penny jayne
THEATRE FOR ADULTS
Dark, Dramatic and Daring explorations into the fantastical spaces of the everyday. Known for their "Batzofin Bite"
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No fun ction alL anguage
Searching the in-between spaces where words fail us
Age Range: 14+
Language: English, Afrikaans and South African Sign Language
“No fun ction alL anguage” takes a microscopic look at the in-between spaces where words fail us - where we desperately search for meaning between vowels, consonants and silences. How do we say what we mean or express what we feel? What happens if we don’t have the right words or any words to share our thoughts? Through fragmented narratives, movement and live looping; the unstable constructions of modern-day interactions are explored. Allowing for the audience to ask... do words really help us communicate?
Produced by the Chaeli Campaign and funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF)
Directed By: Jayne Batzofin
Devised and choreographed by the cast and director
Performers: Christelle Dreyer, Iman Isaacs, Daniel Richards and Andile Vellem
Music and composition by: Dave Knowles
Dramaturgy by: Jayne Batzofin
Costume Design: Catherine Jacot-Guillarmod
Lighting Design: Kate Upsher
Set design: Jayne Batzofin
PruTTeL
Provoking new work set to push visual theatre boundaries.
Age Range: 18+
Language: Afrikaans and English
Old Tannie van der Wat has been a recluse for nearly 30 years, waiting for Death to knock on her door. However, a Meals on Wheels volunteer mysteriously enters her life one day. Unable to speak, he acts as a mirror to Tannie’s tales of an era long gone. PruTTeL is a metaphor of our past in a time of our own uncertainty, where dark secrets are kept hidden in our history's womb. A visual feast comprised of a rotting main course, followed by a bittersweet dessert, washed down with a bottle of Merlot.
This production was made possible by the ABSA KKNK.
Directed By: Jayne Batzofin
Devised and choreographed by the cast and director
Performers: Nieke Lombard and Luvuyo Mabuto
Masks By: Cristina Salvoldi
Set, Prop and Costume Design By: Jayne Batzofin
Musical Composition By: Brydon Bolton
Nominated for 2013 Kanna Awards: Best Debut Production, Best Newcomer and Best Director.
Won: Best Debut Production and Best Newcomer
Nominated for 2014 Fiesta Awards: Best Design and Best Actress.
Kardiàvale
A Kabaret Klown Noir Spectacle
Age Range: 18+
Language: English
A pokey, run-down carnival is in town, run by the aging OSKAR – a carny ringleader of dubitable reputation and very much down on his luck. The modern age has no real need for the moth-eaten wonders that he purveys.
OSKAR is in dire need of a break -a miraculous attraction that will put him back in the limelight and re-establish his act as an attraction of wonder, awe, and murky fascination.
A young child, ONNI, is born with the rare (but true) disease Ectotopia Cordis – where the heart is born outside the chest.
Abandoned by her anonymous mother and left for dead in the gutter, ONNI is rescued by OSKAR who takes her under his care, and sees within her his ticket back to the big time. She will be his headline attraction and be used for his own nefarious reasons. The stage is set for a mighty battle of control and freedom.
Funny, spooky, irreverent, macabre, but always deliciously (even devilishly) entertaining, Kardiàvale is a cruel metaphor for how the open-hearted can be abused and mistreated. And the choices we make for a want to be accepted.
Produced in Association with A Conspiracy of Clowns
Based on an original idea by Jayne Batzofin
Directed By: Jayne Batzofin
Devised by the cast under the direction of Jayne Batzofin
Performers: Rob Murray and Liezl de Kock
Musicians: Shaun Acker and Natalie Mason
Music and composition by:Brydon Bolton and Gustavo Fasani
Book & Lyrics by Jayne Batzofin (except Ghost boy lyrics written by Yelena Valer'evna Moskovich)