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THEATRE
Sweeter Than Roses
Venue: Masque Theatre, 37 Main Rd, Muizenberg. Tel:
(021) 788 6999.
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Price: R60
Performances: 25 Apr 2010
Genre: Cabaret
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This delightful semi-staged programme of mostly English
songs, explores the joys and dreams of young lovers through the charms of
Purcell (“If music be the food of love”), Britten’s famous Folksong
settings (“The Foggy, foggy dew”) and operatic extracts by Mozart, that
master of comic characterisation. The three singers and pianist are all
noted for their variety and perform in different styles, taking the
audience through a tale of love lost, found and lost again.
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Shirley Sutherland will lead the second half of the
programme with extracts from “My Fair Lady”, the show in which she had a
major triumph at the Artscape Theatre in 2008.
Louise Howlett, a veteran stage performer, will include
extracts from her soon-to-be released second CD from the musicals “Cats”
and “A Little Night Music”.
Baritone John Hardie – winner of various awards such as the
Leonard Hall Memorial Prize – is the perfect foil for the two ladies. He
will be the Figaro to their Suzanna and Cherubino and the Don Giovanni to
their Zerlinas. The programme will reflect the more playful aspect of
young love, from the charm and beauty of setting of Shakespeare to more
contemporary and popular music. The fact that most of the songs are in
English makes this a programme with instant appeal for audiences of all
ages. The keyword is variety, and versatility is what this set of
performers are known for.
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