THEATRE REVIEW | Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela

Treat your youngsters these school holidays!

The Peoples Theatre is proud to be staging the endearing crowd pleaser Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela for a limited season at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre & Studio, currently on stage until Sunday 9th October 2022.

Our fellow motherlovers will know much how we love a good children’s book here at The Great Equalizer, but also that we’re lovers of the THEATRE! Well this book is giving us all the good vibes with a one-hour kid-friendly stage play adaptation of this beautiful picture book by the late Chris van Wyk (illustrated by Paddy Bouma).

Warm your hearts with the tale of how Mr Hare takes on the biggest lost-and-found adventure. This original production of one of Chris van Wyk’s last stories, Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela is ideal for the whole family, and will be on tour at Montecasino!

Directed by Daniel Geddes, the cast of four dynamic and charismatic actors engage the audience with active participation, fun, comedy and adventures.

Here’s what the story is all about:

Mr Hare finds an R200 note and, of course, it belongs to Mr Mandela because it has his face on it… Or so the illiterate Mr Hare thinks. Mr Hare sets off to return the note to its rightful owner.

This is a tale about bravery, honesty and persistence, as well as the significance of being literate and the importance of reading, which was something dear to the late Madiba’s heart.

With a brand-new script, joyful music and characters aplenty, the show promises to be fun for the whole family. It also teaches children the many wonders of stories and being able to read them. The moral of the story is that if we do not learn from our experiences, we are bound to repeat them, and poor Mr Hare believes it is fine to be illiterate.

Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela runs for one hour with no interval.

Says Peoples Theatre director Jill Girard: “We at Peoples Theatre are so thrilled to collaborate with Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre & Studio and bring this charming children’s book to life. There’s no better treat for your kids these school holidays!”

Performance Times:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 11h00 & 14h30
Thursdays & Fridays: 11h00 & 15h00
Saturdays & Sundays: 12h00 & 15h00

PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

Ticket Prices:

R165 per person for members of the public

R135 if you are a member of the Peoples Theatre Club (bookings through Peoples Theatre only!)

R135 for public accompanying members
R145 for Senior Citizens

For school group rates, please contact the theatre directly

For bookings or enquiries

Call Sne at the Peoples Theatre on 011-877-6841
or email info@peoplestheatre.co.za
Or call Geraldine at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre on 011 511 1988
or email geraldine@montetheatre.co.za