Lasher, a retired Bishops school master, and his wife Dotty, have been
given tickets to the Newlands Members stand as a gift from the Old Boys,
in recognition of his years of loyal service to the school. On Dotty's
death, the chair next to him becomes vacant. Enter Dudu Tshabalala,
glamorous, bright and ambitious, she acts like a shot of adrenaline to the
old boy; but then, just to really get his juices flowing, the old boy,
Eric, who sat on the other side of him in the members stand, passes away
too. Enter Bo Eley, Zimbabwe's top gunsmith, now retiring to the Cape, she
has bought that seat in the Members stand!
There has been a lot of pressure from regular customers for Nicholas
Ellenbogen to bring "Lasher" Dawkins back and now he teams up with veteran
actress Liz Szymczak and newcomer, Lindiwe Matshikiza. It will be the
first time Liz will be appearing at her own venue. For those of you who
have been asking "when", well the moment has arrived! Liz was last seen as
Sonia in Mud River at the Kalk Bay Theatre. Lindiwe is the grand daughter
of Todd Matshikiza, the man who wrote the music for King Kong. Her father
is the actor and journalist John Matshikiza, who worked with the Royal
Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Second Slip will be directed by the old master of light comedy, Andrew
Brent. His relationship with the theatre, and with Nicholas, goes back to
the 60's in London, where they performed Coward and other classics
together at the Cripplegate Theatre. He has now settled in Cape Town,
working as a film and stage actor and director.
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