Oom Schalk, from the heart
David Muller’s acclaimed stage celebration of Herman Charles Bosman stories comes to Durban.
FRESH from the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, David Muller’s acclaimed stage celebration of Herman Charles Bosman stories comes to Durban in July, at the Seabrooke’s Theatre from 15 July.
Have you told your child a story today? If not perhaps you should come and listen to Oom Schalk Lourens as he tells a few tales, short and tall, of his experiences in Groot Marico.
Cape Town actor David Muller is staging his one-hander Oom Schalk, from The Heart in this intimate theatre, direct from the National Arts Festival where, for two years running, he has performed Herman Charles Bosman’s best-loved short stories.
Muller says the delights and meaning of Bosman’s writings have been made accessible through the light style in which he conveys the feelings of human behaviour and interaction. By staging the stories with similar understatement as is found in his writings, the exploration into the depths of what first appears to be simple entertainment soon reveals, as Lionel Abrahams, a student and biographer of Bosman, puts it: that mankind is the salt, the treasure and the inexhaustible wonder of God’s universe.
Oom Schalk, from The Heart runs Tuesdays to Saturdays from 15 to 26 July at 7pm. Tickets are R80, with the usual discounts for block bookings, pensioners and students. To book, call Ailsa on 083 250 2690.
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Three readers can each win double tickets to see the show. To enter, go to bereamail.co.za and fill in the entry form attached to this article. The tickets are for the performance on Wednesday, 16 July at 7pm. Winners will be able to collect their tickets at the ticket office before the show. The competition closes on Monday, 14 July at 10am. Winners will be notified telephonically. Terms and conditions apply.
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