The Miser

The Miser

A penny-pinching wart of a father.
Oppressed lovers.
Nimble servants.
A cunning plan…

Nominated for 8 NALEDI AWARDS and winner of 4:

 Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role: Patricia Boyer

 Best Costume: Sarah Roberts

 Best Production of a Play 2012

 Best Director of a Play or Musical: Sylvaine Strike

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NOMINATIONS:

Best Performance by an Actor: Lionel Newton

Best performance by an Actor in a supporting role: Atandwa Kani

Best Newcomer: Motlatji Ditodi

Best Cutting Edge/ Ensemble

Directed by: Sylvaine Strike

 

Performers: Lionel Newton, Patricia Boyer, Atandwa Kani,  Kate Liquorish, William Harding, Mpho Osei Tutu, Jason Kennett and Motlatji Ditodi

Lighting: Alex Farmer

Costumes: Sarah Roberts

Set design: Sylvaine Strike, Sarah Roberts, Chen Nakar

Original music composed by: Dean Barrett

Stage manager: Thunyelwa Rachwene

Reviews

  • "Sylvaine Strike time and again blows everyone away, this time with a fantastic interpretation of The Miser. She knows how to pick’em – from the cast to those especially striking Strike moments that keep you smiling or wiping away a tear long after you leave the theatre."

    Diane de Beer, The Star

  • Almost every moment could be a flawlessly staged studio photograph. The mood is a sad humour in which love tries to overcome greed, paranoia and class – eerily relevant to the comedy of manners South Africans currently find themselves in. I have never experienced such disarming sincerity in a farce."

    André Croucamp

  • "...it’s a dynamic, smart piece of work, packed with wit and pathos and multiple opportunities for the actors to flex their dramatic muscles... The Barney Simon is an intimate theatre, so it’s possible to watch each actor closely for such nuances. Do so, and you won’t be disappointed – The Miser offers an excellent collective performance from its cast."

    Bruce Dennill, The Citizen

  • "Staged in a place made impenetrable yet utterly vulnerable to eavesdropping, with an arc of curtains and a small ottoman centre stage, the play is so good, you don’t want it to end. But end it does, with a barb in its tail. If you see one play this year, see this one. It’s a tonic."

    Robyn Sassen, The Jewish Report

  • "Director Sylvaine Strike has brought to life the 1668 play The Miser, and managed to give it a relevance and spunk one wouldn’t expect. The costumes are fabulous, the acting sublime, and the lessons no less true today than they were centuries ago. Oh, and not to mention that razor-sharp script." 

    Lesley Stones, The Daily Maverick

  • "The Work of this ensemble makes this one of the most sophisticated and luminous theatre experiences of the decade."

    Paul Boekkooi, Die Beeld