Felix Cherniavsky - "Veil of Disgrace" Production 1998

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Felix Cherniavsky - "Veil of Disgrace" Production 1998

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ARK BANKS is coming to terms with the serious side of comedy after a religious group recently took offence at the South i comedian's stage antics . in his first interview since he walked out of xter Theatre in Cape Town after being ened , he said people who were easily ed should avoid his shows . scarcy when you're suddenly confronted . s your show and you realise this is not a er but someone who wants you to take them sly , " Banks told Sapa . was a main source of inspiration , ” Travolta says in Travolta : The Life , written by Nigel Andrews . Travolta says in the book that he would sit in front of the television set whenever an old Cagney musical came on and step along when Cagney did his tap dance routinee to Yankee Doodle Dandy . Travolta's mother seized on the fascination as a way to get her son to brush his teeth . According to Andrews ' book , she would often pretend to be talking to Cagney on the telephone , and tell her young son that " Mr Cagney is calling . He wants you to brush your teeth and tidy your room " . Travolta , star of Pulp Fiction and Grease , reported ly would agree and then ask : “ Does he ... does he like me ? " according to Sapa - AP . BILLY SUTER ASINGER , an Oscar - winner this year for her erformance in LA Confidential , is currently ) be putting in 14 hours a day , with only one ff a week - and only two days off every three ; -- while filming at Hluhluwe Game Reserve . MARK BANKS KIM BASINGER JOHN TRAVOLTA The film being shot there , and later to also shoot JOHN TRAVOLTA reveals in a new biography that in Italy , is I Dreamed Of Africa , based on the novel his mother had one sure - fire way to get him to do by Kuki Galmann , about a family in Kenya . chores : pin any request on Jimmy Cagney . ER Why the Hilton festival is a must SE cheers for all linked to this I's Hilton Drama Festival ich , like last year , offered most this province's best theatre the vear in a single weekend . O performances of 31 different as were staged in nine venues th annual Hilton Drama Fest h ran from Friday to Sunday - in the picturesque grounds of Hilton College . weather - wise , it was windy and s year , it was pure sunshine at office , according to hard - work Clarence , who co - organises the rith Geoff Thompson . nge of productions was truly fully justifying the festival as noteable in KwaZulu - Natal and le finest in South Africa . e who saw Rory Rootenberg's can feel very happy that they of the fest's very best . ynamic performer , who has ining praise for some three years with this excellent show , has here a pro- Starring Michael Richard , Fiona Ramsey duction in which he's accompanied by and Sean Taylor , and revolving around a gifted pianist Craig McLennan and skips couple on the verge of quitting SA for through everything from Afrikaans lied- Down Under , Planet Perth was an enjoy jies and opera arias , to an hilarious med- able but quite unremarkable play . ley of Andrew Lloyd Webber standards and a 10 - minute version of Carmen that Versatility led to a spontaneous standing ovation . Written and directed by lan von Top of the lot at the festival , and Memerty , Cadenza is held together by a there's no doubt about it , was The Waster fun narrative in which Rootenberg dis- Juggler , the latest one - man tour de force cusses and sends up his own life story . from Andrew Buckland . How Durban's Playhouse Company Here's a talent so huge one's constant could let a gem like Cadenza slip through ly in awe of his versatility and the imagi its fingers for so long is a mystery . No nation that goes into the creation and show could have been better designed presentation of his work . for The Cellar . The Water Juggler is the zany story of a Only one other production I saw at man's adventure in a virtual reality the weekend bettered Cadenza . world where he's steered towards a col No , it wasn't the festival's flagship pro- ourful adventure by a slinky “ profit duction , Paul Slabolepszy's Planet Perth , queen " , crosses paths with mutant wattle trees and finds life changed by a child that's half human ! Performed on a circular canvas edged with wire , bits of bamboo and garden hose , and making use of an hilarious accessory comprising hosepipe attach ments , this wildly imaginative piece shows Buckland at his finest and should not be missed if it heads this way again . Another festival production of note was Veil of Disgrace , written and directed by Durban's Brenda Lauth and starring the unfailingly good Belinda Harwood . The production is a mesmerising and detailed chronicle of the life , loves and times , humiliations , secrets , media bash ings and courtroom appearances of Edwardian sexual icon Maud Allan . She was a dancer who was a contem porary of Isadora Duncan - with whom she was often compared ( much to her chagrin ) - and whose style and audacity had her labelled as “ lewd and unchaste " . Harward is remarkable in a work which has her playing male and female characters and adopting Canadian , British , German and SA accents . Of note , also , at the festival was James Cairn's riveting The Sitting Man , an origi nal work in which this young actor introduces a series of characters who each come in contact with , and die at the hands , of an enigmatic character transporting a package to the Cape . With all these high - quality produc tions on show it's embarrassing - nay , very , very sad - to know that judges for the FNB Vita Award have been told to ignore them all , as rules are that no festi val production can be considered for these awards . Methinks a rethink is urgently needed ! a a Tuesdays are for IT'S A GREAT MD WEEK AFT ! LADIES Calling all chics ! STER - KINEKOR NTEREST LUB'S 98 meals at rices ! - only at .... SK ILUNCH & DINNER ladies dining with ladies Sept. 11 - Sept. 17 R20 ENTS DORY4X2 / 16 ndales MUSGRAVE 202-7799 Dr. Dolittle * 678 Fri - Sct . Mon Thu : 0:30 . 12.00 230.5.158.00 10:30 meals solerted menu Digital