Chekov’s tragi-comedy is on at DUT
THE innovative and always busy drama department at DUT is staging a frothy, one-act, three-hander farce, Anton Chekhov's The Proposal, which comes to the Courtyard Theatre, DUT from 12 to 16 August at 6pm.
THE innovative and always busy drama department at DUT is staging a frothy, one-act, three-hander farce, Anton Chekhov’s The Proposal, which comes to the Courtyard Theatre, DUT from 12 to 16 August at 6pm.
Written by famed Russian writer, Anton Chekhov, in 1888-1889 and first performed in 1890, The Proposal (sometimes translated from Russian as The Marriage Proposal) tells the story of love, marriage, hypochondria and neighbourly disputes.
“The play deals with people’s inability to be honest or straight-forward, or to see other points of view,” said director Brian Pierce. “Chekhov has a wonderful aptitude for tragi-comedy. The more serious the characters are, the funnier they become. The play teaches us to look at the funny side of situations that could otherwise tear relationships apart.”
The Proposal features three talented young actors who are in their 2nd and 3rd years of Drama Studies at DUT, with lighting by Mthandazo Mofokeng and costume design by Elishah Eswardutt.
Tickets are R20 each and the performance lasts one hour, with no interval
Book through Lebohang on 031 373 2194 or at the door.
