(Bryan
Hiles)
One of Durban’s most recognised and
respected actors, Bryan Hiles, will give seven performances in four different
productions at the Hilton Arts Festival.
He will be front-and-centre in the gentle
telling of the tale about an unusual boy named Jakob. The story is an
interesting melange of mythology, folk tale and rural narration exploring
Jakob’s life. Based on the short story by lighting designer Michael Taylor-Broderick,
it is brilliant and enigmatic theatre filled with riddles and questions.
The effervescent actor will be flexing his
vocal cords in the three other productions, the first is the third episode of
the Knotted series, this time
entitled Get Knotted, where he shares
the stage with Rowan Bartlett, and Darren King and the stony-faced Lola the
Mannequin. The trio will be whisking you away with their forays down sordid
alleyways and into the neon-lit harems that form the backbone of Las Vegas.
(“Get
Knotted”: Rowan Bartlett, Darren King & Bryan Hiles)
Cardboard
Carnival is an hour-long cabaret show featuring
Hiles and King alongside Marion Loudon and Leigh Meyer. They delve into well
known, popular, tried and tested tracks that take a closer look at the life of
relationships.
In his final show at the fest, Hiles will
be a guest of the KZN Youth Orchestra in their production Classic Blast where he will be singing renditions of Africa, Doo Bee Doo, The Lion Sleeps Tonight
and the phenomenal Leonard Cohen song, Hallelujah.
Hiles reveals, “The Hilton weekend is
always a favourite and this year is no different. Everything is fab, the vibe,
the coffee, the people and this year we have Michael Broderick’s new show to
look forward to!”
Hiles has had a busy 2018 having worked on
six productions already, including KickstArt’s Play That Goes Wrong and Roald Dahl’s The B.F.G., “I love that you can constantly challenge yourself with
performing. And you get to take your audience along a journey.”
He lists Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret and Into the Woods as his favourites, “They rank very highly in my
mind. Oh, and Enemy, I performed in
this production in my third year at Tech! It is so difficult to single out a
BEST!”
Asked if he could perform with anyone in
the world, he states, “The list of who I would love to perform with can go on
for days! Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Richards, Charlotte
Gainsborough, Naomi Watts ... I guess the simple answer would be - I don’t know
where, what or with whom, but I love tackling gritty challenges. And if I could
perform with someone who pushes and stretches me; I would do so anywhere in the
world.”
But for now, Hilton audiences have the
honour of catching this world class actor at Hilton College from September 14 to
16.
(A scene from "Jakob")
And then, he will be taking to the
Elizabeth Sneddon stage in Durban as one of the Ugly Sisters in KickstArt’s
family pantomime, Cinderella, during
the festive season.
“I am plotting a plan to play in my
workshop or head out road tripping as a form of relaxing after this fabulous
busy 2018,” Hiles concludes.
The festival would not be possible without
the generous support of Hilton College, Grindrod Bank, Black Coffee Design, DWR
Distribution, Extreme Events, Bidvest Car Rental, KZN Dept of Arts &
Culture, Redlands Hotel, Assitej South Africa, Loud Crowd, Sappi, BASA, RMB and
Corona.
For more info visit
http://www.hiltonfestival.co.za or like the Facebook page, Hilton Arts
Festival. Follow us on Twitter @HiltonFest and Instagram. All enquiries on 033
383 0126 / 7 or tickets@hiltoncollege.com.
The 26th annual Hilton Arts Festival will
run from September 14 to 16, 2018. The full programme is on
www.hiltonfestival.co.za Online bookings are open, and programmes are available
from various outlets in KZN. Refer to website for list of outlets.
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