The Ranga

Join Aaron McIlroy in a comedy masterclass

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STAND by for a fresh new laugh-a-line theatre experience from South Africa’s ‘Master of Mirth!, Aaron McIlroy (Abbamaniacs, The Loser, The Ranga), at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban from May 19 to June 5.

In Comedy Masterclass Aaron delves into the science that underpins the world’s oldest coping mechanism, a Sense of Humour.

Co-written by Aaron and Patrick Kenny, and directed by Kenny, Comedy Masterclass is a surreal, comedic rollercoaster ride into the world of laughter, where the rules are subjective and what one person finds funny another may cringe at! Continue reading →

Durban’s best to be celebrated in the Theatre Awards

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Shona Johnson is nominated for her performance in Bitch Stole My Doek

Shona Johnson is nominated for her performance in B!#ch Stole My Doek

The 13th annualThe Mercury Durban Theatre Awards will take place on November 23, at 7.30 pm at The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus. Continue reading →

The Ranga set to play on the NAF Fringe

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Comedian Aaron McIlroy’s latest musical comedy, The Ranga, opens on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe in Grahamstown next week.

Well-known for his many live comedy shows and as Spud’s dad in all the Spud movies,The Ranga was originally directed by Steven Stead for the 2014 Hilton Arts Festival. This musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at prejudice as seen through the eyes of a man tormented with pigmentation issues.

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