Show Description
Oy vey… or should that be mamma mia?!
Relax after the Festive Season with the New York comedy hit My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy!
Created onstage in the Big Apple by comedian Steve Solomon, this uproariously funny one-man play tells the story of an Italian-Jewish family and the crazy characters that surround it ... and drive our hapless hero straight into the therapist’s chair!
This wonderful comedy stars versatile and accomplished local actor Michael Richard, who has his work cut out for him in a one man tour de force, navigating his way through a tricky minefield of voices, dialects and sound effects that conjure up an array of wacky family relationships. Richard has been directed by the multi award-winning Charmaine Weir-Smith, with whom he recently teamed up for two successful seasons of the Sylvaine Strike comedy Pregnant Pause. The top-flight production team is completed by set designer Wilhelm Disbergen and lighting designer Jane Gosnell.
My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy! won the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favourite New Off-Broadway Play of 2007 and has earned rave reviews in New York and in South Africa. You don’t need to be Jewish or Italian to appreciate this off-the-wall comedy – you just need to know what it feels like to leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache …
Show Times
TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY TO SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2012
Tue - Fri @ 8:15pm / Sat @ 6.00pm & 8:15pm
Prices and Reductions
It’s Cheaper on a Tuesday
Show Only:
Rows A, EE and FF - R 80pp
AA 16 - 19; BB 17 - 20 and Row DD - R100pp
Rows B to J and AA 1 - 15, BB 1 -16 and CC 1 – 15 - R120pp
Dinner/Theatre Package: Inclusive of a three-course meal.
Valid in Rows B to J and AA1 – 15, BB1 – 16 and CC1 – 15 - R245pp
Wednesday to Saturday
Show Only:
Rows A, EE and FF - R 90pp
AA 16 - 19; BB 17 - 20 and Row DD - R120pp
Rows B to J and AA 1 - 15, BB 1 -16 and CC 1 – 15 - R150pp
Dinner/Theatre Package: Inclusive of a three-course meal.
Valid in Rows B to J and AA1 – 15, BB1 – 16 and CC1 – 15 - R275pp
Book for both the theatre and the dinner through > the theatre’s Box Office on 021 438 3300 > any Computicket outlet > through the Computicket Call Centre on 0861 915 8000 > on www.computicket.com.
A table in the restaurant can be reserved through the theatre's Box Office on 021 438 3300, where you order a la carte from the menu and pay on the night. The menu appears on the Sidedish Theatre Bistro page on this website.
REDUCTIONS
Show Only
GROUP BOOKINGS
In Rows B to J and AA 1 – 15, BB 1 – 16 and CC 1 – 15 only.
Subject to availability. Valid for 10 or more people
Tuesday: R30 reduction, viz R90pp / Wednesday to Saturday: R50.00 reduction, viz R100pp
PLUS two complimentary tickets for the organiser for twenty or more seats booked and paid for. To Book: Contact Tracy Cahill on 021 438-3301, option 2 / tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za.
SENIOR CITIZENS
60+ years. All seats. Tuesday and Thursday at 8.15pm and Saturday at 6pm. Half price.
Book at any Computicket outlet on presentation of ID. These tickets cannot be booked on-line or by 'phone. Further dates for groups of twenty or more senior citizens on request - contact Tracy Cahill on 021 438 3301, option 2 / tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za.
SCHOLARS
Up to matric. All seats. Tuesday and Thursday at 8.15pm and Saturday at 6pm. Half price.
Book through > the theatre’s Box Office 0n 021 438 3300 > any Computicket outlet > through the Computicket Call Centre on 083 915 8000. These tickets cannot be booked on-line. Further dates for groups of twenty or more scholars on request - contact Tracy Cahill on 021 438 3301, option 2 / tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za.
PERMANENT STUDENTS
Including visiting international students. All seats. Tuesday and Wednesday at 8.15pm. Half price.
Book > at any Computicket outlet on presentation of a valid student card. Tickets cannot be booked on-line or by 'phone. Further dates for groups of twenty or more students on request - contact Tracy Cahill on 021 438 3301, option 2 / tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za.
EXCLUSIVE BOOKS FANATICS MEMBERS
All Performances. In Rows B to J and AA 1 – 15, BB 1 – 16 and CC 1 – 15.
Subject to availability. 20% reduction: R95 for R120 seats and R120 for R150 seats
Booking through all channels on presentation of member number
GUESTS OF SEASON TICKET HOLDERS
In Rows B to J and AA 1 - 15, BB 1 -16 and CC 1 – 15
R85 for R120 seats on a Tuesday and R115 for R150 seats Wednesday to Saturday.
Book through the theatre's Box Office on 021 438 3300.
FUNDRAISING PERFORMANCES
Contact Tracy Cahill on 021 438 3301, option 2 / tracy@theatreonthebay.co.za for available dates and prices. 40% - 50% reduction on a full house
Show Reviews
Broadway.com Audience Award for Favourite New off-Broadway Play, 2007
“The jokes are fast and furious … this is fun, well-played theatre.” Sunday Independent
“Puts the fun into dysfunctional … kick back with an actor and a script that will keep you smiling from beginning to end.” Tonight
“ Vymskerp kommentaar … ratse Richard is geloofwaardig in dié pittige komedie.” Beeld
“ A fine Interpretation.” Jewish Report
“Richard’s talent is unquestionable … the crowd was left begging for more.” Sandton Chronicle
“Michael Richard leaves everyone in stitches.....side splitting humour” Sowetan
“Comic tour de force” What’s on in South Africa
“Uproariously funny “ The Citizen
Sidesplittingly funny.... hilarious!" 94.5 KFM
Show Cast
MICHAEL RICHARD - BIOGRAPHY
Leading South African actor Michael Richard was schooled in Zimbabwe before studying drama at UCT. In 1974 he joined PACT as a member of Ken Leach’s famed Arena Company.After playing Hamlet for PACT in 1978, Michael left the company to become a freelance performer, although he was enticed back as an associate actor for four years in the mid-1980s.
In the 37 years that Michael has been on stage, he has been blessed to have worked with directors who challenged him in a huge variety of roles from Shakespeare to rock-opera; from comedy, tragedy, farce and musicals to several pantomime dames!
Other productions include Othello A Midsummer Night’s Dream “Fangs”, “Laughing Matters” “Wild Honey”, “Fiddler On The Roof”, “Amadeus”, “Educating Rita” “Full Circle” and “ Ying Tongl”. He also worked with Richard E Grant in his latest movie” Wah Wah” and John Malkovich in Betrayal.
In addition to his radio and television work, Michael has won many awards, most notably for “Children of A Lesser God”, “Keen”, “Othello”, “Death Defying Acts” and “Decadence”. He was also nominated for best actor as King Arthur in “Camelot” and as Tevye in” Fiddler on the Roof” and Martin in God of Carnage. Other memorable plays include "Pregnant Pause" with Charmaine Weir–Smith directed by Sylvaine Strike; "Pterodactyls" in which he acted with his wife and daughter, "God of Carnage", "Duet for One" and most recently "The History Boys" with his wife and son.
