PUSS IN BOOTS Gold Reef City 30 June – 23 July 2017 Book “meow”

On Sunday 2 July I attended the opening off “PUSS IN BOOTS” at the Lyric theatre at Gold Reef City. The show is a swashbuckling spectacular for  he  whole  family.

The Purrrfect Pantomime Adventure From the producer of Shrek The Musical and twelve sold-out award winning pantomimes, KickstArtProductions  Set  on  a  mystical,  magical  Caribbean  island, Puss  in  Boots is  a  laugh-a-minute  and  features  great audience participation, breath-taking sets, gorgeous costumes and toe-tapping tunes sure to enthral both  young  and  old.

#justjody at the opening of Puss in Boots

Starring  everybody’s  favourite  famous  feline  in  footwear,  along with  a  host  of fabulous new characters, Puss in Boots offers the best in family entertainment this winter holiday. Written  and  directed  by  Steven  Stead  and  designed  by  Greg  King,  the  story  of Puss  in  Boots  is brought to life by a stellar cast – Earl Gregory as the booted feline; Ilse Klink as the good fairy Calypso Honeybunch; Michael  Richard  playing  the  evil  shape-shifting  goblin  wizard,  Grimbsy  Withergood; Sean John Louw as the hapless miller’s son, Tom Marzipan; Darren King as Mother Merry Marzipan; and Zak Hendricks, Londiwe Dhlomo-Dhlamini, Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri and Caitlin Kilburn as some of Puss’  friends.

This  extravagant  stage  production  is  choreographed  by  Janine  Bennewith,  and  under the musical direction of Rowan Bakker. Following  the  resounding  success  of Shrek  The  Musical,  we  are  excited  to  bring  this  legendary pantomime  to  Gold  Reef  City,  says  Noeleen  Bruton,  Director  of  Marketing  for  Tsogo  Sun. It’s  an enchanting winter pantomime to be enjoyed these holidays by the entire family, not just the kids.Bruton  continues, We  are  also  delighted  upon  hearing  the  recent  news  of  KickstArt  Production’s, ten well deserved Naledi nominations for Shrek The Musical. Staging another all-star cast of highly experienced  panto  performers lead  by  Steven  Stead and  his  production  team  was  an  easy  decision for us.

The lead actor

Puss in Boots performances will run at The Lyric during the following times: Wed at 14h30; Thu & Fri at 19h30; Sat at 14h30 & 19h30; Sun at 11h00 & 16h00. Ticket prices range between R150-R260, and are available through goldreefcity.co.za, Gold Reef City Box Office and Computicket.  SHOW & STAY PACKAGES