(Pieter-Dirk Uys.
Pic by Robert A Hamblin)
Master
satirist, the indefatigable Pieter-Dirk Uys, comes to the Elizabeth Sneddon
Theatre in Durban with his show: The Echo
of a Noise for two weeks only from July 25 until August 6.
Pieter-Dirk
Uys presents the astonishing The Echo of
a Noise - a one-man memoir in which South Africa’s foremost satirist sits
on a barstool, opens his heart and talks about his private and public life
leading the audience into his inner-sanctuary with stories that can evoke
surprise, laughter and tears.
Now in
his 71st year, Uys doesn’t glance back at the successes and failures
that have strengthened his belief in a constant improvement of his work, but at
those small signposts that throughout his life subconsciously pointed him in a
right and original direction: his father Hannes Uys and his mother Helga
Bassel; his grandmothers, his teachers, his passions, Sophia Loren, censorship,
false eyelashes and making a noise when everyone demanded silence.
In a
story that aches to be heard, Uys has always used humour as a “weapon of mass
distraction” and his latest offering is no different. Since opening The Echo of a Noise has played to full
houses and sold out seasons.
The
laughter he evoked as a relief from the fears that shaped South African society
in 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Since opening The
Echo of a Noise at Theatre on the Bay, Cape Town last year, Uys has played
to full houses and sold out seasons. His masterful story-telling, wit and
wisdom are generously shared. As with so many of his performances, he takes his
audiences into his confidence, breaks the rules and crosses boundaries.
The Echo of a Noise runs from July 25 until August 6
at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban. Tickets available from Computicket www.computicket.co.za 0861 915 8000 / Shoprite Checkers Money
Market Counters.
For
block bookings only – of entire performances to groups of 50 people, contact
Ailsa Windsor of Going Places: editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com or 083 250 2690.
For more
information visit www.pdu.co.za or follow weekly episodes of Evita’s Free Speech on YouTube every
Sunday: www.evita.co.za
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