Ben Voss in Bend it Like Beauty

After the success of Beauty and the B.E.E., radio personality, writer and comic sensation BEN VOSS is back with his razor-sharp, motor mouth alter-ego Beauty Ramapelepele in Bend It Like Beauty!
The new production is a whirlwind of character standup comedy. Ramapelepele who is fast becoming a recognized socialite and self made woman amongst South Africa's business and political elite. Funny, fiery and fresh, Bend It Like Beauty has played in London for a three week season as well as in Durban and The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown where it won an Ovation Award for Best Comedy. It will now be open at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square in Sandton from the 3rd May for a three-week season.

As the gap between Africa and the West widens, Beauty is torn between the capitalist trappings of western society and the familiar traditions of her home, South Africa. To keep her options open she has strengthened her ANC ties and simultaneously taken an all expenses first class trip with the department of tourism to showcase South Africa to the rest of the world. That's what her itinerary says anyway. But is she just looking to fast track her own immigration to a country of her choice?

In Bend it Like Beauty, South Africa's loudmouth seers the colonizers she is trying to impress and skewers the ailing colony she is tired of living in. With vitriolic candor she dishes out her verdict on what it is like being a South African in a global community. Are we still the worlds pariahs or have we squeaky-cleaned our image?

From an anal probe at Heathrow airport (the British were convinced she was smuggling cocaine) to her final speech to the South African cabinet she gives us a fly on the wall account of being a Black Beauty let loose on an unsuspecting world.

Beauty can be heard live on both East Coast Radio’s BIG BREAKFAST and Jacaranda FM’s JUST PLAIN shows.
Also follow Beauty on Twitter @beautyblurts.

Miss Beauty and this comedy at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square at your peril!

Bookings can be made by calling the theatre on tel. 011-883-8606 or Tel. 083 377 4969
or book on-line – www.strictlytickets.com or www.theatreonthesquare.co.za There are no bookings fees.
Bring your friends, family, colleagues or clients. There are special group bookings discounts
and dinner show packages can be arranged.

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For further info. call Daphne Kuhn or Mika Stefano on tel. 011-883-8606