Upcoming Shows

 "Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire."   Abbie Hoffman

Upcoming Shows (2022):

Rustic meets Glam in Tunnel No 5 in Karkloof this  April!

  The Old Mushroom Farm is delighted to present a musical soirée-theater type evening on Saturday the 30^th April.
Posh, passionate and playful is how this show is described.
For this elegant evening, Barbie Meyer, teams up with her partner in piano-crime, Jonathan Brauteseth. 
Hailing from opposite ends of the coastline, Barbie & Jonathan have become something of an institution in the music and performance industry around the country. They have been performing together for many years countrywide and form a formidable, hilarious and unique pair.
Totally at ease with each other other’s quirks they pair up to offer both haunting and playful duets. This is interspersed with hilarious bits of information about the ridiculousness of humanity seen through their eyes, each other and the lyrics they perform. Barbie & Jonathan appear to have the perfect recipe for performing heart felt lyrics whilst simultaneously providing improvised stand-up comedy with a dash of poetry between songs. These are two very different personalities with an enchanting connection.
Barbie is an actress yet admits that her first love is singing. This is immediately evident in the power and passion with which she delivers their perfectly chosen songs. Her voice together with Jonathan’s deep, gravelly tones has been described as ‘pouring double thick cream over rather roughly chopped mango’.

So don a pair of posh heels, slip on a crisp shirt and don’t miss out on an intimate evening of classy musical entertainment.
The Bistro will be open before the Show if you would like to have a bite to eat.
All are welcome to bring you own drinks & glasses - ’preferably crystal’, Barbie says!
To book: email info@theoldmushroomfarm.co.za or Whatsapp 060 470 1218.

‘Piano & Song @ The Packshed’

Jonathan Brauteseth & Barbie Meyer in concert on the South Coast.

Time:     6 for 6.30p.m.

When:   Friday 16^th April 2021

Review from “Piano @ Leonardo” – Pretoria by Shannon Taylor.
 “…Barbie Meyer and Jonathan Brauteseth gave a performance of epic proportions, performing heart wrenching duets while simultaneously providing stand-up comedy throughout. These two are an act not to be overlooked; their powerful voices are utterly captivating, totally enchanting, they hold the audience completely in their grasp. It has been a long time since I have seen a pair more connected with their audience and singing from the very depth of the soul.”

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Friday 10^th December: “Piano @ THE STUDIO”
For this elegant soirée type evening, Barbie teams up with her partner in piano-crime, Jonathan Brauteseth.
Expect fine piano playing; exquisite singing, an elegant supper & a ridiculous amount of laughter - all mixed into a delectable and outlandish brew.
Together, Barbie & Jonathan form a formidable, quirky and entertaining pair. They ooze personality and offer both haunting and playful duets interspersed with hilarious bits of information about the ridiculousness of humanity, each other and the lyrics they perform.
The show is refreshingly unpretentious yet glamorous enough to haul out your faux fur and pearls. So, don a pair of heels, slip on a crisp shirt and don’t miss out on an intimate and spectacular evening of musical entertainment and good food.


Friday 11^th December: “Marico Moon”

Marico Moon is Barbie Meyer’s latest show on one of S.A.’s finest literary masters: Herman Charles Bosman.
Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951) was a South African writer and journalist who became famous for capturing the rhythms of backveld Afrikaans speech even though he wrote in English. He is widely regarded as the greatest short story writer to come out of this country.

Whether you have read Bosman’s works or not, Meyer’s compilation of his stories in “Marico Moon” will delight and surprise you.
Meyer’s use of pauses and impeccable comedic timing are what sets her apart as a top storyteller. Her unpretentious style, tangible passion for these stories and love for this genre of storytelling simply oozes out of her every pore when she is on the stage, pulling the audience right into the veld with her.
Meyer has been recognised as something of a Bosman fundi and has performed her plays countrywide.

TICKETS for both shows: R R250p.p. includes Show & Supper.
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL as tickets are limited. Call/Whatsapp Judy: 061 408 6783.
There is a coffee bar and you are invited to bring your own drinks.
Time: 6 for 6.30p.m.

The Venue is situated at 202 Marine Drive, Ramsgate, KZN – a few doors up from the Just So Chinese Restaurant and 500 meters north of La Capannina Restaurant.

"Marico Moon" at  in KLOOF in KZN - @ Tina's Hotel. (14 Beryldene Rd, Kloof).

Friday - 9th August Show starts 20.00 

Saturday - 10th August Show starts 20.00 

Sunday Matinee - 11th August Show starts 14.00 

Whether you have read Bosman’s works or not, Meyer’s compilation of his stories in “Marico Moon” will no doubt delight and surprise you. It is challenging, delightfully written and eminently entertaining. 

Meyer has succeeded in mastering the distinctive flat accent of the Groot Marico. Her use of pauses and impeccable comedic timing are what sets her apart as a top storyteller. Her unpretentious style and her tangible passion for the stories and love for this sort of storytelling simply oozes out of her every pore when she is on the stage, pulling the audience right into the veld with her.

Meyer has been recognised as something of a Bosman fundi and has performed her plays at many venues, festivals and intimate settings around the country.

Expect comical and witty storytelling through the mouth of a rather quirky blonde ‘Oom Schalk’ as well as through the eyes of Herman Charles Bosman himself. A little romantic, a little wistful, affected with the madness of the Marico moon but of course always touched with Bosman’s unmistakable irony, humour and wit.

‘Piano & Song @ Yellowwood Cafe’
Jonathan Brauteseth & Barbie Meyer in concert in Howick.

When:   Friday 29^th & Saturday 30^th March 2019
Time:     6 for 6.30p.m.
Tickets: R250 p.p. includes Show, welcoming drink, dinner & coffee.
(Cash bar available)
Book:     033 330 2461 or Whatsapp 082 575 0602 or email                     info@yellowwood.co.za  (Booking is essential as space is limited)

The beautiful Yellowwood Cafe, situated on the historic Fairfell Farm in Howick, is delighted to announce that Barbie & Jonathan will be performing their intimate piano & singing show on Friday the 29^th and Saturday the 30^th March.
This soirée type evening includes all things fine: piano playing; exquisite singing, an elegant supper & a ridiculous amount of laughter - all mixed into a delectable and outlandish brew.

Together, Barbie & Jonathan form a formidable, quirky and entertaining pair. Musically, they team up to offer both haunting and playful duets including everything from Evita to Ed Sheeran. This is interspersed with hilarious bits of information about the ridiculousness of humanity seen through their eyes and the lyrics they perform.
Barbie’s first love is singing and this is immediately evident in the power and passion with which she delivers her perfectly chosen songs. Her voice together with Jonathan’s deep, gravelly tones has been described as ‘pouring double thick cream over chopped mango!’

Effervescent Barbie promises us that she will throw in a little of her favourite poetry - “I do this in an endeavour to balance Jonathan’s insistence at reciting absurd limericks and ‘Have Some Madeira M'Dear’ outbursts between songs”, she laughs.  

The show has been described as refreshingly unpretentious yet glamorous enough to haul out your faux fur and pearls.
So don a pair of posh heels, slip on a crisp shirt and don’t miss out on an intimate evening of musical entertainment with good food.

Yellowwood Café is situated very close to the center of town at 1 Shafton Road, Howick.

“…Barbie Meyer and Jonathan Brauteseth gave a performance of epic proportions, performing heart wrenching duets while simultaneously providing stand-up comedy throughout. These two are an act not to be overlooked; their powerful voices are utterly captivating, totally enchanting, they hold the audience completely in their grasp. It has been a long time since I have seen a pair more connected with their audience and singing from the very depth of the soul.”
Shannon Taylor (review from “Piano @ Leonardo” Pretoria). 

A Festival of Chocolate & Roses  @ the gorgeous Rosehurst in                               Pietermaritzburg this Winter!

  A superb package including:
Herman Charles Bosman Supper theatre, overnight stay & breakfast in Van Reeenan!

WHERE:    The Green Lantern Inn in Van Reenen (3 hours from Durban and Jhb)
WHEN:      Sat 7^th May (leave Sun 8^th May)
TICKETS:  R1080 per couple (3 course supper, Herman Charles Bosmane Show, Overnight   
                 accommodation & Breakfast.)  
BOOK:       058 671 0027 (booking essential for catering purposes)

Owners Bill & Gail Ross-Adams from the Green Lantern Inn in Van Reenen have conjured up an amazing night away of hilarious storytelling, good food, gorgeous old world accommodation and scrumptious breakfast the next morning.
This will take place at the gracious, character filled Green Lantern Inn on Saturday the 7^th of May (leaving on Sunday 8^th)

What’s it all about?!
Actress Barbie Meyer will be coming to perform one of her entertaining one-woman, Herman Charles Bosman shows. This theater piece is entitled “Bosman’s Veld Maiden”.  
Bill and Gail felt that this type of classic, hilarious storytelling lends itself to ‘kuiering’ and supper and not having to drive home on your ox wagon after!
So they have prepared an overnight package deal. This includes a welcoming peach brandy (any self-respecting Marico farmer would be proud), a three course South African themed meal, Barbie Meyer’s Show, overnight stay at the beautiful Green Lantern Inn as well as breakfast the next morning. All this for R1080 per couple. Or R190p.p. for just Show & Supper if you’re already in the area.                   

“Bosman’s Veld Maiden” is an intoxicating blend of humour, irony & wit.

Alluring Marico ghosts, countless bottles of mampoer and elusive romances – both funny and enthralling - this is undoubtedly South African storytelling at its best!

Herman Charles Bosman’s hilarious short stories are brought to life by the comical veld maiden herself – Barbie Meyer.

Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951) was a South African writer and journalist who became famous for capturing the rhythms of backveld Afrikaans speech even though he wrote in English. He is widely regarded as the greatest short story writer to come out of this country. His books are some of the finest in the field of South-African literature.

“Everyone loves a good story and no-one wrote them quite as beautifully, insightfully and downright hilariously as Bosman”, says blonde Barbie Meyer with a passionate twinkle in her eye.

After seeing Patrick Mynhardt transformed into Oom Schalk on the stage and hearing him tell Bosman’s intrinsically South African short stories, Barbie Meyer never quite saw the world in the same way again. “Quite simply I was hooked from an early age” she laughs. Barbie had the privilege of meeting and performing alongside Patrick in his latter years.

One senses that the Bosman stories that Meyer performs will be filled with hilarity, beauty, passion, irony and wit - words which Meyer constantly uses to describe his work.

As with Meyer’s previous shows; she has been able to bring to life a balanced and highly palatable assortment of this famous author’s short stories, essays and poetry. Tasty titbits about Bosman’s Bohemian and rather controversial life have been woven into the work and the show is suitable for all ages.
Bosman’s Veld Maiden is directed by the evergreen Bets Basson.

So expect comical and witty storytelling through the mouth of an attractive blonde khaki boer as well as through the eyes of a veld maiden. A little romantic, a tad sensual but of course touched with Bosman’s unmistakable twists in the tail…and tales!
The show is all in English.

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