1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Seven two Weekend Breakfast Happening in the Arts. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: It's eight minutes before nine o'clok. Welcome back to seven 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 2: two Weekend Breakfast with me, gooks and filmm still saying 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: with what's happening in the arts and looking at the 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: People's Theater. Last month, Shrek the Musical Junior returned to 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: the stage at the People's Theater and seven oh two 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: Lend has been invited to journey back to the swamp 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 2: and to tell us about Shrek the Musical Junior. We're 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: joined on the line by director and co owner of 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: People's Theater. Jill Giard. Joins us this morning. Jill, A 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 2: very good morning to you. Welcome to Weekend Breakfast. 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: Oh, thank you so much. I'm very happy to be here. 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: It's great to have you on the show. Jill, thank 14 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: you so much for your time. So tell us about 15 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 2: Shrek the Musical Junior. 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Well, Shreek has been such a popular show all look 17 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: every time we do it, and the people absolutely love it. 18 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: I think it's because everyone identifies with Shrek. Everyone identifies 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: with all the sentiments, and especially when one goes into 20 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: what the show is actually about, it touches your soul 21 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: and it touches your heart. So it's a show that 22 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: stays with you long after you've walked out of the theater. 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: And so if you've watched the first movie, well I 24 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: think there's three of them. Now, which of the movies 25 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: do we see on stage with this production or is 26 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: it a different reimagining of the short story? 27 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: I would say it's largely the first movie. It introduces 28 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: you to the various characters and explains why Shrek ended 29 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: up where he was. Lord Farquard took his swamp away 30 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: and dumped all these other fairy tale creatures on the 31 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: swamp because they were different. And the whole thing about 32 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: Shrek is that different is good, and far Quad wanted 33 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: everything stereotyped and so so that's why when they all 34 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: arrive and you see all the fairy tale creatures, you 35 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: see Peter Pan, Little Red, riding Hood, the Three Bears, 36 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: and it's very funny and very touching. 37 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 2: And so talk to us about this new cast, a 38 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: fresh cast that has that, you know, as part of 39 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: this new iteration of the production. 40 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: Okay, well, we have the craziest, most wonderful donkey and 41 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: that is LACEDI Red. He's what he does with his 42 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: body is quite unbelievable. He's very engaging as Donkey, and 43 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: his antics are so funny and so touching. And then 44 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: we have Fiona, who's Shrek's love interest. She's the princess 45 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: she turns into an ogre and she's played by Bethany 46 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: joy Gianni, and there's a craziness about her from the 47 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: beginning and as she turns and shreds, discovers she's the 48 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: ogre and they fall in love and the rest is history. 49 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: And so yes, sorry, carry, I'm sorry, I cut you off. 50 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: Their no don't matter. We have Lord Farquard, who plays 51 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: the entire show on his knees because he's a he's 52 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: a half half person and as Mama Bessa is, that's 53 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: a good thing to be. So anything different a Shrek 54 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: as a musical embraces and that's what's so important. It's 55 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: not what you look like or who it's who you 56 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: are inside, and that is something that even little children 57 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: understand and embrace. 58 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 2: Another big part of this show, or this iteration, is 59 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 2: the choreography, which has been reimagined. 60 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: Talk to us about that, okay. And Sandy diar Richardson, 61 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: who's very well known and she does a lot of 62 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: staging all over. One of the biggest projects she works 63 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: on is the Glove of Choir, and she has done 64 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: the most remarkable job. We have children in the show 65 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: from as young as eight years old, and then we 66 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: have adult professionals and two together she manages to create 67 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: the most interesting effects with her very innovative and creative 68 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: choreography which permeates right throughout the show in every way. 69 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: And then also tell us about the design elements that 70 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 2: have been added to the set to enhance this particular 71 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: run of Shrek the Musical. 72 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: Okay, a grant not in built comes up from Capeton 73 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: for every production and he's created the most interesting, valuable 74 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: set for the actors. To really get into the swamp. 75 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: We have fabulous props. We have little tricks that happen. 76 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: We have a bird exploding when Fiona hits a high note, 77 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 1: and the set subtly changes into the various locations. We 78 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: have Farcott's palace and then it changes into the swamp. 79 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: We have the Owner's Power where she's been locked in 80 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: over twenty years, and every scene change creates a totally 81 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: different element and you find yourself going to that location 82 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: and living the entire story as you are in the audience. 83 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 2: And so the performance is running until the nineteenth of April. 84 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: Where can we find information about the times and where 85 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: to buy tickets and what they cost. 86 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: We are based at Jerbig's Theater and we run a 87 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: very successful kids club where children are members of the 88 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: theater and they are the important people. Their parents' friends, relations, granny, etc. 89 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: Come at a special discount because the child is a member, 90 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: and that's a very interesting thing to because it lowers 91 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: your price and the average price is one hundred and 92 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: sixty rands. We have special prices for schools and blog booking, 93 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: and as I said, for our kids' club. Members were 94 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: based in the Jovit Theater, People's theaters, especially David NATed 95 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: Children's Theater, and we're very child friendly and if you've 96 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: shown us at the theater or contact web tickets, it's 97 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: very easy to book. 98 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 2: Jill, I must thank you very much for giving us 99 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 2: your time this morning. 100 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you very much. 101 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. That is a director and co 102 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: owner of the People's Theater, Jill Gerard, joining us this morning, 103 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: and that's how we wrap up the third hour of 104 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 2: the show. We're about to get into the fourth and 105 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: final hour, we unpack why China has prohibited two business 106 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 2: owners the co founder of an AI business, from leaving 107 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: the country and what this tells us about tech sovereignty 108 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: as AI, or the adoption of AI continues to grow. 109 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: But first, before all of that, it's nine o'clock. It's 110 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: time for the very latest Sientous News.