(Ralph Lawson, who
will direct “Sound of Music”)
The Playhouse Company's Festive Season offering this year to
be staged at The Playhouse Opera Theatre is The
Sound of Music, which opens on November 24 and will be directed by
award-winning theatre director and actor, Ralph Lawson.
This heart-warming production, which features music by
Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, will see popular stage and
television actor, Craig Urbani, take on the role of Captain von Trapp, the
Austrian naval captain who employs Maria Rainer to look after his children
after the death of his wife.
The young, musical and tomboyish Maria who becomes a
governess to Von Trapp’s seven children and who brings a new love of life and
music into the home will be played by one of South Africa’s most dynamic and
multi-talented entertainers, Lynelle Kenned (well-known to television viewers
as runner-up in Top Billing’s presenter search and now as a presenter of Pasella).
The kindly, understanding Mother Abbess will be played by
opera-trained singer, Arline Jaftha, who last impressed Durban audiences in The
Playhouse Company’s Easter Concert in March. Jaftha is the Staff Soloist of the
Cape Town Opera Company, with whom she has thrilled audiences across the globe.
Liesl Coppin, Frank Graham, Adam Doré, Shelley McLean,
Thandulwazi Ncube, Erin Fourie and Alison Cassels are just some of the cast
members to be joining this captivating family and its entourage.
Tickets are on offer at a special price for the very first
evening performance on November 24 at 19h30. The price of R100 is a never to be
repeated offer which is only available through GoingPlacesSA.
Early booking is advised as tickets are limited. Phone 083 250
2690 (office hours Monday to Friday 09h00 to 16h00)
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