Puppet Assylum

Crazy puppets

Looking for some chilled weekend or weekday evening entertainment?

Puppet Assylum, a one man puppet comedy show will be hosted at the Baxter theatre from Tuesday the 10 January to Saturday the 28th January.

South Africa’s top ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, teams up with award-winning director Heinrich Reisenhofer to create his debut one-man comedy show, using funky post-modern puppets and a mechanised set.

The story, set in a ‘loony bin’, starts with Conrad being given one last chance to be released if he can prove that he can keep his puppets under control. The problem is that his main puppet, Chester Missing of LNN fame, and Conrad’s outspoken BEE business partner, refuses to come on stage unless he gets his own TV talk show.

Hilary, the ostrich, who despises Chester, is a ‘has-been’ alcoholic show-girl, desperate to make her own star come-back, and Ronnie, the cute but savage green monster, cannot control his impulses in front of people despite Conrad’s best efforts to teach him manners and curb his behaviour. The result is a spectacular and hilarious journey of verbal insanity that pushes the boundaries of ventriloquism and comedy.

Whether you’re looking for something entertaining to do on a Tuesday night, a raucous Saturday night or a Sunday outdoor family event you can find it all on our events calendar.

Tickets: Tuesday R50p/p | Wednesday, Thursday R80p/p | Friday, Saturday R90p/p

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