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Title: PINOCCHIO - Joburg Theatre - Official TV Promo View count: 347 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: Joburg Theatre presents its 2009 pantomime: the brand new Janice Honeyman adaptation of the classic adventures of PINOCCHIO. Veteran stage, television and film actor TOBIE CRONJÉ once more heads up the annual pantomime, this time as the gentle woodcarver Geppetto. FIONA COYNE, best known as that bitch in black from South African TVs long-running game show THE WEAKEST LINK and renowned for her sharp wit and dry humour, is cast as Pinocchios wicked accomplice the cat. Much loved celebrity and lauded TV star Terence Bridgett (Jerome from 7 DE LAAN and Chico from ISIDINGO) joins as the anthropomorphic fox. Leading lady of the stage, award-winning actress FIONA RAMSAY, returns to panto-land after a seven-year absence as the magical Blue Fairy. Young and talented SIBU RADEBE has been cast as Pinocchio. Sibu has performed in many musicals in South Africa over the last few years, including the role of Lefou in Disneys BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for which he received two Naledi awards: Best Breakthrough Performer 2008 and Best Comedy Performer. Sexy heart-throb JACQUES will be making a guest appearance. Jacques Terre-Blanche achieved overnight fame from the 2003 M-Net Idols competition. The story tells of Geppettos son Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who is desperate to become a real boy. On his journey of discovery, he encounters a cat and a fox (who are definitely crooks), the Blue Fairy (who operates from a Wishing Star), Jiminy Cricket (who becomes Pinocchios conscience figure), as well as many other weird and wacky characters. It's a cautionary tale of a child's journey and a father's unconditional love. The casting coup for this pantomime production is undoubtedly the inclusion of the thirty dancers of THE SOUTH AFRICAN BALLET THEATRE as the Special Guest Stars. PINOCCHIO is presented at Joburg Theatre in association with M-Net, Jacaranda 94.2fm and You magazine. Tags: joburg, theatre, presents, its, 2009, pantomime:, the, brand, new, janice, honeyman, adaptation, of, classic, adventures, pinocchio., Author: joburgtheatre |
