Play Club: LEND ME A TENOR
Sun Jun 16, 15:30 - Sun Jun 16, 18:30
ABOUT
Play Club presents
LEND ME A TENOR
by Ken Ludwig
Sunday, 16 June, 3:30pm
One night only! Space is strictly limited.
sponsored by Sanders South Africa
ABOUT THE SHOW
Play Club continues it's three-play series, Identity and partnership with Sanders South Africa with this triple Award-winner: Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk, to be exact. LEND ME A TENOR is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Merelli, Il Stupendo (Adrian Galley), the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Merelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. The original production, produced by Andrew Lloyd Weber, was a sensation on Broadway and in London's West End. This madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave Play Club teary-eyed with laughter. New York Daily News has said "Ken Ludwig's 1989 Tony-winning comedy is one of only two classic farces by a living playwright, the other being Michael Frayn's frenetic NOISES OFF."
PRESS QUOTES
"A remarkable piece of theatre ... a masterpiece ... Author Ken Ludwig has verve, a sound grasp on plot mechanics and a rare ability to couple high art with low comedy." The London Times
"The most inventive, original farce in a long time ... " Punch
"Non-stop laughter." Variety
"A three-ring circus of chaos involving celebrity worship, backstage shenanigans and mistaken identities." Desert News
CASTING
starring
Adrian Galley as Tito Merelli
Andre Jacobs as Saunders
with
Daniel Barnett as Max
Luella Holland as Maggie
Luke Tyler as the Bellhop
Candice van Litsenborgh as Diana
Laura Bosman as Maria
Tandi Buchan as Julia
Chi Mhende, stage directions
panel to feature
Chris Weare, director, UCT Drama
Richard Wright-Firth, director, London's Italia Conti
Drew Rienstra, moderator
BOOKING
All tickets includes entrance, wine, light catering, all booking fees as well as a professionally printed and bound copy of the script, yours to keep.
In making Play Club accessible, we have released a limited amount of SAGA and Student Rush tickets for R75 for SAGA or college/uni students with a valid ID.
WHAT IS PLAY CLUB?
Play Club is Book Club for Theatre Lovers.
Play Club is a monthly initiative of Chase The Sun to build a community among theatre lovers. This brings a well-established New York theatre platform, where the simplicity of a script reading becomes an intimate forum to discover the best modern plays, debut new talent, and allow for engaged discussions. The panel consists of top industry professionals to add commentary and insight, making it a truly memorable evening. Play Club has played host to some of South Africa’s top and up-and-coming actors, directors, educators, filmmakers, producers, playwrights and composers, all mixed with theatregoers who share their passion for the theatre.
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