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PRESS: Calaringe Productions brings Jon Keevy's A GIRL CALLED OWL to Woordfees
Calaringe Productions
This October, Calaringe Productions brings Jon Keevy’s A GIRL CALLED OWL to the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, after concluding a run in London and receiving a 5-star review at the Vrystaat Kunstefees.
Jon Keevy’s A GIRL CALLED OWL is an unflinching coming-of-age story that spotlights innocence lost, creativity stifled, and love misunderstood.
It is the early 90s, and ten year old Olivia moves to a small town in the Overberg with her policeman father. Her quiet curiosity attracts a mischievous friend: Kay, the girl with the scar, who gives her the nickname “Owl.” As Owl and Kay grow into teenagers, they trade playground scraps for taking risks with real world consequences. Owl dreams about getting out and away from their problems, but inevitably nothing works out quite as she planned. Her impulse to follow rebel Kay leads to uncharted waters and events that could irrecoverably alter the life-course of a promising girl like Olivia.
Gert Griessel writes for the Vrystaat Arts Festival Vrypen: “Tales of growing up and lost innocence is a well-worn path, but always makes for compelling theatre when executed with as much intelligence and tenderness as in A Girl Called Owl.”
Larissa Crafford-Lazarus delivers a powerhouse solo performance, switching seamlessly between Owl, Kay, and a host of other vivid characters. Acclaimed critic Robyn Sassen describes her performance: “She’s bold, she’s feisty, she’s convincing and she takes ownership of the work with a potency and a sense of vulnerability that will bring tears to your throat as you watch her.”
Jon Keevy’s play was first performed in Cape Town in 2012. Over a decade since it was last seen, Calaringe Productions presents this revival, a creative collaboration between three sisters: Inge (Director, sound designer & mise-en-scène), Larissa (performer) and Calista (choreographer). Jak J Brits designs the light, and Jeanellé Strydom completes the team as stage manager.
Performance Dates & Times: Tuesday 6 October at 10:00; Wednesday 7 October at 20:30
Venue: HMS Bloemhof Skoolsaal, Koch Road, Krigeville, Stellenbosch, 7600
Age Restriction: 16+
Content Warnings: Explicit language, violence, sexual content.
Ticket prices: From R180, R210 at the door
Booking: Quicket
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