(Shona Johnson)
Hailed as a “One-woman comedy riot... One of 2014’s top
shows” (Estelle Sinkins, The Witness), playwright Clinton Marius’s new hit
comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek starring
Shona Johnson enjoyed a triumphant debut run at Durban’s Catalina Theatre in
December. Sold-out return performances were staged by popular demand in January
2015. The production is now set to tour.
When award-winning playwright-director Clinton Marius
showcased actress Shona Johnson in his sizzling new comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek, the production scored unanimous thumbs-ups
from critics and public alike. “Has you laughing from start to finish” wrote
Latoya Newman in The Daily News, while The Mercury’s arts editor Billy Suter
found the show “a crowd-pleasing winner, well worth seeing, a triumph for both
Johnson and Marius.”
“Great writing, great performance, great theatre!” stated
film producer Junaid Ahmed about this Copy Dog production. “Most awesomely
humorous portrayal of my coloured peeps!” wrote theatre practitioner Pauline
Dalais.
A raucous satire with a twist, B!*ch Stole My Doek 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 Durban’s southern suburb of Wentworth, as
the comical battle between neighbours heats up and boils over, with unexpected
results.
Clinton Marius has numerous books, stage and radio
productions to his credit, including the hit radio comedy series, Lollipop Lane. His first foray into
writing for young audiences, The
Fantastical Flea Circus, scooped all awards in the Children's Category in
the 2011 Mercury Durban Theatre Awards. The following year Durban University of
Technology (DUT) selected him as featured writer in their second annual
Children's Theatre Festival, and staged five new plays penned by him, one of
which, The Calf With No Name, is
currently a school reader for Grade 8. For more about Clinton Marius’s shows
visit www.copydogonline.com.
“Shona delighted youngsters when she performed in my recent rerun
of The Fantastical Flea Circus in the
Catalina Theatre’s inaugural Children’s Theatre Festival in October 2014.
Working with her inspired me to create a wicked comedy built around her special
gifts as a comedienne,” says Marius.
Shona 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 the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Since making her
professional debut, appeared in ten productions, and has been nominated for
four Mercury Durban Theatre Awards. She currently teaches at the Helen O’ Grady
Drama Academy, and runs her own company - AWEH! Theatre - which focuses on
children’s theatre.
B!*ch Stole My Doek
starring Shona Johnson is available to tour in 2015. Theatre managements,
corporates or promoters interested in hosting or hiring this hot-property
production should contact Riaan Timson on 082 696 3507 / 031 309 8738, or on
e-mail: copydogmarketing@artslink.co.za
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