(Shona Johnson)
Shona Johnson, one of Durban’s most admired new-generation
stars, makes her debut solo appearances this festive season at the Catalina
Theatre in B!#ch Stole My Doek - a
new adult comedy, written and directed by award-winning playwright, Clinton
Marius (Lollipop Lane, The Fantastical
Flea Circus).
Presented by Copy Dog Productions, this raucous satire set
in Wentworth pokes fun at a war of words between two women over a missing item
of laundry. Colourful language and irrational hysteria offer an insider’s view
of life in the southern suburbs, as the comical battle between neighbours heats
up and boils over, with unexpected results.
“Shona delighted youngsters when she performed in my recent
production of The Fantastical Flea Circus
in the Catalina Theatre’s inaugural Children’s Theatre Festival. Working with
her inspired me to create a wicked comedy built around her special gifts as a
comedienne,” says Marius.
The actress also commands a fast-growing following of adult
fans, through her appearances in the Catalina’s Whose Line Is It Anyway style improv comedy show, What Kind?
Johnson graduated with the “Best Student in Drama Studies”
award at DUT in 2008. In 2009, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree
from UKZN. As an actress, she has been nominated for four Mercury Durban
Theatre Awards. She has appeared in The
Wheel; The Credit Crunch Christmas; Animal
Tails 1 & 2; It’s All Fright by Me; PopCom; Journeying Home; Reality Bytes;
Consenting Silence and Beyond the Big
Bangs. She currently teaches at the Helen O’ Grady Drama Academy and has
started her own company, AWEH! Theatre, which focuses on children’s theatre.
B!#ch Stole My Doek
runs from December 10 to 21 with performances at 19h30 Wednesdays to Saturdays and
Sundays at 14h30. Tickets R100 booked at Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or
www.computicket.com, Shoprite Checkers Computicket or at the Catalina Theatre
box office on the night should there be seats available.
For more information about shows running at Durban’s
harbour-side Catalina Theatre, and other popular attractions such as boat
rides, restaurants and shopping malls found at Wilson’s Wharf, visit
www.catalinatheatre.com
The production runs in tandem with
Hamish Kyd’s “Knowing You ... Knowing Me” which has performances from Wednesdays
to Saturdays at 21h00, and on Sundays at 16h00.
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