Roy Horovitz’s touching monodrama at Theatre on the Square
Do I win, or do I lose? was a touching one-man show hosted by Sandton’s Theatre on the square until August 19.
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Israeli theatre-maker and theatre teacher Roy Horovitz brought his adaptation of the nostalgic Do I Win, or do I lose production to the Theatre-on-the-Square for a season from August 8.
August 19 was Sandton’s last chance to catch this moving production, which saw Horovitz most impressively portray a number of characters centered around the central figure of a principled Scottish gambler, Archie Campbell.
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Horovitz’s performance takes place between the 1966 soccer World Cup and January 1 in the year 2000. The story follows a gambler who bets on soccer fixtures and teaches the hobby to his grandson Gary throughout the 90s.
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The entire performance is characterised by an extremely captivating and gripping monologue portrayed by Horovitz – who transitions seamlessly through characters on stage. In 1998, Archie Campbell is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and given a year to live. So advanced is Campbell’s love for gambling, that he bets against himself dying – and wins 100, 000 Pounds, which he gambles in a stake that he would live to see the dawn of the new millennium.
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Campbell’s bet that he would live to see the new millennium is encouraged by his memory of surviving three car crashes, a stabbing, and several assaults in his 99 years on the planet.
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The monologue drama is based on a true story and is based on a play written by a Scottish friend of Horowitz – who consented to him adapting it without hesitation.
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