GALLERY: Get ready for festive panto
Joburg Theatre and Bernard Jay present Janice Honeyman’s Snow White, The Fairest Panto in All the Land, opening on The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre on November 3 and running until December 23.
WE’RE less than a month away from rehearsals beginning on October 1 and the excitement is already mounting in Jozi.
Joburg Theatre and Bernard Jay present Janice Honeyman’s Snow White, The Fairest Panto in All the Land, opening on The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre on November 3 and running until December 23.
“It’s panto-time again, and this year it’s back to my very first panto ever, Snow White. It has always been a great favourite of mine. Why? Because it’s sweet and sad, romantic, rollicking, funny and full of fantasy,” adds Janice Honeyman.
The South African movie, television, stage and comedy star Desmond Dube returns to his sixth Joburg Theatre pantomime, playing the comic role of Dame Dolla Diddledaddledoodledragon, having become one of Joburg audiences’ most loved panto stars.
Legendary 702 talk radio show host and international champion rugby player John Robbie makes his pantomime debut in Snow White as The Major-Dumb-Ou of the Royal Palace of Cool Cornucopia. John recently retired after thirty years on 702, having built an unrivalled reputation on air for professionalism, integrity and fairness.
Ben Voss is a comedian, actor and playwright, best known for his portrayal of the fictional South African businesswoman, Beauty Ramapelepele, using the alter ego of Beauty to deliver satirical social commentary. In Snow White, Ben will play the role of the Wicked Queen Hildegonda Hoggenham. Ben set up the production company Mamba Productions together with John van de Ruit and they have produced and performed the comedy skit shows Green Mamba and Black Mamba across the country and in London.
Performance times vary according to the Festive Season schedule – consult www.joburgtheatre.com to get exact dates and times. Tickets range from R245 to R375 and can be booked at www.joburgtheatre.com or by calling 0861 670 670. Theatre patrons can also book online and pay at selected Pick n Pay stores. A wide range of discounted rates for groups is available by calling the theatre’s VIP Ticketing office on 011 877 6853.
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