FOURWAYS – The king of South African satire, Pieter-Dirk Uys, is currently hosting a one-man show at Montecasino and it promises to have audience members in stitches as he portrays many of his famous sketches.
Joni Tollner
ALL SMILES: Barati Montshiwe, Queen Motlatle and Nthati Moshesh.
The show is themed ‘An audience with Pieter-Dirk Eish’ and is hosted at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre.
From the gorgeous Evita Bezuidenhout, to the peaceful Desmond Tutu, the show revolves around the audience who are asked to pick from various boxes which are set up on stage, each containing a different hilarious character.
Each character not only represents a unique facet of our rainbow nation, but also Uys’ dynamic stage presence spanning over the last three decades.
At a mere 70 years young, Uys’ comedic stage presence is rivalled by none through his immaculate ability to change the way we view all aspects of our growing democracy as he has been doing since the mid ’80s.
The show will be running up until 12 April and ticket prices range from R100 to R170, which can be bought from Computicket or the Montecasino website.
Details: Montecasino www.montecasino.co.za
WELL ATTENDED: Claudia Noble and Justus Abrahams.
SA’s FAVOURITE: Uys dressed as his most well-known character, Evita Bezuidenhout.
CHAMELEON COLOURS: Uys certainly has a penchant for dramatic arts.
LIFE ORIENTATION: Bambi discusses the use of different methods of contraception.
BLESS YOU: Uys portrays his version of Desmond Tutu.
A GROUP AFFAIR: Shaun Oosthuizen, Joe Strydom, Louw Mulder and Jaco du Plessis.
FANS: Marni Kruger and Constant Grove.
PURE FACED: Pieter-Dirk Uys before he transforms into one of his many delightful characters.
LAUGH OUT LOUD: Bronwyn Gottwald and Cherie Cusens.
FRIENDLY COUPLE: Brigitte and Tom Roux.
HELLO THERE: Thadiso Makhubela and Sylvester Chauke.
SISTER ACT: Uys transforms himself into Bambi, Evita Bezuidenhout’s rather unconventional sister.
FRIENDS: Margaret Van Zwieten and Danielle Dooley.
PUSHING BOUNDRIES: His portrayal of a white, middle-class man causes a few jaws to drop.
GREETINGS: Tyrin Bhagowat and Janet Aroomoogam.
CHEERS: Katelyn Brewer and Ada Maroudas.
FOR THE FANS: Colleen Foyn and Pieter-Dirk Uys.
PICK-A-BOX: Audience members are given the opportunity to pick a box, numbered from one to 20, each containing a character.
DRAMA QUEEN: Uys truly has the uncanny ability to captivate his audience from the moment he steps onto the stage.
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