ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Erika Breytenbach, nominated for three Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (The Unlikely Secret Agent, The Good Dad and Die Goeie Pa), will perform her new solo piece I Can Buy Myself Flowers by multiple award-winning writer, Mike van Graan at the Market Community Theatre on Friday 20 June at 19:00

Taking its name from Miley Cyrus’ song that became an anthem for single women the world over, I Can Buy Myself Flowers is a one-person comedy drama.

The show features Natalie Jackson, an estate agent in her fifties, who entertains as she reflects on the ups and downs of relationships, children, professional life and her women friendships.

Old enough to be on their second or third marriages, young enough not to be blamed for apartheid and women enough for menopause, Natalie and her five friends adopt Six-in-the-City as the name for their WhatsApp group.

Working in an industry dominated and led by women, inspired by women friends who have achieved professional success and years of therapy have helped Natalie overcome her demons and insecurities rooted in the familiar worlds of patriarchal families and relationships. She is now ready to live on her own terms.

Written by Mike van Graan whose works have earned numerous awards – most recently, the Independent Theatre Award for Best Script for My Fellow South Africans – and directed by Toni Morkel, this one-woman comedy-drama will resonate with all those women who pursue their professional paths amidst parenting children, having relationships and caring for ageing parents.

I Can Buy Myself Flowers is a co-production of MVG Productions and Unlikely Productions.

The performance in George forms part of a Garden Route tour on the way to the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, which will see the production staged in Sedgefield and Knysna alongside two other Mike van Graan plays So Over the Rainbow and To Life with Love.

Bookings at Quicket and for enquiries contact Heather 0723693304

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