Overview
Bruce Norris’ brilliant black (and white) comedy – Clybourne Park – had its South African premiere at the Fugard Theatre on 16 August 2016 and was directed by Greg Karvellas. Scathingly funny and uncomfortably honest, Bruce Norris’ hilarious script explores the fault line between race and property.
It’s 1959, and Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bedroom Chicago Bungalow in Clybourne Park, which enables the first black family to move into the neighbourhood, creating ripples of discontent amongst the cosy white suburbanites of Clybourne Park. Fast forward to 2009, the same property is being bought by a young white couple, Lindsey and Steve, whose plan to raze and redevelop the house stir similar echoes of unhappiness in the now all-black community.
Details
First performance
16 August 2016
Final performance
1 October 2016
Venue
Main Theatre
Cast
Russ, Dan
Andrew Buckland
Bev, Kathy Susa
Danford Francine,
Lena
Lesoko Seabe
Jim, Tom, Kenneth
Scott Sparrow
Karl, Steve
Nicholas Pauling
Albert, Kevin
Pope Jerrod
Betsy, Lindsey
Claire-Louise Worby
Creative team
Writer
Bruce Norris
Producer
Eric Abraham
Co-Producer
Daniel Galloway
Associate Producer
Lamees Albertus
Director
Greg Karvellas
Set Design
Saul Radomsky
Associate Set Designer
Rocco Poole
Costume Design
Birrie le Roux
Wardrobe Supervisor
Widaad Albertus
Lighting Design
Kieran McGregor
Sound Design
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder
Director’s Assistant
Wynne Bredenkamp
Dialect Coach
Wilson Carpenter
Sign Language Coaching
Marsanne Selzer
Stephanie Lotz (For Jazz Hands)
Production team
Production Manager
Roberto Grové
Technical Manager
Benjamin du Plessis
Stage Manager
Shayna Gleave
Assistant Stage Manager
Ulibo Maake
Assistant Technical Stage Managers Clynt Hlubi
Achmat Khroodien
Technical Assistant
Angelo Peterson
Sound Supplier
Eastern Acoustics
Set Construction
Gerhard Morkel
Carl Gersbach (For CHG Engineering)
Scenic Painting
Nadine Minnaar
Eloise Millward
Production Assistant
Koos Marais
Photography
Jesse Kate Kramer
Pre-Production Photography
Daniel Rutland Manners
Publicity
Christine Skinner
Reviews
★★★★★
“Top cast bring to life racial tensions still relevant today.”
Cape Argus
★★★★★
Die Burger
“A highly recommended production”
Cape Times
“Brings together some of the finest acting talents in the country. If you like your theatre provocative but caustic and witty, don’t miss this.”
Daily Maverick
“Ultimately it is just sheer theatre brilliance.”
Theatre Scene Cape Town
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