Out Of Order at The Intimate

Just when you thought the offerings of the independent Cape Town Theatre scene couldn't get any better there are two young theatre companies who are out there to prove you wrong.


The Pink Couch, in association with The Space Behind the Couch brings you the most exciting collaboration since jam and peanut butter on toast.


Over the past few years The Pink Couch has established itself firmly as a young South African theatre company that is dedicated to producing work that appeals to the young, hip and happening generation that is usually overlooked, especially in artistic circles. At the same time The Space Behind The Couch has increasingly made important inroads into establishing itself as an exciting new young visual theatre creative. The Space Behind the Couch was the first recipient of the inaugural Handspring Award for best debut at The Out The Box festival in 2010. At 2011's Out The Box festival The Space Behind the Couch presented Madame Touxflouwe to remarkable critical and general success which only cemented their reputation as an incredibly talented and innovative company.
Now these two amazing companies offer you the chance to witness what happens when they meet to create work that is a melting pot of utter amazingness. It was only a matter of time until it happened and hopefully it wont be the last, but rest assured, you can be guaranteed a truly unique experience whenever a poster bares the heading; A Space Behind The Pink Couch Production.
We invite you to come and join us at The Intimate Theatre on UCT's Hiddingh campus on Orange Street from 25 November at 20h00, Tuesday to Saturday, for an experience that is quite literally, not of this world.  


Here's a brief summary of what Out of Order is about:


Everyone else has retreated... the enemy army is approaching... the end is near...but two soldiers, trapped in an old hospital in the middle of the Karoo are too tired to run... and long past fighting... One refuses to take off a wedding dress, the other is missing half his brain and all of his memories... It has been a long and crazy war, full of secret weapons, spies, flying machines, assassination attempts, daring escapes in drag, Russian roulette, explosions, squabbles and koeksisters... Out of Order is their story... This is the end of the Boer war... just maybe not the one that you know about...
Out of Order takes stories from the Boer war and meshes them with steam-punk, quirky comedy and comic books to create some of the most unbelievable war stories you have ever heard... it is visual theatre comedy that blends performance with graphic novel to create a whole new mythology of the Boer War and brings something epically ridiculous and ridiculously epic to the stage.

...miskien is heading Down Under

Following the success of The Couch's previous international excursion to Amsterdam, it has now been confirmed that ...miskien will be heading off to Australia in February next year for the Perth Fringe Festival. Through the kind support of the NAF and the organizers of The Perth fringe we'll be getting the chance to showcase this award winning piece of theatre on yet another foreign shore. It's hard to believe that in just a few years this show has come so far and it certainly bodes well for what will hopefully be a very productive year for The Couch.

Good Times and Saying Goodbye

Guy Fawkes, that infamous night of the year, provided an excellent closing for The Pink Couch's new baby; Mafeking Road. It was one of those nights in Cape Town where many different shows seemed to converge on their closing nights all at the same time. In Kalk Bay, Shirley Kirschman closed off her hilarious though sadly under-appreciated show; Catch.

At The Fugard, Klaasvakie bid a particularly emotional farewell to one of South Africa's greats in Wilna Snyman who will likely never be seen again on stage. Those who did get to see this production can be assured that they were a part of something really quite special. Great actors and actresses such as Snyman are one in a million and to be able to share in the last hurrah of such legends through the masterful direction of Martinus Basson and the delicate guidance of Hugo Theart should not be taken for granted.

As The Pink Couch we would like to add our deepest respect and thanks to Wilna for what she has added to South African theatre and film/television over the years. 

As for our own closing night; it was really rather special. Besides having sold out (our 4th sell out night of 5 for this week) it was also a particularly special friend of The Pink Couch's birthday. Caitlyn Lewis, Mat Lewis' sister chose our closing night to host her 22nd birthday bash and brought along a whole host of awesome people to share in the evening's festivities. A post show braai and many visits to The Intimate Bar ensued to ensure that 5 November 2011 was exactly what it should have been; a celebration of another successful Pink Couch production coupled with a rather special gathering of loved ones, acquaintances, and people newly met. (Pictures to follow soon)

As for Mafeking Road...it will return we promise! Watch this space, as well as out twitter feed and facebook page for more info. 

Apart from the awesomeness that is Bosman, 2012 also holds some other tantalizing prospects for The Couch and we would love it if you'd join us for the ride. So keep one eye firmly fixed on our fine upholstery for all the latest news.