Hailed as a “One-woman comedy riot... One of 2014’s top
shows” (Estelle Sinkins, The Witness), playwright Clinton Marius’s hit comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek starring Shona
Johnson is set for a season at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg from March
5 to 7.
This follows the production’s highly successful debut run in
Durban over the past festive season, when award-winning playwright-director
Clinton Marius showcased actress Shona Johnson in his sizzling new comedy,
scoring 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.
Pietermaritzburg born 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, one of which, The
Calf With No Name, is currently a school reader for Grade 8. For more about
Marius’s shows visit www.copydogonline.com
“Having been born and raised in Pietermaritzburg, it is
always a delight for me to bring my shows to my former home town,” says Marius.
“Shona enchanted youngsters when she performed in my recent production 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.”
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. As an actress, she has
been nominated for four Mercury Durban Theatre Awards. She has appeared in ten
productions on the professional stage. She currently teaches at the Helen O’
Grady Drama Academy, and runs her own company - AWEH! Theatre - which focuses
on children’s theatre.
Performances of B!#ch Stole My Doek run from March 5
to 7 at 20h00 at the Hexagon Theatre on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus. There
is an additional 16h30 matinee performance on March 7 to accommodate load
shedding. Tickets R100 (R80 students and pensioners).
Booking is through Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or online at
www.computicket.com
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