(Catarina Morgado; Mthokozisi Zulu & Jonathan
Cohen. Pic by Val Adamson)
Mark
Twain’s deliciously whimsical and seldom-staged The Diary of Adam and Eve is coming to the Seabrooke’s Theatre on
DHS campus in Durban for a short weekend season from May 1 to 3.
Adapted
for the stage by Mark Bucci, The Diary of
Adam and Eve showcases the quirky tenderness and enduring wit of American
humorist Mark Twain – best known for The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
The Diary of Adam and Eve was originally recorded as
serialised double journal entries. It is a poignant, knowing, and witty three-hander
which takes a dig at timeless observations on the nature of men, women and
love. Good Reads in its review of the text says: “It reminds us that human
creation has grains of truth for modern gender disputes. Humans are essentially
the same inside. Adam is somewhat of a silent recluse, ill-prepared for his
talkative emotional rib. After conflict, despite the apple, comes harmony.”
Why this
play? “It’s Mark Twain..... And besides, I love it!” considers newcomer
producer / director Catarina Morgado. “It’s daffy, direct, a fresh and
hilarious look at the relationship between these two very famous people. It
explores the dynamics between men and women and it shows us that not much has
changed since those days in the garden! It is totally relevant to couples today.”
A
relative newcomer to Durban, Catarina Morgado is producing, directing and
performing in The Diary of Adam and Eve.
She plays opposite Jonathan Cohen and Mthokozisi Zulu.
Morgado
is a Graduate of The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York City
and AFDA Cape Town. Among her favourite roles performed are Dolo in Chaucer in Rome, Alma Winemiller in Summer and Smoke and Persephone in Polaroid Stories - at the Marilyn Monroe
Theater in New York.
Jonathan
Cohen, who plays Adam, studied Drama and Dance Theatre at UKZN
Pietermaritzburg.
Mthokozisi
Zulu (Snake) has been seen in KickstArt’s Peter
Pan and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
For Catalina Unltd, he has appeared in Boesman
and Lena, which landed him a Mercury Durban Theatre Awards Nomination; Waiting for Godot and The African Passion. Zulu serves on the
regional and National PANSA committee. He is the KZN Deputy Chairperson and
co-ordinates The Blue Monday Platform at the Catalina Theatre quarterly. He
wrote, directed and starred in The
Crook’s Eye for the 2014 Musho! Theatre Festival.
There
are two fun promotions which support the production encouraging patrons to dine
at Corner Cafe and Earth Mother Organic (in Glenwood and Durban North) during
the week of the run. Restaurateur Judd Campbell, at the eco-friendly Corner
Cafe and Darren Glazer at the cosy Earth Mother Organic invite patrons to show
their theatre tickets / ticket stubs during the week of the show and receive a
free cappuccino with their meal. (Meal must be to the value of R50 or more).
This offer is valid from Monday April 28 until Sunday May 4.
The
Diary of Adam and Eve comes to the Seabrooke’s Theatre, DHS, by arrangement
with Dalro The show runs from May 1 (Worker’s Day) until May 3 with performances
at 19h30. Tickets R80 booked through Computicket; or
phone on 0861 915 8000 or book online at www.computicket.com
For more
information, contact Catarina 083 644 7977 or email: contact@catarinamorgado.com
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