1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Seven two weekend breakfast happening in the arts. 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 2: It's five minutes before nine o'clock. Welcome back seven or 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: two weekend breakfast. I persus have a look at what's 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: happening at the theater, specifically the joe Burg Theater. A 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: new production called A Man with No Surname has premiered 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: at the Joebic Theater. To tell us about it, joined 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 2: on the line by artistic director of the Jobic Theater, 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: James Novel, joins us this morning. James, A very good 9 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: morning to you. 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: Good morning to you two Google. How are you very well? 11 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: Thank you? Ma Poloma, how are you? 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: I'm fine. Oh, it's a great. 13 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: Pleasure to have you on air with us. Tell us 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: about Man with No Surname. 15 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: It is just the most delightful play that bunda As 16 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: gives the job theater with. And what is so beautiful 17 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: about it? You see two men for an hour and 18 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: a half in deep, deep conversation with such diverse themes 19 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: in in the piece. It's very rare that you get 20 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: a piece with two men that has that os such emotion. 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: And what is what is what is beautiful also about 22 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: it is is that these two characters, one is a 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: writer and one studis kind of coology in in in 24 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: Edinburgh and they they family. But when you watch the 25 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: play you then realize the complexities that led him to 26 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: calling the play a man with with a man with 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: no surname. And you know, you know when people say 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: what's in a name a lot and so so one 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: one yees to be given a surname and the other 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: one is holding the same And when you listen to 31 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: each one, they they have such clear standpoints why they 32 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: feel they deserve to get whatever that they're looking for. 33 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: The studying piece with two brilliant actors and Bunko Causa 34 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: and Parmises Dana and and audiences who have come towards 35 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: the show are plong by the script and how these 36 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: two actors really im mess themselves in the stow. 37 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, the production is directed by you. Tell us about 38 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: your experience of I guess being part of the team 39 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: that brings this production to life. 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: You know, the most weird thing is that the more 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: you direct, the more difficult it gets. And because with 42 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: each piece that you get to do a different genre 43 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: and you deal with untaped territory and so there is 44 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: never a play that has been a past my way 45 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: where it feels the media I'm constantly being charging. So 46 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: I absolutely love it. And I loved the access I 47 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: had to prom foond where I would call them and 48 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: talk about certain moments in the piece and you would say, 49 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: this is why that is there, because it acts itself 50 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: and it goes to this. So I'm such a freak 51 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: for collaborative work. So I work like that with with 52 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: with from fun Bunga, I worked with that, with the actors, 53 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: with the with the creative King, and we are really 54 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: presenting a work that that we we with all the 55 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: humility in the world, we're able to stand back and 56 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: look at it and be proud of it. 57 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 2: It sounds as though it as a play that has 58 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: the themes or messages that are very relevant for us. 59 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: So these questions about belonging, responsibility, the human spirit. It 60 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: feels like a very timely play. 61 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I mean, I really. I mean it's been 62 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: getting such beautiful houses buying tickets and I'm saying to people, 63 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: just come and watch this piece. And and you know, 64 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: Fundi Bunga is known for giving us that that the 65 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: soap genre in this country, and a lot of people 66 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: don't know that when he lived in America on Broadway. 67 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: He was very much involved in theater. And when he 68 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: approached me and said, James, I have display, I was 69 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: just besides myself, you know. And so you get also to, Yeah, 70 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: his voice that is not the voice you've always known 71 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: from from from generations. You get to you get another 72 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: flies of him. And and the actors are blessed that 73 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: they were the ones cast to do a premiere of 74 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: the play. And the audiences that have come. People have 75 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: just been in cash about this play and just say 76 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: and also the first thing google that has never happened 77 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: in this country is to have two black characters who 78 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: are highly educated. They discuss philosophy in the play and 79 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: and they have a love for John Coltrane. And it's 80 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: very rare. You don't see a play with two black men. 81 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: One went to an Ivy League university in Boston and 82 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: the other one studied in Edinburgh. 83 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, it sounds incredible. It is running until the twelfth 84 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 2: of April. Where can we find tickets and. 85 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: Ticket web but also you could buy. 86 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: From the theater, right James, I thank you very very 87 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 2: much for your time this morning. Always a great pleasure 88 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 2: churning to you. 89 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: Great stuff buy thank you. 90 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 2: That's artistic director JOBC Theater is also the director of 91 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: Man No Surname, which is kind of honest at least 92 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: Sai until the twelfth of April no under sixteenth, though 93 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 2: there is strong language in the production. It's just got 94 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 2: nine o'clock. Time for your latest eyewitness news.