Three friends, three actors, two producers, one narrator, one warehouse, 24 bats, five and a half marital aides, 60 tubes of lube, one bucket of cheaper lube, bought earlier ... um ... nine other things to make up the list, and then more items until one get to eighty-eight or even 88... which is the coolest number in the world, according to scientists and science.

The creators of Champ bring audiences a reading of a play so salacious, so risque, so likely to offend the squares and titillate the free and horny, that no theatre was willing to produce it. There was also a space issue and there are nine speaking roles and it's quite a complicated set, so it's a logistical nightmare, but that's neither here nor there.

Join Karvellas and Viljoen and their brave troupe of hungry-for-acclaim actors as they tackle the great un-produced script of this month or any other month (but probably only this month).

Viljoen is a certified winner of awards for his abyss-black comedies and thrillers. His most recent was the dark psycho drama The Pervert Laura, at The Little Theatre in December 2014. A writer, director and producer in theatre, film and television for 12 years, Viljoen has co-produced (with Greg Karvellas) the plays Rocks, The Abusers, The Bile Boys, The Verbalists, The Frontiersmen and The Kingmakers. Viljoen's play Champ was produced by Artscape and won him the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best New South African Script and was subsequently invited to participate in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Karvellas is the long time collaborator with Viljoen and partner in their Dark Red production company, which absolutely does not make porn - not even once. He has directed and designed a number of shows and performed as well. Karvellas is currently the general manager at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town.

Production: Porno 88
Venue: Venue: Alexander Upstairs Theatre (Alexander Bar & Café, 76 Strand Street (Corner Loop), Cape Town CBD)
Dates: Wednesday, 11 to Thursday, 12 February
Time: 20:00

Tickets cost R50. To book online, click here. One can also purchase tickets in person at the bar anytime during opening hours (Mondays to Saturdays from 11:00 to 01:00). For telephonic bookings and enquiries, phone 021 300 1652.

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