Joburg Theatre comes alive with fun-filled, interactive shows
JOBURG – Catch J.Bobs Live – A Game Show Double Bill at the Joburg Theatre from April 2 to 7.
Award-winning production, J.Bobs Live – A Game Show Double Bill, combines the zany, high-energy Location Lekeyshini Lokasie (LLL), which runs for an hour and 10 minutes, followed by the 50-minute interactive game show, Off the Record. There will be a 15-minute interval between the two.
The same shows will be presented nightly, but adding to the dynamics, different participants will compete each night. The organisers are inviting eight teams of 10 to participate and, as the list fills up, players will be added to the marketing and publicity drives.
Location Lekeyshini Lokasie takes on a fun-filled game show, meets talk show, meets sketch format. The game show element embraces team captains, points awarded and suspense and drama galore. With strong audience participation, opinion polls, special guests and interviews, it also has a strong talk-show feel. But that’s not all – it’s also a sketch show with a zany series of skits. Variety vignettes, comedy scenes, parody and satire ensure the fun keeps flowing and the participants are inspired, entertained, challenged, and possibly even left feeling vulnerable.
“At last, here’s a show which examines, celebrates, critiques and reflects poignantly on the vast lived experiences of the many South African townships. A show that looks like, sounds like and operates like the lokishi… For every Location… Lekeyshini… Lokasie,” said Kiri Pink Nob founder, Jefferson Bobs Tshabalala
Off the Record is a unique challenge-based game which combines panel, quiz and game shows, using panel banter to present a sharp take on trivia quizzing.
The panellists drive the content with wit, humour and daring commentary, while during the general knowledge quiz, points are scored for various correctly-answered trivia questions. The interesting twist, however, is that the facts or answers are masked in sharp framing based on the source material. The game-show aspect involves impromptu physical games based on the content.
“The tasks and challenges are the game – the ‘sport’ of it all, the panel’s quips are the gems – the ‘magic’ of it all, and the trivia in the quizzes is the unpredictable jewel – the ‘wow’ of it all. Here, the overt flamboyance of the township meets the subdued vileness of suburbia, and the blend is as beautiful as it is intriguing. A romantic mingle of palates that makes for an evening of riotous entertainment. Every show is one of loud chants, deafening screams, points scored, bonuses earned, victories felt, losses, winners, losers, prizes, fines, penalties… the whole game-show shebang. It is interactive, improvised theatre like you have never witnessed it before and the biggest player of every night is the audience,” Tshabalala said.
The fun-filled, interactive shows will be at The Joburg Theatre’s Lesedi venue (formerly The Fringe) at 8 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, with matinee performances at 3pm on the Saturday and Sunday.
