Everyone’s ‘normal’ till you get to know them!
The Insanity League is a comedy movement, comprising comic
actors Aaron McIlroy, Ben Voss and – in a welcome return to the stage after an
absence of a decade – John van de Ruit. The trio have teamed up to deliver a
sketch comedy show which pokes, provokes and tickles in all the right places –
and they’ll be hitting the road from March 2013 for a nationwide tour.
The Insanity League was conceived early in 2012 after “too
much caffeine and not enough fresh air”. An inspired conversation led to the
frantic scribbling-down of comedy sketch ideas and a plan for nationwide domination
was hatched. Between March and September 2013, The Insanity League will bring their more than slightly-left field
ideas to theatres in Port Elizabeth, East London, Grahamstown, Durban, Hilton,
Cape Town and Johannesburg. Their Minute
of Madness sketches are already broadcast regularly on East Coast Radio and
Jacaranda 94.2FM.
The Rise of The
Insanity League promises to be more than just a random selection of
sketches – the team is preparing a comic study on insanity unlike anything ever
seen on the stage in South Africa before. An inspired set is taking shape around
their manic ramblings, with director Greig Coetzee carefully crafting the
trio’s comic performances.
Aaron McIlroy is probably South Africa’s least-tauntable ginger.
Provoke him at your peril – the master of scything punch lines and nuclear
takedowns improvises quicker than a tenderpreneur in front of a Carte Blanche camera. McIlroy has
previously earned his stripes and laughs by touring the country with killer
comedy shows including Dof, The Golfer,
The Loser, and @work.
Ben Voss is best known for dressing up in women’s clothing.
His alter ego - Beauty Ramapelepele – is a fixture on the South African theatre
circuit and a residency on East Coast Radio and Jacaranda FM earned him a loyal
fan base comprised mostly of Bulls rugby fans and foot fetishists. Together
with John van de Ruit he co-developed Green
and Black Mamba which played to thousands
of people nationwide.
John van de Ruit rose to prominence with Voss in the Green and Black Mamba sketch theatre shows, developing an eager following countrywide
in large villages and small towns. He became marginally better-known after his Spud series proved that there were far
more bored, literate people roaming the country than many ever thought
possible. Four books and two films later, he’s extricated himself from the
couch and decided he’d really like to wear makeup again every day, for a while.
The Insanity League will take their show on the road as
follows:
Port Elizabeth: Boardwalk Casino - March 5 to 9
East London: Guild Theatre - March 12 to 16
Durban: Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre - March 26 to April 28
Grahamstown: National Arts Festival - June 27 to July 7
Johannesburg: Montecasino - July 17 to August 11
Cape Town: Theatre on the Bay - August 14 to September 1
Hilton: The Witness Hilton Arts Festival - September 13 to 15
Pretoria TBA
The Rise of The Insanity League tickets will be on sale from
Computicket (www.computicket.com or
0861 915 8000) except for the run in East London when tickets are available from
The Guild Theatre on 043 743 0704/5.
For nationwide block bookings of ten or more as well as
group bookings specials, contact Ailsa Windsor of Going Places on 083 250 2690
or email: editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com
Keep in touch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheInsanityLeague
or on Twitter @InsanityLeague.
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