Making his pantomime debut as the villain is actor and comedian Casper de Vries.
Joburg Theatre and independent theatre producer Bernard Jay begin the countdown to Panto Season, with this year’s return ofAcclaimed writer, director and SA’s queen of pantomime, Janice Honeyman, will once again tell the story of poor country boy Jack, the family cow, the magic beans, the enormous beanstalk, the unfriendly giant and the enchanted hen that lays the golden eggs.
will have audiences in awe at the show’s sheer spectacle and Jack the Joller’s madcap efforts to be its courageous hero. Not seen on The Mandela stage at Joburg Theatre since 2012, this ever-popular pantomime story traditionally sets good against evil and is jam-packed with wit, charm and magic. Making his pantomime debut as the villain is actor, comedian, writer, radio and TV host, director and painter Casper de Vries.started his professional career in 1986. He has since staged numerous one-man shows throughout South Africa, the Netherlands and Canada.. De Vries received the Comics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.The Color Purple
, is Lelo Ramasimong as the good fairy. She became a household name when she made it to the Top 10 onThe role of Jack the Joller brings back actor Zolani Shangase to Joburg Theatre. Zolani enjoyed popularity in his recurring role on DSTV’s telenovela
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