Western Cape tour for funny, poignant award-winning play Your Perfect Life
Winner of two prestigious Standard Bank Ovation Awards, Your Perfect Life comes to the Cape this April. The poignant comedy explores women having it all – a career and a family! But what if they don’t? Your Perfect Life looks at how life can take unexpected turns and how society judges you for dealing with it the best way you can.
F Creations presents Your Perfect Life at The Drama Factory in Strand from 16 to 18 April, then at The Masque in Muizenberg from 23 to 25 April.
Written and performed by Erika Breytenbach (The Unlikely Secret Agent; I Can Buy Myself Flowers) and Faeron Wheeler (The Complete Works of Shakespeare – Abridged) the production is directed by Sue Diepeveen (The Emperor’s New Clothes / Die Keiser Se Nuwe Klere; Blueberry Toast).
Ever noticed how a woman is now expected to have a fulfilling career at the same time as raising a family? Really, she should have it all and be happy that she is now not only able to but expected to achieve everything. Add to this the stress of a 20-year high school reunion and you have two women stuck wondering if their lives are a success.
Karlien and Caitlyn were close friends in high school, but taking separate directions in life got in the way of keeping in touch. It’s now twenty years later and they couldn’t be more different. One woman has the family, the other the career. Neither one is sure that they have what they want.
Producer, writer and performer Faeron Wheeler says:
“Your Perfect Life is a tale of two real women, doing things their way.”
“As a testament to women for women, director Sue Diepeveen has helped steer Your Perfect Life from our conversations over catch-up coffees to a thoughtful, funny and truthful take on women’s lives. We all know that other people’s lives aren’t perfect, but we can’t help thinking that somehow, they are. Your Perfect Life pays tribute to these voices, while having a good laugh at them at the same time.”
Show Information
Your Perfect Life
Venue:
The Drama Factory, Strand
Dates & Times:
16 & 17 April 2026 at 7:30pm
Ticket Price:
R180 – R200 (including VAT)
Bookings:
Bookings can be made here
Venue:
The Masque Theatre
Dates & Times:
23 to 25 April 2026
Thursday & Friday at 7:30pm
Saturday at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Ticket Price:
R160 – R180 (including VAT)
Special block booking rates are available for high schools
Bookings:
Bookings can be made via Quicket
Age Restriction:
PG
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About The Masque
More than 60 years old, The Masque is an iconic venue in the Cape Town cultural landscape. A unique and historic space, it has been home to many amateur theatre societies over the years and was established by local attorney Bertie Stern with the objective of encouraging voluntary participation in all forms of theatre by all people.
Stern had a vision to provide a platform for both amateur and professional performers regardless of their social or political situation at that time. When The Masque opened, it was one of the only theatres in Cape Town that was open to people of all ethnic backgrounds.
A registered Non-Profit Organisation, The Masque strives to make theatre accessible to all – onstage, backstage and for the audience. Run by volunteers with a focus on community, the theatre showcases all genres of performance and is as widely inclusive as possible. The Masque is wheelchair friendly, has a fully licensed bar and snacks are available before shows and during intervals.
In 1993 Bertie bequeathed The Masque into trust for the benefit and growth of community theatre. The theatre was totally destroyed by fire in 1997 and it took two years to rebuild (thanks largely to the generosity of the late Joan St Leger-Lindbergh). The Theatre is still owned by the Stern Masque Theatre Trust and is managed by a board of volunteers.
At the helm of the operation is a team with professional theatre experience. Continuing its work into the post-Covid-19 era, The Masque seeks to present high-quality amateur theatre productions, providing a service of artistic engagement with the local community, celebrating diversity and building on the Theatre’s reputation as a sought-after professional venue-for-hire.
The Masque Box Office is open from 9am to 2pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Cash bar and simple snacks are available for sale at the Theatre.
