(Photo from the 2006
staging of KickstArt’s version of “Winnie the Pooh”)
Winnie the Pooh is
an enchanting, episodic retelling of A.A. Milne’s classic and widely loved
stories of Christopher Robin and his lovable menagerie of colourful animal
friends and their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Winnie the Pooh
stars Rowan Bartlett as the much-beloved bear and Belinda Henwood as his
nervous side-kick, Piglet. Others in the cast include Liesl Coppin as bossy but
motherly Kanga, and Luca Tarboton (Annie in KickstArt’s 2014 production of Annie) as her mischievous offspring,
Roo. Bryan Hiles plays Tigger, Roo’s bouncy partner in crime, and Nhlakanipho
Manqele plays all-knowing Owl, with Anthony Stonier as ever-efficient Rabbit.
Peter Court plays doleful donkey Eeyore, and also directs this production. Set
and costume design is by Greg King.
The cast is joined by an ensemble of talented children:
Christopher Robin is played jointly by Ivan Williams and Jake Savage. Alexander
Beetle is Keryn Lynne Scott; the squirrels are Grace McIlroy and Sarah Sparks
and the rabbits are Julia Sutton and Jordyn Everett.
Winnie the Pooh runs
from June 30 to July 17 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on UKZN campus with
performances from Tuesday to Sunday at 14h30 and Fridays at 19h00. No babes in arms,
or children under three.
Tickets R180/R150/R120 (R150/R120/R100 children and pensioners).
Booking is at Computicket: www.computicket.co.za. For block bookings contact Ailsa
Windsor of Going Places: editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com or 083 250 2690.
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