The Hilarious New Festive Season Comedy

A Marry Little Christmas, a new South African Comedy by Greg Homann

The Market Theatre and How Now Brown Cow Productions are proud to announce their partnership on a brand new South African comedy, A Marry Little Christmas by Greg Homann.

This end-of-the-year offering is set to be a highlight of Johannesburg’s festive season as it takes to the John Kani stage from 29 November to 24 December 2023.

A Marry Little Christmas was commissioned out of How Now Brown Cow’s Writer’s Collective during the 2020 Pandemic shutdown. It was written by Greg Homann before he took on the appointment as The Market Theatre’s Artistic Director in January of this year. This premiere production of the laugh-a-minute play will be directed by multiple award-winning Charmaine Weir-Smith featuring an impressive cast of nine.

Owner of How Now Brown Cow Productions, Julie-Anne McDowell says,

“How Now Brown Cow is thrilled to see the first of The Writers’ Collective plays by Greg Homann go from the page to the stage. We are proud to present a brand spanking new South African festive offering in co-production with The Market Theatre on the John Kani stage with some of the best loved local talent”.

This hilarious new South African play is set on an unnamed golf-estate somewhere on the north-west edge of Johannesburg and promises to be the heart-warming holiday comedy you need at the end of this year. It’s story about family, love, misunderstandings, and the tops-turvy nature of following cultural practices will lift spirits and leave you smiling.

Arnold Hartmann is 45 and three quarters. He has big plans to propose to Natalie Cloete before hosting the perfect ‘traditional’ Christmas lunch to unify his and her family. But a nightmare has caused him to oversleep, and before he can build up the courage to pop the question, the two families have started to arrive …

Homann says,

“This play has been a few years in the making, with the initial idea for it dating back to an animated festive lunch with my own family. Although not based directly on my family, the roots of it are deeply connected to my own family’s dynamics and antics.”

The sensational cast features some of South Africa’s best loved talent and stars, Antony Coleman (Houseboy, Borderline) and Kim Cloete (Joanie Galant – Hulle) return to The Market as the leading couple at the centre of the comedy. They are joined by James Borthwick (Amadeus, Uncle Vanya), Judy Ditchfield (Maid in South Africa, Menopause The Musical), Louise Saint-Claire (My Name is Asher Lev, Pterodactyls), Ilse Klink (INSERT), Roberto Pombo (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Epicene Butcher), Zolani Shangase (West Side Story), and Trevor Lynch (In the Blood, Hunters Gatherers).

Come and start your end-of-year festivities at The Market Theatre this year!

For your not-to-be-missed-end-of-year outing, book via Webtickets or call for discounted block bookings or for end-of-year corporate packages.

Show Information:
A Marry Little Christmas

Venue:
The John Kani Stage at The Market Theatre

Dates:
29 November – 24 December 2023

Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 19h00
Saturday at 15h00 & 19h00
Sunday at 15h00

Tickets:
Prices from R150 to R250
(including VAT)

Bookings:
Through Webtickets

Block Bookings and Discounts:
Contact Anthony Ezeoke 011 832 1641 ext 203 or 083 246 4950