ROBINSON CRUSOE

Venue
THE mANDELA

Date
from Nov 3rd 2010

Price
from R191

Janice Honeyman’s ROBINSON CRUSOE
AND THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES

An explosive adventure with parrots, peg-legs and barrels of laughs!

Shows come and go all year round. And then there’s the annual Joburg Theatre pantomime, written and directed by the irrepressible queen of double entendre, JANICE HONEYMAN. Seen by over 80,000 people each year, last year’s pantomime PINOCCHIO even won the Naledi Theatre Award for BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

With thrilling sword fights, hilarious comedy, a shipwreck, a sea monster, an abundance of comedy, flamboyant costumes and fabulous sets, Joburg audiences are in for a very special treat as they join celebrity stars in a spectacular laugh-a-minute production of Janice Honeyman’s ROBINSON CRUSOE AND THE CARIBBEAN PIRATES.

The show stars the loveably unique Marc Lottering as Crusoe’s mother, Panto Dame Lolly Lottalove. Stunning South African beauty Tanya van Graan has been cast as Primrose Petal. Tanya is best known for her role as Roxy on the M-Net soap Binnelanders as well as her portrayal of Talen Aimes in the second season of the Afrikaans crime drama Snitch.

Heart-throb star of the stage and screen Carlo McFarlane leads the adventure as Janice Honeyman’s own interpretation of Robinson Crusoe, Robin Lottalove. Carlo’s own career break came as the lead character, Shaun, in the youth soap Backstage. Favourite Isidingo actress Kim Engelbrecht has been cast as Robin’s sister, Bobin Lottalove. Her role as Lolly van Onselen in the TV drama series has made Kim a household name with South African audiences.

Real life married couple Louise Saint-Claire and Michael Richard provide more laughs (and the traditional ‘boos’!) as the Mayoress and the villain, Beelzebub. Award-winning actress Louise is currently seen on M-Net’s All Access giving viewers the latest updates on the top films and theatre shows to watch, and is also known for her role as Allison Cilliers on the SABC3 series One Way. Michael is one of South Africa's leading stage actors in a career spanning 36 years, most recently seen at Joburg Theatre in the hit musical Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be.

The role of Flora the Fairy will be outrageously sent-up by musical theatre legend Judy Page. Judy has played some of the stage’s most memorable roles - from Dolly Levi to Roxie Hart. Sassy, occasionally brassy, yet still maintaining a sense of personal mystique, Judy will charm audiences with her magic wand. 7

And watch out for a heart-beating explosion of ship wreck pyrotechnics, the likes of which has never been seen before on a theatre stage in South Africa!