Lollipop Lane returns

BE a part of an entertainment project which celebrates the magic of radio drama, when Lollipop Lane – Beauty Spot – plays at Durban’s Catalina Theatre from 24 to 26 July.

Due to public demand, Clinton Marius’s record-breaking radio comedy, Lollipop Lane, which delighted thousands of fans for four years, has morphed into a serialized stage show – bringing back to life the whacky gallery of folk from the block of flats where the lift doesn’t quite go to the top floor.

Following on from the show’s pilot staged production, Lollipop Lane – The Big Biscuit Bake-Off – which was seen at the Catalina last October, funding has been secured from the National Arts Council (NAC), and the exciting venture continues with three more productions drawn from the popular radio show.

Scripted by Marius and directed by Caroline Smart, these will be recorded before live audiences, and subsequently broadcast on Tape Aids for the Blind’s DSTV channel. Next up in the series is Lollipop Lane – The Beauty Spot. This can be seen at the Catalina Theatre on Friday and Saturday, 24 and 25 July at 8pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on Sunday 26 July.

Where The Big Biscuit Bake-Off focused on one of the highpoints of the radio comedy series, The Beauty Spot picks on another fun scenario from the series, re-introducing more of the show’s characters. The two bickering Mrs Singh’s, AKA Singh-Singh and Singh-Song, are back, played by Pauline Dalais and Sivani Chinappan respectively. Fans can also look forward to meeting up with other personalities from the show.

Tickets at R120 per person (R100 for pensioners and students) are available at Computicket outlets on 0861 915 8000 or online at www.computicket.com.

Early booking is advised.