Catch this mesmerizing tale of an ordinary man
JOBURG – DOP, Retief Scholtz’s theatrical debut is underway at the Market Theatre until 19 January.
DOP, Retief Scholtz’s theatrical debut is underway at the Market Theatre until 19 January. Produced by Kosie Smit, directed by Sylvaine Strike featuring Andre Odendaal and Wilhelm van der Walt, the production is a fascinating and cutting-edge story of Frank Venter, an ordinary man – one of thousands in life that a few will know, and even fewer will remember.
Frank sits in a bar on his birthday. The only person around is Tim, the barman. Frank is alone in the bar — the same could be said about his life. Frank and Tim need something from one another. Frank needs a soundboard to confirm his existence, Tim needs the correct words to speak his heart’s truth.
According to Scholtz, he wrote the role of Frank specifically with Odendaal in mind. In senseless bar talk and conversations without a point, there is truth and emotion — without pretence. The story is beautifully narrated in Afrikaans and English. It’s an intimate production where audiences are given insight of a distraught man who through his excessive alcohol consumption at the bar opens about his uncertainty of embracing change lives in the past.
