A poignant critique of the homogenisation of storytelling through online streaming platforms, NETPHLIX offers audiences a moment to relive iconic moments from their favourite shows, while honouring the ancient function of theatre and storytelling: to hold a mirror up to ourselves.
Acclaim for Sophie Joans
“This young woman is a giant in the making” - Robyn Sassen on ÎLE
“Sophie’s fearlessness reminds me that some of my anxiety is actually doing me a favour” - Kate Pinchuck, Comedian, on AIO
“Horrifying. As usual” - Ntobeko Ximba, Comedian, on AIO
“A fresh, shape-shifting tour de force.” Bruce Little on ÎLE
Production Credits
Sophie Joans - writer & performer
About the Artists
Sophie Joans is a clown, comedian, theatre-maker and trouble-maker with a passion for live performance. Her debut solo show, ÎLE, received enormous acclaim, both at home and internationally. It won the Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in 2022 and was one of 5 nominees for the Filipa Bragança Award for Best Solo Female Performers at Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 (out of 3800 shows). She’s played Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Maynardville, and The Imp in Brett Bailey’s Summer Night’s Dream. Her second play, Dog Rose, had 2 successful runs at NAF and at The Baxter, and was directed by Jemma Kahn and starred Anthea Thompson alongside Joans.
She co-wrote & performed in TYA puppet show, Ka-Boom, which was awarded UNIMA SA’s Incubation Prize. Her two clown shows AÏo (directed by Aldo Brincat) and ÜÜÜ (directed by Rob Van Vuuren), were experimental. That’s all she’ll say about that. When she’s not performing, Sophie loves teaching and regularly teaches storytelling and writing workshops with Spark in the Dark, and weekly clown workshops at Clown Town, Cape Town’s unofficial clown school.
- Venue: Gymnasium
- Location: Victoria Girl's High School
- Ticket price: ZAR 120.00
- Programme type: The Fringe
- Genre: Theatre
- Duration: 55 minutes
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Ages:
PG (PARENTAL GUIDANCE)
- L - LANGUAGE
