(All photos credited
to Mark Wessels)
(Above: Lisa Derryn Overy and Roberto Pombo. Pic supplied)
Robaby Productions in conjunction with St Anne’s Diocesan
College will present The Agents on February
5 at 18h30 at The Theatre – St Anne’s Diocesan College,
Hilton.
Tickets R80. Booking on 033-343 6100. Enquiries: lchemaly@stannes.co.za
Directed by Toni Morkel, the show is devised and performed by Kyla Davis, Lisa Derryn Overy and Roberto Pombo. Running time is 60 minutes.
Lovers of top-class independent theatre are in for a treat as award-winning festival gem, The Agents, visits KZN for the first time. The production is hosted by St Anne’s Diocesan College as part of their 2026 Grade 10 Dramatic Arts Residency Programme, in conjunction with Roberto Pombo who is the Residency Teacher.
The Fleur du Cap nominated ensemble of Roberto Pombo, Lisa Derryn Overy and Kyla Davis shine as a trio of deliciously devious over-the-top estate agents: the unforgettable Venter, Linda and Brenda, who are willing to say and do anything for their next sale. No-one is safe from their hilariously sharp critiques – from slick real estate agents, to clueless home buyers, to neighbourhood watch groups – as they gleefully tear apart the cut-throat world of property development, gentrification, fancy estate living and the Capitalist Dream itself.
Directed by physical
theatre legend Toni Morkel, The Agents is an outrageously satirical comedy with
a superbly crafted script, zany performances with clowning, mime and physical
comedy and satire which zips and thrusts. (The Cape Robyn, 2024.)
“Under the direction of Toni Morkel, (the performers) are a joy to watch. The trio moves as a three-headed beast. … they deliver the razor-sharp script with ease and routinely whip themselves and their unsuspecting clients into a frenzy.” – David Mann, Cue Online (2023)
“It is a masterclass in physical comedy and mime…” – Robyn Cohen, The Cape Robyn (2024)
Awards/Nominations:
Standard Bank Ovation Award (National Arts Festival, 2024)
Fleur du Cap nomination for Best Ensemble (2024)
Pull quotes:
“Screamingly funny and
entertaining. ‘The Agents’ is a smart play, with a superbly crafted script,
zany performances with clowning, mime and physical comedy and satire which zips
and thrusts.” - Robyn Cohen, The Cape Robyn (2024)
“...fabulously fierce and funny! Toni Morkel, Kyla Davis, Roberto Pombo, and Lisa Derryn have created something quite extraordinary in The Agents” - Yvette Hardie (2024)
“Under the direction of Toni Morkel, (the performers) are a joy to watch. The trio moves as a three-headed beast…they deliver the razor-sharp script with ease, and routinely whip themselves and their unsuspecting clients into a frenzy. The Agents is easily one of the gems of this year’s Festival, and a testament to the enduring nature of the Fringe as a home for new, inventive, and extraordinary South African theatre. Go and see it!”- David Mann, Cue Online (2023)
“The Agents is among the very best of 49 years or so of amazing Fringe work. The audience stood as one to give the show a standing ovation…Anyone who has bought a property will relish them. I have not laughed so hard for a long time, not so much triggered as fired from the canon.” - Mike Loewe, The Critter (2023)
“As earth grows dense and foetid with our gases, it is of great comfort to know that shows like this are out here, entertaining, wowing us with fine performances, leading us to the spooky truth with such swinging, swingeing humour” – Mike Loewe, The Critter (2023)
St Anne's Diocesan College is located in 50 Hilton Ave,
Leonard, in the small town of Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
The production then moves to Durban for one weekend only at the Seabrooke's Theatre at DHS on Saturday 7 at 19h00 and Sunday 8 February at 15h00. Seabrooke’s Theatre is located at DHS, 255 St Thomas Road, Musgrave, Berea
Booking through Quicket.
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