Visit the PARC, no auditions required

THE musical comedy show, 'The PARC (No Auditions Required)', is on at The Seabrookes Theatre at DHS from 3 to 15 February.

If anyone has ever told you, “You’re the worst singer I’ve ever heard, please throw your voice box in the bin on your way out,” or, “You look like a deaf duck in pain when you bust a move,” and if you have spent years refusing to believe the masses of industry professionals who have told you that you can’t sing, dance,or act, then you might want to visit The PARC (The Performing Arts Rehabilitation Centre).

Melody (Daisy Spencer), an aspiring musical theatre star, is testimony to the saying ‘fake it to make it’. Realising that being an amazing actress and dancer is not enough to make it in the theatre industry these days, she convinces herself that she is a singer, as the infamous ‘triple threat’ is what directors and producers are after. After countless rejections, Melody’s mum sends her to The PARC to receive counselling from Dr Doolilpersad (Rory Booth), who represents the other end of the ‘artists’ curse’- the triple threat who just can’t seem to catch a break. So he gets a ‘real’ job to help her come to terms with the fact that she has never been, and will never be, a singer.

As funny and ridiculous as Melody’s journey to the truth is, 'The PARC' is both gut-wrenching and heart-warming as the audience is exposed to the real highs and lows of what being an artist trying to ‘make it’ really entails. With the help of Dr Doolilpersad, Melody realises that sometimes it’s better to focus on what you’re good at and make that work for you rather than trying to be someone or something that you’re not.

Tickets are R80 for adults and R60 for pensioners and children aged 10 to 16 years.

Special deal – book for 10 people and only pay for eight. For bookings contact Ailsa Windsor on 083 250 2690.