sketches of survival, Uys will also portray his much-loved Jewish African princess Nowell Fine, Cape Malay firebrand Mrs Petersen, Bergie Wilhelmina Opklim and Evita's outspoken sister Bambi Kellermann. The ghost of PW Botha, recently seen in his Wilderness house, might also make a spooky appearance.
The Los Angeles Times recently said: 'Uys dons false eyelashes and presidents listen' |
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| "Icons & Aikonas" |
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| From Verwoerd to Mandela, from the A to the Z of our politics - apartheid to Zuma! Remembering the past to celebrate the future with PW Botha, Pik Botha, Grace Mugabe, Nowell Fine, Bill Clinton, Adriaan Vlok, Nelson Mandela and Tannie Evita. |
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| "Tannie Evita Praat Kaktus" |
| Revisionist look at the history of white South Africa, from the arrival in 1652 of the Cactus of Seperate Development on the Drommedaris, through the Great Trek, Blood River, the 1948 Election and arrival of the National Party and official apartheid, through the birth of democracy and the reality of today. Tannie Evita, in English, takes you on a journey, a hilarious roller- coaster ride to freedom of expression. |
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| "Evita's Xmas Tree" |
| Evita wonders if anyone in politics will turn up to receive their presents, or will African Time send them round in July? She goes through her list of what gifts she has prepared for Thabo, Jacob, Tokyo, Cyril, Winnie, Pik, the two Helens (Suzman and Zille), Manto, Nkosozana and Phumzile - and of course her family too. |
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| "The Merry Wives Of Zuma" |
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Inspired by the photograph of the three Mrs Zumas sleeping in the gallery of parliament during President Zuma's State of the Nation address, Pieter-Dirk Uys presents his tongue in the Presidency's cheek: three First Ladies might still be asleep, but the fourth is wide awake! Mrs Evita Bezuidenhout will join a chorusline of ladies and others in Uys's tribute - DESPERATE FIRST LADIES - which is presently on tour of the Eastern Cape. As the Los Angeles Times recently stated: 'Uys dons false lashes and presidents listen.'
After the success of his play 'MacBeki', Pieter-Dirk Uys has again invited the genius of William Shakespeare to come face to face with the delight of our political uniqueness. Whereas 'MacBeki' was inspired by the classic tragedy of Macbeth, this new comedy of bad manners is titled THE MERRY WIVES OF ZUMA, after the Bard's comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'. Uys sees the development of the play as a work in progress. While there are at present three official Mrs Zumas, additions are possible. So the play will focus on the politician with many wives, still shopping around for two more: a Jewish Princess and an Indian Matriarch, who will add lustre, if not lust, to his celebrated menage. Productions of THE MERRY WIVES OF ZUMA re planned for Cape Town and Johannesburg. |
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| “XMAS IN JULY” |
“XMAS IN JULY” is an ideal time to eat, drink and be merry at Evita se Perron in Darling, where Evita Bezuidenhout will make you forget you’re in South Africa in winter, just six months away from the festive season!
It’s cold, cosy, unique and memorable – a Christmas tree with Tannie and all that is found in the Christmas stocking – scandal, hope, laughter and a sing –a-long. The limited season runs for four weekends, so book early to avoid disappointment. |
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