{"id":8168,"date":"2019-02-28T22:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2019-02-28T22:20:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T20:20:18","slug":"defending-the-caveman-performs-at-live-at-the-balalaika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/02\/28\/defending-the-caveman-performs-at-live-at-the-balalaika\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending The Caveman Performs At “Live At The Balalaika”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Come and have a last laugh with Legendary actor Tim Plewman in his first \u2018farewell season\u2019- \u201d Live at the Balalaika\u201d, at the new Pop-Up Theatre at the Balalaika Hotel. This unique venue seats only 180 people which is the perfect size for a Pop-Up Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018only original\u2019 master of \u2018Defending the Caveman\u2019 is back from standing ovations in Perth and Las Vegas and throughout Southern Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considered one of South Africa\u2019s best ever solo comedies, Defending the Caveman explores the complexities of romance and relationships with truthful hilarity. Through his Caveman, Plewman ensures his audiences spend the show in stitches but walk away with something to think about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caveman has been updated and rebooted to reflect today\u2019s world of tweeting, selfies and Facebook likes, but, at its heart, still consists of the core comedy about why men and women see the world so differently. The show is the longest running solo play in Broadway history and has been seen in over 40 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plewman has an uncanny knack for capturing his audience, and whether you choose to take your partner, friend, family member or colleague along to see this show, you will not regret spending the evening with one of the most revered comedians to grace the South African stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the country\u2019s longest-running and most successful solo comedy, this tongue-and-cheek gem will offer a night out of deep belly laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testament to this is the fact that his audiences keep coming back, \u201cSaw this play must be more than 20 times and willing to see it 20 more.\u201d \u2013 Elaine Meyer Upper Crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLaugh? I nearly died! This play is not an exercise in soul-searching, it\u2019s a belly laugh and I must bring my wife \u201d \u2013 said Geoffrey Matengi SAfm with tears rolling down his cheeks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere is the artistry of the human heart conveyed in a language that can only make you laugh till you cry.\u201d \u2013 Arts Journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Defending the Caveman\u2019 opens on 8 \u2013 29 March 2019 and has shows Friday, Saturday and a Sunday matinee throughout March excluding 30 and 31 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Plewman on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets can be bought through Computicket (011) 4840204 or from the reception at the Balalaika Protea Hotel and at the door. Call The Balalaika Protea Hotel on (011) 322 5000. Tickets are priced at R195 for the month of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is safe underground parking at the MARC which is in Maude Street <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Tim Plewman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plewman has become one of the most sought after actors in South Africa, equally at home in drama or comedy. He is a dancer, humourist, director, writer and producer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From his first leading role in 1978, in the comedy, Happy Birthday, Plewman has remained at the very top of the acting world for over 30 years with numerous awards and unique achievements that set him apart from the rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has starred in such diverse comedies as Two Into One (Fleur du Cap Award Best Actor), Doubles (Vita Comedy Award for Best Actor), Heel Against the Head (Vita Award Best Director) and of course, the play he is most remembered for, Defending the Caveman (Vita Award for Best Comedy Actor), which re-wrote theatre history by breaking all SA show records. Plewman decided to hang up his caveman skins after 9 \u00bd years and 1544 sold out performances\u2026 until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plewman has also starred in numerous musicals, three of his favourites being, Snoopy!!!, Tom Foolery and Singin\u2019 in the Rain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a writer, he has penned some memorable plays like Grin & Bare It, Breakfast with Dad, and The Insatiables, which won the Best Play of the Year, SA Comedy Awards. In addition, Plewman has written such TV series as The Carruthers Brothers with Bill Flynn and Pure Plewman for MNET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a prolific voice-over artist and, together with his wife, Cathy, has a highly successful production company which has produced 18 theatre pieces and over 160 corporate productions and videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June 2013, Plewman was acclaimed for his tour de force performance in the one-man play, The Last Moustache, written by Greg Viljoen, performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. It is the story of an actor forced to play a Hitler double during the last weeks of WWII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His book, classically titled Fitness for Old Farts was published by Random Struik, and rocketed to number 10 on the best sellers list in SA within the first month of hitting the bookshelves. This hysterical book centres on a serious subject close to Plewman\u2019s heart; fitness and health. This book gave rise to Plewman\u2019s latest play Gym & Tonic: The Memory of an Old Muscle, which premiered in Grahamstown at the National Arts Festival and made the list of the 30 best attended performances at the Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Come and have a last laugh with Legendary actor Tim Plewman in his first \u2018farewell season\u2019- \u201d Live at the Balalaika\u201d, at the new Pop-Up Theatre at the Balalaika Hotel. This unique venue seats only 180 people which is the perfect size for a Pop-Up Theatre. The \u2018only original\u2019 master of \u2018Defending the Caveman\u2019 is… Continue reading Defending The Caveman Performs At “Live At The Balalaika”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theatre","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}