Cape Town | May 30, 2017

The Eulogists

The world media has descended on a small town to wait for a great statesman to die. Audrey, a flash-in-the-pan author who once had access to the leader and profited from it, has holed herself up in a room around the corner from the dying man’s family home. Zee is an ambitious researcher who dreams of breaking an exclusive story about the leader’s past and shares a room with Audrey and cabin fever has begun to set in. Thrown into this volatile situation is Harris, a correspondent for an American radio station who brings with him a few bottles of wine and a plan to end the boredom. Each of these three people have their own reasons for being stuck in this town and as the truth emerges, the inevitability of losing a person who represents hope becomes an unbearable burden.

Cast

Audrey – Emily Child
Harris – Pierre Malherbe
Zee – Kiroshan Naidoo

Creative team

Writer – Louis Viljoen
Director – Greg Karvellas
Set Design – Rocco Pool
Costume Design – Widaad Albertus
Lighting Design – Kieran McGregor
Production Manager – Roberto Grové
Technical Manager – Benjamin du Plessis
Stage Manager – Buntu Jobela
Set Construction – Gerhard Morkel
Photography – Daniel Rutland Manners

★★★★

Cape Argus

“masterful, thought-provoking theatre“

What’s on in Cape Town

“excellent “

What’s On

“The Eulogists is rainbow-ism through a Gupta lens“

Daily Maverick