(Riaad Moosa)
Getting older is no joke but Riaad Moosa has managed to find
the lighter side of things in his hilarious one-man show, Life Begins! The fans have spoken and ‘Life Begins’ returns to
Durban by popular demand on October 12 and 13, 2018, at Sibaya Casino.
Following sell-out shows around the country, Moosa continues
to entertain audiences as he tries to figure out whether life really does begin
after the big 4-0! The show is a snapshot into his life after turning 40 and
how he has to juggle being a father of four children, a husband, a comedian and
an actor, all while taking in the current cultural and political climates
around us.
“Even though I am now 40, in many ways, I feel like I’m
still crawling and I’m looking back at my journey from being an aspirational
doctor, coming from a relatively conservative Muslim background, where both my
parents were doctors, and how I actually journeyed to becoming a stand-up
comedian,” says Moosa.
As an award-winning comedian, actor, writer and presenter, Moosa
is one of South Africa’s most popular and acclaimed funny men and he happens to
be a qualified medical doctor too! Although he never ended up practising
medicine, he is still fondly known as the “Comedy Doctor” and he certainly
seems to have the remedy for the nation’s ills – a healthy dose of laughter,
straight up – and hold the aspirin!
“The show is very philosophical and existential. It involves the normal issues of getting
older while at the same time experiencing, at a maturity where I’m supposed to
be wise, a world that is completely turned on its head. And it’s about how I
negotiate all these things happening around me while trying to maintain a
positive attitude. Through my comedic lens, I hope to put a different spin on
that and hopefully my next 40 years will be lived with renewed vigour and
excitement,” Moosa adds.
The show is presented by Blu Blood and is rated PG for
language and starts at 20h00. Tickets from R160 are available through
Computicket (https://online.computicket.com/web/event/riaad_moosa_life_begins)
Sibaya Casino is located at 1 Sibaya Drive, Umhlanga Rocks,
Durban.
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