FUNNYman Sans Moonsamy is all set to debut his new show in Durban.
The Love Guru will stage at Suncoast Zone this month and promises to be a ripper of a show.
In an interview with Tonight, Moonsamy said he’ll start the show’s tour in Durban, followed by a season at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City in Joburg in June.
“It’s style is sketch comedy, but I’m trying to do something different to my usual style,” he explained, adding that the show is his best yet.
“There’s a conference happening and all the love gurus from across the world are visiting this one city. One of my most popular characters – Vishnu Moodley – sees an opportunity to discuss his love life with them and approaches these love gurus to get their help.
“There are a whole lot of different characters. There’s a rip-off character of Dr Phil, one of the main characters is Aunty Deepa who’s one of the main love gurus. She’s an old Indian lady who has her own take on love and life. Then there’s the cheating wife or cheating girlfriend, Nikki Maraj. She has her own story and a crazy dance to the song Anaconda… so there’s a lot of rip-off kind of characters that I’ve built into the story,” he said.
With a mix of music, dance and audience participation, Moonsamy said he’s certain the show will go down well.
“Aunty Deepa will be talking to the audience about their lives and their love lives. One of my specialties is messing with the audience and I have a few tricks up my sleeve for this show, so I am looking forward to that.”
Moonsamy said he thinks people will like this show a lot more than his previous ones, adding that he’s used feedback from his audience over the years to give them what they’ve been asking for.
• Catch The Love Guru on February 27 and 28 at Suncoast. Book at Computicket. Tickets are R120.
HERE’S A GLANCE AT OTHER SHOWS ON VALENTINE’S WEEKEND!
• The Kings and Queens of Comedy stages at the Durban ICC on Friday. East Coast Radio’s Darren Maule will be the host as 12 of South Africa’s best comedians come together on one stage for one night only. Features Chester Missing, Chris Forrest, Dusty Rich, Donovan Goliath, Jailoshini Naidoo, Mark Banks, Muthu Murugan, Nik Rabinowitz, Carvin Goldstone, Nina Hastie, Simmi Areff, Tracey Lee Oliver and Trevor Gumbi. Tickets are on sale from R185 at Computicket.
• Running at Durban’s bayside Catalina Theatre on Friday and Saturday, is Sandy Bigara’s Valentine’s celebration, A Night to Remember, featuring a number of classical, jazz and traditional folk songs from her 2014 album, as well as some blues tracks from the singer’s new album, Autumn Walk. Tickets are R120, adults, R100 students, R80 pensioners, with group bookings of four or more at R100 s ticket. Book at Computicket or at the door.
• The Family Players brings you a new comedy drag show, Queens of the Opera:Valentine is Such a Drag! at the Rhumbelow Theatre, Durban, from Friday to Sunday. Joining them on stage is first-timer Graham Goodwin and singers Krystle Temmerman and Alaska Hilton. Expect to hear music from top West End classic operas to modern musicals on Broadway. R 120, R100 pensioners at Computicket or call 082 499 8636.
• Mozambik (Gateway) hosts a top-class stand-up comedy show featuring Deep Fried Man (Jhb and SA’s top musical comedian), Jem Atkins and Neil Green. Saturday. 8.30pm. R70. Info, bookings: 031 836 1574.
• Catch the king of romance, Atif Aslam, live in concert in at the Durban ICC on Saturday at 8pm. Atif is one of Bollywood’s most sought after playback musicians. The artist will be bringing his exceptional charisma to the stage and super hits from the soundtracks of the movies Race, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Prince and many more. Tickets cost R180 at Computicket.
• A Valentine’s dinner dance with The Reals will be hosted at the Westville Country Club on Saturday at 7.30pm. The Reals are Barry Thomson, Dawn Selby, Mali Sewell and Jason Andrew. They will cover music from the decades of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and more. R400 for dinner and dance or R3 750 table of 10. Call 082 499 8636.