Overview
Louis Viljoen’s Champ, initially produced by Artscape and co-produced by Artscape and the Fugard Theatre for a very successful Fugard Studio Theatre season, opened in April 2013. Three actors, scraping the bottom of the barrel while working as children entertainers in a mall, find themselves struggling to hold on to their jobs and what little dignity they have left when they encounter a child hell-bent on making their day worse than it already is.
Details
First performance
5 April 2013
Final performance
4 May 2013
Venue
The Fugard Studio
Original Cast
Oliver Booth
Stanley
Mark Elderkin
Melvin
Nicholas Pauling
Elliot
Pierre Malherbe
Waldo
Jenny Stead
The Manager
Creative team
Louis Viljoen
Writer
Greg Karvellas
Director
Julia Anastasopoulos
Designer
Johann Kupferburger
Production Manager
Ben du Plessis
Stage Manager
Jesse Kramer
Photography
Reviews
★★★★★
“Unbearably funny”
Cape Argus
“…fast paced and extremely funny…”
Monday Missile
“…thoroughly enjoyable”
What’s On In Cape Town
“Deliciously wicked and hilariously insane”
Bizcommunity
“…hectic, hilarious and highly original…”
Sunday Times
“…fast-paced direction and the snappy dialogue…”
capetownmagazine.com
“…best comedy to grace Cape Town stages recently…”
Cape times
Production photos
