Tannie Bezuidenhout is back

If you think you know South Africa’s past, think again as Pieter-Dirk Uys’s famous alter-ego rewrites history in the side-splitting, satirical stand-up Evita Bezuidenhout & the Kaktus of Separate Development at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

From October 31 until November 19, Tannie Evita is going to take you on a unique great trek following the journey of the Kaktus of Separate Development (Kaktaceae Apartica) from the its arrival in 1652 to its reinvention in 1994 – right up to the headlines of today.

Assisted by visual aids reflecting a familiar terrain of history, from the arrival of a small Dutch ship called the Dromedaris to the coronation of a former political prisoner called Madiba. She will have you in stitches while tackling one of the most controversial issues in our democracy: the real history of South Africa and the right to laugh at the lies.

As a matron of political incorrectness, an honorary member of the ANC and a self-declared former ambassadress of a fictitious Bantustan called Bapetikosweti,

Bezuidenhout made her debut in 1982, and has since gained international acclaim for performances that poked fun, first, at the ridiculous laws under Apartheid, and then, at the leaders of the new, democratic South Africa.

She has dined with Nelson Mandela, been kissed on the cheek by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and even received the Women’s International Centre’s 2000 Living Legacy Award in San Diego – an honour received by the likes of Hillary Clinton and Mother Theresa.

She is, indeed, a national treasure, giving us reason to laugh at our typically sobering politics and history.

Evening shows start at 7.30p and matinee shows at 3pm. Tickets cost R150 from Computicket.

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