Dr Pamela Tancsik directs Karl Valentin in Africa, a compilation
of five knock-about absurdist comedy sketches from cult Bavarian writer, Karl
Valentin to be performed at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
Valentin wrote scripts, films, skits and
cabaret in 1920’s Bavaria. His comic genius inspired and informed generations
of writers / performers / physical theatre practitioners and comedians -
including Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Charlie Chaplin, the
Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy … even, to an extent, the Mr Bean character.
Valentin’s work has been translated from
the Bavarian by Tancsik and edited by Gisele Turner. Karl Valentin in Africa will present a charming and poignant
insight into a timeless genre of absurdist theatre.
Karl
Valentin in Africa (stage rights: Drei Masken
Verlag Gmbh München) runs from February 23 to March 1 at 19h00 at the Courtyard
Theatre. Tickets R35 at the door.
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