Happy birthday to my one and only sugar-plum darling. You rescue me anew everyday, you insist on bringing light into a dark world, you somehow tolerate an absurd amount of grumpiness, you make a mean cheese & onion bread, you keep leftovers for way too long, you are surprised at your own infequent tipsyness, you see the best in people yet suffer no fools, you dote on our cats and care for the smallest of creatures and hearts, you enforce the laws of the land make those tasked with the same mandate better at their jobs, you make life worth living and you look damn good doing it. I love you more and more every day. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
John Maytham and I snuck into @capetalkza over the weekend to chat up a storm about THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER
@artscapetheatre Arena
12 - 30 May
Bookings: @webtickets
โญ๏ธ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐โญ๏ธ
The new political thriller, ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ, is set to shake up the Cape Town theatre scene from 12 to 30 May 2026 at the Artscape Arena.
Night falls on a decaying city after a union strike turns deadly. A captain of industry finds himself beset on all sides by enemies and those who wish to see his kingdom shattered into a thousand pieces. The noblemanโs only remaining ally is his daughter, a woman possessed of unrealised ambition. In their desperation, they turn to an unscrupulous political operator to set in motion a plan to break the strike and seize back the power they have lost. The only obstacle in their way is a seemingly impenetrable union led by a champion of the people and a formidable opponent. As a new dawn arrives for the city, battle lines are drawn, and the streets are ready for blood. In the midst of this all is Carl Beukesโ character, Dobbs, a political operator for โThe Partyโ.
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ต:๐ฏ๐ฌ!
How can you get your hands on these hot tickets? ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป to be in with a chance:
โก๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป?
Hint, itโs an Afrikaans mockumentory remake of a BBC classic. Need help with the answer? Take a peek here:
https://www.unionleaderplay.co.za/
A correct comment entry gets you in the draw! One winner will be drawn from the Facebook and Instagram page entries collectively. Want to double your chances? ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ก๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐!
Competition closes 10 May 2026 at 11pm.
โ ๏ธ See terms and conditions in comment. โ ๏ธ
๐๏ธ THE INTERVIEW IS NOW STREAMING ๐๏ธ
You heard them on Breakfast Club โ now catch the full conversation. John Maytham and Emma Kotze sat down with @itscaleb.ad and @jadee.carmen ahead of the premiere of The Killing of a Union Leader, Louis Viljoen's gripping new political thriller opening at @artscapetheatre this May. ๐ญ๐ฟ๏ธ
This is one of those interviews that goes well beyond the show. Two of South Africa's finest stage performers unpacking a production that promises to be unlike anything else on a South African stage right now. ๐ฟ๏ธ
What they get into:
๐ฉธ The world of the play โ a city on the edge, a deadly strike, and a battle for power that could be set anywhere
๐ญ What Louis Viljoen demands of his actors โ and why both John and Emma keep coming back for more
๐ผ John on playing Burke โ the most complicated role of his stage career
๐ฅ Emma on Margot โ ambition, depth, and the female characters Viljoen refuses to flatten
๐๏ธ Why, if you miss this production, you simply missed
๐ Listen here: https://iono.fm/e/1673430.
๐ Breakfast Club with Caleb and Jade
๐ป 92.6 FM
๐ป www.mfm.co.za
๐ฌ 074-440-0926 ๐ฟ๏ธ
The Killing of a Union Leader runs at Artscape Arena Theatre, 12โ30 May 2026. Tickets from R170โR200 via Webtickets.
#MFM926 #BreakfastClub #TheKillingOfAUnionLeader #Artscape #CapeTownTheatre ๐ฟ๏ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ
๐จ MURDER, AMBITION AND A CITY ON THE EDGE ๐จ
Breakfast Club is joined this Thursday morning at 07:30 by two of South Africa's most compelling performers โ @capetalkza drive-time legend and stage veteran John Maytham, and acclaimed actress Emma Kotze โ right here on MFM 92.6. ๐ญ๐ฟ๏ธ
The two are reuniting on stage for Louis Viljoen's gripping new political thriller, The Killing of a Union Leader, opening at @artscapetheatre 's Arena on 12 May. Night falls on a decaying city, a strike turns deadly, and battle lines are drawn in blood. ๐ฟ๏ธ
We'll be chatting about:
๐ญ The world of the play โ industry, power, and a union that refuses to break
๐๏ธ John and Emma's long creative relationship with writer-director Louis Viljoen
๐ฉธ What makes this production "not for the faint-hearted" โ and why that's exactly the point
๐๏ธ How to get your tickets before this one sells out
๐ Breakfast Club with Caleb and Jade
โฐ Tomorrow at 07:30
๐ป 92.6 FM
๐ป www.mfm.co.za
๐ฌ 074-440-0926 ๐ฟ๏ธ
Book now via Webtickets and catch The Killing of a Union Leader at Artscape Arena Theatre, 12โ30 May 2026.
#MFM926 #BreakfastClub #TheKillingOfAUnionLeader #Artscape #CapeTownTheatre ๐ฟ๏ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ
We are so excited for tomorrow! ๐
Louis Viljoen is with us to launch his collection of plays - publish in book form for the first time! He will be in conversation with John Maytham.
Please note this launch starts at 18:00 for 18:30 ๐ RSVP to [email protected]
Rehearsals for THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER are well underway, and we're rapidly approaching that terrifying & wonderful moment when everything clicks into place.
@artscapetheatre
12 - 30 May
Bookings: @webtickets
๐ธ: @daniel.r.manners
By means of sorcery, sheer dumb luck, the magnanimity of @karavanpress , or a merger of all three, an amassment of my plays is being published.
If you find yourself at leisure, pop into @booklounge to help me launch this sucka.
