Baxter to stage follow-up to ‘From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach’
FOLLOWING the success of her debut production, well-known television actress Chantal Stanfield returns with the sequel, From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach – With Kids! at The Baxter Golden Arrow Studio this festive season.
Stanfield and director Megan Furniss are again teaming up to bring the sequel to their successful comedy, from December 22 to January 9 at 8.15pm.
Written and performed by Stanfield ( Getroud Met Rugby, Binnelanders) with music compiled by RJ Benjamin and produced by Kizara Kreative, this comedy follows the bizarre, funny and true story of what happens when a girl from the Cape Flats falls in love with a Jewish boy from Joburg’s East Rand.
She finds herself smack-bang in the middle of a culture, heritage and traditions, vastly different from her own, while she shares and celebrates her very colourful background too.
From Koe’siestes To Kneidlach – With Kids! picks up a few years after the happy couple get married and ride off into the shabbat sunset.
Now there’s a baby on the way with a myriad of cultural, religious and familial issues to navigate – from the minefield of beautiful names and their unfortunate companion nicknames from the Flats; celebrating Christmas and Hannukah while explaining barakat to the Jewish in-laws, to how to avoid getting mistaken for the nanny. Along the way audiences will meet interesting characters including the voice of her mother, her gay best friend and nosy neighbours and several others.
“The journey between these two cultures, experiences and backgrounds is best illustrated in the metaphoric title From Koe’siestes to Kneidlach,” the Baxter said in a statement.
“Koe’siestes are a traditional Cape Malay soft, sticky doughnut, lightly spiced with aniseed and cinnamon, dipped in syrup and covered with desiccated coconut.
Kneidlach, also known as matzah balls, are dumplings made of matzah meal, eggs, water and fat, usually served in chicken soup, enjoyed as staple on the Jewish Passover. The mash-up of these two very different traditional delicacies make for perfect entertainment as Stanfield reminisces on love, life and examines everyone’s cultural biases and issues.”
All performances will be limited to 50% capacity, with Covid-19 protocols in place. Patrons and audience members are advised to arrive at least an hour before the start of the performance to avoid delays.
Ticket prices range from R80 to R150 with discounted block bookings and student and pensioner prices at R110. Book through Webtickets on 086 111 0005, online at www.webtickets.co.za or at Pick n Pay stores.