Broadway Hit A STEADY RAIN Slated for the Fugard Theatre

The acclaimed production of Keith Huff's award-winning Broadway hit A STEADY RAIN transfers to the Fugard Studio Theatre, following a sold out season at the Alexander Bar, from 4 - 29 October.

Brent Palmer (THE KINGMAKERS, BENCH) and Nicholas Pauling (CLYBOURNE PARK, THE PERVERT LAURA) star in this gritty, rich and entirely gripping noir tale of two Chicago police officers whose inner need to serve and protect both consumes them and rips them apart.

The play is directed by Adrian Collins (HAMLET, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY). Pauling and Collins were both nominated for Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards this year, for Best Leading Actor in a Play and the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors respectively, following its run at the Alexander Bar's Upstairs Theatre.

A STEADY RAIN is a riveting, relentless and razor-sharp journey through the lives of two Chicago police officers, Joey and Denny. Long time partners and best friends, Joey and Denny have serious problems. Joey struggles with alcohol while he secretly obsesses over Denny's wife. Denny is resentful, aggressive and a racist cheater. During the course of the compelling and devastating narrative, the audience is kept white-knuckled right until the moment the lights go down.

Daniel Galloway, the executive director of The Fugard comments:

A STEADY RAIN is an incredible human story of two men. On Broadway, the play broke the record for the highest weekly gross of a non-musical production. Brent Palmer, Nicholas Pauling and Adrian Collins have done justice to Huff's gripping text in this outstanding production.

The original Broadway production of A STEADY RAIN starred Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig under the direction of John Crowley.

A STEADY RAIN will run at the Fugard Studio Theatre, from 4-29 October 2016, with performances on Tuesdays through Saturdays at 20:00. Tickets range from R130 - R150 and can be booked through Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or at any Shoprite Checkers outlet. Bookings can also be made at the Fugard Theatre box office on 021 461 4554, with a generous 15% discount available for members of the Friends of the Fugard programme. The Fugard Theatre is situated in the heart of District Six, on the corner of Harrington and Caledon Streets, Cape Town, with parking available in the Harrington Street car park.

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