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An exciting Season of two plays from award winning playwright Gavin Werner comes to The Masque this month.
Between Us Productions presents the premiere run of Werner’s latest production, Meeting Murphy, as well as his acclaimed play Spanish Steps.
The two shows will run concurrently from 8 to 18 April at The Masque in Muizenberg.
Bookings can be made at Quicket
Meeting Murphy is a new, wickedly comic drama about revenge, redemption, and the wounds we never outgrow.
Written by Gavin Werner in collaboration with Dianne Simpson, the play is directed by Gavin Werner and features the talented duo Brent Palmer (King George; Bench) as Dave; and Chris Van Rensburg (Kelders van Geheime; Die Nuusmakers) as Rick.
Set on a remote hiking trail, Meeting Murphy follows a middle-aged man who comes face to face with his teenage bully. What unfolds is a gripping, darkly funny confrontation that interrogates masculinity, memory, and the lasting scars of schoolyard cruelty, while challenging easy narratives of victim and perpetrator, revenge and reconciliation and nature vs nurture.
Lighting Design for the production is by Frans Zunguze and the Script Editor is Dianne Simpson.
“We live in a time of crisis around masculinity, often expressed through behaviours labelled toxic masculinity. Much has been said about its consequences, yet we rarely ask why it exists, or do so with compassion,” says Gavin Werner. “
Having been both a victim and, at times, a perpetrator of bullying at a boys-only boarding school, I still find myself, even in my mid-fifties, triggered by events that happened four decades ago. I wrote Meeting Murphy to explore the inner worlds of both victim and perpetrator, and the fragile possibilities of making peace with the past.”
Funny, uncomfortable, and unexpectedly moving, this acclaimed play balances biting humour with genuine heart.
Tickets cost:
R180 per show
Age restriction:
No Under 14
The performance schedule is:
Meeting Murphy
8, 9, 10, 17, 18 April at 20h00
11, 14, 15,16 April at 18h00
18 April at 16h00
The Masque is situated at 37 Main Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7950, South Africa.
Parking is available at the venue. Wheelchair Access and Facilities available.
The Masque has a back-up generator so the show will go on, even when there is load shedding!