The Bear & The Proposal

Opening their debut theatrical season, The GingerbreadMan Collective will be presenting a comedy double bill; Anton Chekhov’s The Bear & The Proposal. The hilarious interpretation of two of Chekhov’s short plays explores the relationship between man and woman.

In The Bear, Popova (Leigh Bremridge) has locked herself in the house since her husband’s death. Unable to pay her dead husband’s debt, she is embroiled in an argument with a neighbouring land owner; Smirnov (Trad Nogueira Godsey), whom she calls, among other things, A Bear. Caught in the middle of their argument is Popova’s delicate footman, Luka (Matt Roy).

The Proposal follows the fiery relationship between two highly opinionated characters. A long time neighbour, Lomov (Nogueira Godsey), asks for Stepan’s (Roy) daughter’s hand in marriage. After receiving her father’s blessing, Natalya (Bremridge) is asked to join them. This is where the farce begins. Arguing about the mundane, with his betrothed, Lomov finally collapses from exhaustion.

Directed by Sheldon Cross

Designed by Stephan Fourie

Cast: Leigh Bremridge, Trad Nogueira Godsey, Matt Roy 

General admission: R90/ea

Bookings:  www.waterfronttheatreschool.co.za/booknow

http://tickets.tixsa.co.za/events/21056

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