SUIP!
Written by Heinrich Reisenhofer & Oscar Petersen
Directed by Heinrich Reisenhofer
Directed by Heinrich Reisenhofer
SUIP! is a startling multi award-winning black comedy portraying the lives of a bergie ‘family’ living on the streets of Cape Town. What begins as an entertaining ‘street theatre’ endeavour to raise money for their next ‘dop’ (drink) develops into a humorous but penetrating journey into the culture and history of alcohol use and abuse in the Cape and South Africa.
Five performers and one musician tell this powerful story using dialogue, physical theatre, dance and song. The live soundtrack is composed almost entirely instruments found on the street.
WINNER OF 5 FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS and 4 FNB THEATRE AWARDS (1999-2000) Best Director, Best Production, Best Indigenous Script, Best Lighting, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor
Five performers and one musician tell this powerful story using dialogue, physical theatre, dance and song. The live soundtrack is composed almost entirely instruments found on the street.
WINNER OF 5 FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS and 4 FNB THEATRE AWARDS (1999-2000) Best Director, Best Production, Best Indigenous Script, Best Lighting, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor
Reviews
"This gives hope for the future of South African theatre."
- Maurice Podbrey - Cape Times
“An uncompromising honest slice of life, which reveals humour and pain in equal measure…. An exciting work of real heart and substance, it’s real triumph lies in the seamless blend of writing, direction and acting by a strong cast.”
- Terry Herbst - Eastern Province Herald
"The show offers a poignant depiction of street life, swinging from despair to exuberance..."
- Gareth Griffiths, The Arts, The Australian
“This hysterical yet insightfully written account of this aspect of the Cape lifestyle and how it came about, combines slick energetic performances and evocative familiar songs with a fierce no-hold barred multi-lingual text in a style quite new to the South African stage.” - Southern Tattler, Trish Bam
- Maurice Podbrey - Cape Times
“An uncompromising honest slice of life, which reveals humour and pain in equal measure…. An exciting work of real heart and substance, it’s real triumph lies in the seamless blend of writing, direction and acting by a strong cast.”
- Terry Herbst - Eastern Province Herald
"The show offers a poignant depiction of street life, swinging from despair to exuberance..."
- Gareth Griffiths, The Arts, The Australian
“This hysterical yet insightfully written account of this aspect of the Cape lifestyle and how it came about, combines slick energetic performances and evocative familiar songs with a fierce no-hold barred multi-lingual text in a style quite new to the South African stage.” - Southern Tattler, Trish Bam
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