The Fleur du Cap Theatre Award-winning and multiple-nominated production The Unlikely Secret Agent will be performed for a limited season from 20 to 29 October in the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.
Those looking to get up close and personal with the creator will be happy to know that there will be a Q and A session with Ronnie Kasrils after the performance on Sunday 23 October.
The run offers a last chance for Cape Town audiences to catch this critically acclaimed play ahead of its plans for a national and international tour.
Comments about the production have included ‘an insightful and thoughtful glimpse into the story of an extraordinary woman’ (Theatre Scene Cape Town); ‘powerful performances…an engrossing piece of theatre’ and ‘in equal measures chilling and heart-warming….THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT truly is a must-see’ (Broadway World).
Based on Ronnie Kasrils’ Alan Paton Award-winning novel, THE UNLIKELY SECRET AGENT explores the brave journey of Eleanor, Kasrils’ wife and a clandestine agent for the Underground ANC, as she navigates her escape from Apartheid South Africa.
Presented by Unlikely Productions, the play was nominated for a total of eight Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards, with Paul du Toit winning Best Director. Du Toit also adapted the story for the stage.
Erika Marais was nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal of Eleanor Kasrils, with fellow cast members Gideon Lombard and Ntlanhla Morgan Kutu nominated for Best Supporting Actor Awards. Paul du Toit and Sanda Shandu were part of the original cast and were also nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards respectively.
Multiple award-winning actor Carlo Daniels (Onweer; Klippies Van Die Grond; The Life And Times Of MIchael K) joins the cast for the run at the Baxter Theatre Centre, along with Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award winner Wessel Pretorius (Ont (Undone); Balbesit; Wie’s Bang vir Virginia Woolf?) in the role of Ronnie Kasrils.
Other Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for the production include Daniel Galloway for Lighting Design and Jahn Beukes for Sound Design.
All the details:
The Unlikely Secret Agent will be performed from 20 to 29 October (except Monday 24th) in the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio.
Evening performance times are 20:00 and there will be matinee performances on Saturday 22 and 29th October at 14:00.
On Sunday 23 October the matinee at 15:00 will be followed by a Q and A session with Ronnie Kasrils after the performance.
Age restriction: PG14 – strong language, racial prejudice and gender-based violence
Tickets cost:
- R130 (Early Bird Special, ends 30 September)
- R160 (Senior Citizens, Students, Block Bookings of 10+)
- R190 Full price
Booking is through Webtickets online at www.webtickets.co.za/baxtertheatre or at Pick n Pay stores.
For discounted block or schools’ bookings, charities or fundraisers contact Carmen Kearns on email [email protected] and Zinobulali Goduka on [email protected]
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