A jolly satire worth seeing

In Bend it Like Beauty, Ramapelepele embraces the coloniser she is trying to impress and skewers the ailing colony she is tired of living in

YOU STILL have until May 21 to see this play that will definitely take you on a hilarious journey.

If there is one thing the stage can do without necessarily offending people, it is to be politically incorrect sometimes.

After the success of Beauty and the BEE, actor, radio personality, writer and comic sensation Ben Voss is back with his razor-sharp, motor-mouth alter ego Beauty Ramapelepele in Bend It Like Beauty.

As the gap between Africa and the West widens, socialite and businesswoman of the year, Beauty, is torn between the capitalist trappings of Western society and the familiar traditions of her home, South Africa.

In Bend it Like Beauty, Ramapelepele embraces the coloniser she is trying to impress and skewers the ailing colony she is tired of living in. With vitriolic candour she dishes out her verdict on her trip to the UK and what it is like to be a South African abroad.

This play comes with high recommendations by the theatre fraternity in South Africa and abroad, who have been unanimous in declaring the production a good one and worth seeing before it closes on May 21 at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square.

This theatre is quite intimate and is increasingly distinguishing itself as a theatre of choice for some of the most interesting productions in the country, competing well with state subsidised theatres.

Funny, fiery and fresh, Bend It Like Beauty has been staged in London for a three-week season.

The production won an Ovation Award for Best Comedy at the last Grahamstown National Festival.