On the Boards

● Wild: This comedy written by and starring Robert Fridjhon is at Theatre on the Bay until January 31. It is about an average man who gets drunk at a strip club and then the fun begins as his hallucinations take over as he finds himself in the bush with a lioness called Eleanor. Direction is by Alan Committie. Fridjhon is donating 10 percent of his earnings to the Drakenstein Lion Sanctuary. Not suitable for under-12s. Tickets R95-R165. Book Computicket 0861 915 8000/www.computicket.com or the theatre on 021 438 3301. ● Violet Online: This comedy, performed by Lynita Crofford and directed by Megan Furniss, is back at Kalk Bay Theatre from Tuesday to February 8. It tracks the adventures of Violet, a fortysomething, recently divorced woman and her experiences which include cyber dating, Scrabble sex and Brazilian waxes. Tickets R120. Book www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za or call 079 361 8275. ● An Extraordinarily Ordinary Life: Written and composed by Jervis Pennington, this “musical memoire” is on for two performances at Alexander Upstairs on February 9 and 16 at 8pm and features Pennington and Janine Cupido. Pennington has drawn images “from his often hilarious, somewhat shambolic, tragi-comic youth”. Tickets R90 and R80 online http://shows.alexanderbar.co.za or 021 300 1652 or at venue. – Robyn Cohen

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