(Caitlin
Kilburn as Shirley & Caroline Smart as Edith McDoodle. Pic by Val Adamson)
Watch out, they’re back! Stand by for a
reunion with your favourite peeps from that crazy block of flats where anything
can happen.
Thousands of listeners tuned in for several
years to the hugely popular LotusFM radio soapie, Lollipop Lane, created by Clinton Marius… Now the magic returns in
a delightfully whacky spin-off at Sibaya Casino’s iZulu Theatre in a brand-new
comedy roadshow, The Ladies of Lollipop
Lane.
Starring Pauline Dalais and Shika Budhoo as
the much-loved Mrs Singh-Singh and Mrs Singh-Song, this bubbling entertainment is
co-directed by Marius and Caroline Smart and
features a stellar line-up of comedy favourites.
Dhaveshan Govender appears here as Ricky,
while Maeshni Naicker reprises her role as the outrageous kleptomaniac
pensioner, Auntie. Mpume Mthombeni sweeps all before her onstage as the
irrepressible domestic help, Regina. Caitlin Kilburn is the dolphin-whispering,
tree-hugging Shirley, and audiences also get to meet rising newcomers, Sandile
Mthembu and Khanyisani Kheswa who appear as the handyman, James - and his twin
brother, … er.. James.
And as a special attraction, the production
features a rare guest appearance by Caroline Smart as Shirley’s
mother-from-hell, Edith McDoodle.
Politics, relationships, society, people,
and food … lots of it … nothing is off-limits as everyone’s favourite aunties,
and a few uncles, take audiences on a laugh-a-minute rollercoaster ride down
the lane to the block of flats where the lift doesn’t quite go to the top
floor.
“Over the past two years since the radio
soapie came to an end, I’ve been inundated with requests from fans to find a
new platform for their favourite characters,” says Clinton Marius. “So, with
the collaboration of Caroline Smart and the Lollipop Lane family, we know they
will enjoy themselves when we stage The
Ladies of Lollipop Lane at Sibaya.”
There are only three performances of The Ladies of Lollipop Lane from April 11
to 13. with performances on Friday and Saturday at 20h00 and on April 13 at
15h00.
The duration of the exuberant
song-dance-comedy entertainment is 2 hours including interval. With fun prizes
to be won, early booking for this not-to-be-missed show is strongly advised.
Tickets R100, R120 and R150 booked through Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or online
at www.computicket.com
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