Tim Plewman’s popular one-man show Defending the Caveman is coming to venues across the country, fresh from the 41st National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

The comedian, who decided to get back onto the stage after a five-year hiatus with this show – the longest-running and most successful solo comedy in South African theatre history.

Prior to making his way to Grahamstown, Plewman gave audiences in Cape Town a taste of the production that depicts a more current perspective of the hunter and gatherer in men and women. It aims to challenge the human psyche on all levels, and will give audiences a different outlook on life. “It is an exciting addition to the 2015 calendar, and I am still excited to perform this updated defining play,” the actor says.

South Africans who haven’t seen Defending the Caveman can do so on the following dates:

• Centurion Theatre, Centurion, Tshwane: July 24 to August 1.
• Hilton Festival, KwaZulu-Natal: September 17 to 20.
• Hexagon Theatre, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal: October 7 to 11.
• Victory Theatre, Houghton, Johannesburg: November 11 to December 24.

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.

From his first leading role in 1978 in the comedy, Happy Birthday, he has starred in 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 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 and a half years and 1544 sold out performances.

He has also starred in numerous musicals, three of his favourites being, Snoopy!!!, Tom Foolery and Singin’ in the Rain. As a writer, he has penned Grin & Bare It, Breakfast with Dad, and The Insatiables, which won the best play of the year at the SA Comedy Awards.

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 World War II

Never one to sit on his laurels, He has also written a new play and a book. The play, Designer Genes XXL – The Return of the Caveman, is a tongue in cheek look at relationships, helping to unravel the twists and turns of the double helix in men’s complex ‘dance’ with women.

The book, classically titled Fitness For Old Farts and published by Random Struik, is at number 10 on the best sellers list. It is a very funny book about a serious subject close to his heart: fitness and health. Plewman is doing motivational talks for the over 50’s to regain fitness, flexibility and fun by showing them how to roll back the years and find new shape and vitality.

Keep up to date with Tim Plewman through his Facebook page: timplewmandefendingthecaveman