"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 30th 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.
Tickets: R295 p.p. includes Show, welcoming drink, dinner & show
(Cash bar available)
Book: Call or WhatsApp: 078 812 7272 or e-mail info@thepackshed.co.za (Booking is essential as space is limited)
This April, The Packshed Restaurant is delighted to present ‘Piano at the Packshed’ – a soirée-supper-theater type evening. Posh, passionate and playful is how this show is described!
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 great, locally sourced and
sustainable food.
What to expect food wise at this glamorous event:
Welcoming drink to write home about: Champagne, vodka, fresh fruits, lemon & lime juice, passion fruit cordial, sparkling water, mint
Amouse Bouche – a surprise mouthful to awaken the palate.
Main Course - Chicken breast stuffed with spinach & feta, wrapped in homemade rooibos smoked bacon, served with a brandy, green peppercorn and home grown mushroom - cream, fondant potatoes and herbs.
An equally delectable Vegetarian or Vegan version will also be available. Please specify when you book.
The Packshed is owned and managed by four young Swiss entrepreneurs together with the Executive Chef Brandon Bisset. The five of them share a professional vision of creating a place of freshness, honesty, love and sustainability. Over the last three years, this space has become a popular and sought-after landmark restaurant and wedding venue on the coast. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle it is situated on the lovely Sweetdale Farm on the Old Izotsha Road in Margate – only 3kms from Margate Beach.
Tickets for this event are limited so booking is essential: Call/Whatsapp: on 078 812 7272 or e-mail info@thepackshed.co.za
When: Friday 16th 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.”
See Billy Suter's review for this particular show on:

Friday 10th 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
11th 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
(Venue opens 60 minutes before show for drinks - Cash bar)
R 150-00 a ticket
R 130-00 (Pensioners & FHSSC Members)
Booking essential: @ Computicket
or call/whatsapp Roland: 082 499 8636
or email: roland@stansell.co.za
Website: https://events.durbantheatre.com/
DINNER: You are welcome to have dinner or lunch at Tina's Restaurant before the Show:
Call 031 764 7843 to book.
EVENING BUFFET – R 120-00 per head
SUNDAY ROAST BUFFET (matinee performance) – R 120-00

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 29th & Saturday 30th
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 29th
and Saturday the 30th 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!
I will be performing a 'pop-up' Herman Charles Bosman story...at the opening on Thursday the 3rd of Aug around 6ish... about...well Oom Schalk in his pink shirt...and a white rose of course(!)
RSVP essential for catering purposes: 033 394 1443


Yes! We're doing another one of these spectacularly classy, fun and exclusive evenings...
This one is planned for Sat 10th December @ The Riverbend Art and wine Gallery.
Time: 6 for 6.30p.m.
Tickets: R290 p.p. includes soiree, 3 course sit-down dinner & wine tasting. (Cash bar available)
Book: @ Riverbend: 039 3166204 (Booking is essential as space is limited.)
After recently performing to two full houses at Royston Hall, Barbie Meyer and Jonathan Brauteseth have been persuaded to do another evening for those who missed this glamorous event.
Howard Kelly, will be opening up the beautiful Riverbend Art & Wine Gallery for a night of sparkling entertainment.
The soiree will include all things fine: piano playing; singing, a gorgeous 3-course dinne, wine tasting and exquisite art - all delightfully mixed into a delectable and outlandish brew right in the Gallery itself.
Together, Barbie & Jonathan form a formidable and fun pair. Musically, they team up to offer both haunting and playful duets from everything from Evita to Rod Stewart . This is interspersed with hilarious bits of information not only about the songs they perform but about each other!
Barbie has again promised to include some of Herman Charles Bosman’s beautiful poetry “to balance Jonathan’s insistence at reciting ridiculous limericks and Gnu outbursts between songs”, she laughs.
So don a pair of glamorous heels, slip on a dinner jacket and don’t miss out on this one-night only, intimate evening of sparkling entertainment.
“…Barbie Meyer and Jonathan Brauteseth gave a performance of epic proportions, performing heart wrenching duets while simultaneously providing standup 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 a piano soiree at Leonardo Gallery in Pretoria 2015).

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 7th May (leave Sun 8th
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 7th of May (leaving on Sunday 8th)
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.