Award-winning THE HEROIN DIARIES at Alexander Upstairs Theatre

THE HEROIN DIARIES, an award-winning hour-long drama written by Milton Schorr, will play the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre this November. The winner of the 2016 Imbewu Scribe Playwriting Competition, THE HEROIN DIARIES is directed by Fred Abrahamse and stars Schorr himself, along with Melissa Haiden.

Craig is a heroin dealer. At 34, he has been a using drug addict for 20 years and finally his lifestyle is catching up to him. He is planning to check out quietly, the way he always knew he would, by overdose. But when young Leila arrives at his flat searching for her own oblivion, he is given one last chance to question the life he's lead thus far, and perhaps to choose a different ending.

With a background in theatre, Schorr acts, creates plays, and writes scripts, stories and features. His previous theatre works include THE GAME OF THE HEART, THE HOMELESS MENACE, WRESTLERS and the #seriouscomedy series. He comments on THE HEROIN DIARIES and its creation:

As an 18 year old I had an affair with heroin. It didn't last long, it was a phase in all of the other drug phases I went through, from the age of 14 to 25. THE HEROIN DIARIES is a play about the people I met during that time, the shadows of those I remember, both living and dead. It's about how we use drugs, people, things, to plaster over the cracks in ourselves hoping they'll go away, but instead they dig deeper, ripping into our souls. It's also a play about the other side: In speaking of death we speak of life, in looking at the shadow we imagine the sun.

Known internationally for her film and television work, Haiden has appeared on stage in William Shakespeare's OTHELLO, Eve Ensler's THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, Mike Bartlett's c*ckand Tennessee Williams's GREEN EYES. THE HEROIN DIARIES is her third collaboration with Abrahamse this year.

THE HEROIN DIARIES runs at the Alexander Upstairs from 7 - 26 November. Tickets cost R70 is booked and prepaid online at the Alexander Bar's website, or R80 if booked and/or paid for at the theatre itself. Tickets can also be purchased at the bar, which is situated at 76 Strand Street in Cape Town's city centre, anytime during its regular opening hours. Under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Keep up to date with events at Alexander Bar on Facebook and Twitter.

SCHEDULE:

Mon 7th Nov 9pm

Tue 8th Nov 7pm

Wed 9th Nov 9pm

Mon 14th Nov 9pm

Tue 15th Nov 9pm

Wed 16th Nov 9pm

Thu 17th Nov 9pm

Fri 18th Nov 9pm

Sat 19th Nov 9pm

Mon 21st Nov 9pm

Tue 22nd Nov 9pm

Wed 23rd Nov 9pm

Thu 24th Nov 9pm

Fri 25th Nov 9pm

Sat 26th Nov 9pm