A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY AT MONTECASINO THEATRE

What better way to kick off the new year than with the fabulous farce, Without a Hitch, which will be titillating audiences at the Studio Theatre at Montecasino from 13 March to 14 April.


Meet friends and neighbours Julia and Caryn, who are typical 1950s mothers and wives. While Julia is the quintessential housewife, Caryn is the complete opposite yet both have something in common, they are bored. Then one evening after slightly too many drinks they make a scandalous decision to swap husbands for a night without their husbands’ consent. All goes fabulously well until it goes farcically wrong which leads to somewhat hilarious consequences.

Without a Hitch is a new farce written by exciting up and coming playwright Jessica D. Richards who makes her debut as writer and comedic actress in this performance piece, while the Godfather of farce himself, Tobie Cronje, brings over four decades of theatre experience to direct it.

Jessica’s love for theatre began at the National School of the Arts where she matriculated with an FET Certificate in Performing Arts back in 2004. Then, in 2008 she completed her National Diploma in Drama at the Tshwane University of Technology.

While she may be debuting Without a Hitch, she has in fact garnered quite some theatrical experience. From directing the likes of educational theatre programme Hooked On Books to performing in Wizard of Oz and The Pied Piper at the National Children’s Theatre, to name some, she was most recently seen in Myth of Andrew and Jo at the Con Cowan Theatre in the Reading Gay Festival in the UK, in 2011.

Jessica’s career, although in its infancy has thus far enjoyed quite some variety, including stage managing, directing, voice-over work, short film script-writing, and tap dancing. Now, Without a Hitch will propel her to the next level.

Enjoy Jessica’s charmingly fun and funny 1950s slice of theatrical life, which offers hilarity on a platter.

Tickets cost R150 with special discounts for club members and pensioners. Book at Computicket or at Montecasino Theatre box office.

Performance times are: Wednesday to Saturday 20h15 with a 17h15 show every Saturday and a 15h15 show every Sunday.