Comedy couple unveil wicked new show
Lisa Bobbert and Aaron are back on stage to bring cheeky cheer into the new year with their new stage comedy, The Seven Deadly Sins at Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.
DURBAN comedy duo Lisa Bobbet and Aaron McIllroy return to the stage early this year in an effort to demystify fizzling New Year’s resolutions.
Ever wondered why those perennial New Year’s resolutions we all make to banish bad habits and pull ourselves up once the strains of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ kick in, seldom outlast the fizz, crackle and pop of party time?
The five-star entertainers, believe its not hard to see why the banishing of bad habits return soon after the celebrations of the new year are over.
Fans will be treated to a plethora of clues underlying our failure to stick to the straight and narrow path of virtue when MacBob Productions presents the inimitable star duo’s take on, The Seven Deadly Sins at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre from 6 February to 9 March.
In their latest stage showcase of weird and wonderful escapades, billed as ‘A wicked new comedy’, McIlroy and Bobbert probe the why’s and wherefore’s that underpin the staying power of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
In a kaleidoscope of side-splitting scenarios set to have audiences clutching their abs and hanging onto their seats, theatre-goers will gain invaluable insights into the lures of these bastions of vice and abandonment.
The MacBob impersonations department will ensure the audience meets a fair number of recognisable icons from today’s opinion-making public arena… a wannabe style police figure, for instance (think Joan Rivers botoxed to the hilt, with a licence to splurge on dirt), dispenses arbitrary titbits from her know-it-all podium. Or Leshé Degenerate, the oh-so-socially responsible television chat show host bar none, spearheads an agony aunt session which unravels into an unbridled gossip orgy railroaded by her studio guests.
Adding value to the evening’s entertainment package will be a line-up of satirical visual production elements as well as a selection of musical items, including MacBob renderings of songs such as Shaggy’s ‘Hey, Sexy Lady’, Britney Spears’ ‘Work B**ch’ and ‘Toxic’, and Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ among others.
With the Durban’s A-list, Steven Stead as director, Susan Monteregge as co-writer, lighting designer Michael Broderick, choreographer David Gouldie, and stylists Kevin Ellis and Gareth Greaves of Rocco Kage on board as part of MacBob’s creative team, The Seven Deadly Sins promises to roll out the wow factor in the grand tradition of hit shows such as Sex, Bugs and Rock ’n Roll, Defending the Planet, Reality Bites and a host of other McIlroy-Bobbert collaborations.
The Seven Deadly Sins plays at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with shows at 7.30pm on Tuesdays to Saturdays, and at 6pm on Sundays. Tickets are R140 (R80 for the show’s preview performance on 6 February). Booking is through Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or online at www.computicket.com.
WIN TICKETS
FIVE lucky Berea Mail readers can win double tickets to The Seven Deadly Sins preview performance on Thursday, 6 February at 7.30pm.
Simply email your name, email address and daytime contact number to wandad@dbn.caxton.co.za or SMS BMSEVEN to 42910 (sms cost R1.50) by midday Monday, 27 January.
