Award-winning young director Kim Kerfoot tackles Patrick Marber’s play of entangled relationships.

Four characters come together and are torn apart in a succession of connections and confrontations.

Closer delves into the relationships of four people living in London, with chance encounters sparking desires and deceits as Dan, Alice, Larry and Anna collide over the course of four years. Truth and lies both bring the characters closer and tear them apart. Albert Pretorius plays Larry, the dermatologist, and describes the story as, “an anti-fairy tale – a romance for adults, for people who have scars.”

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Patrick Marber explores the paradoxes and contradictions of contemporary romance with brutal frankness; his script is a benchmark in contemporary theatre, speaking to the craving for absolute honesty and raw emotion but at the same time critical of this impulse.

 “It’s romantic love versus real love,” says Wessel Pretorius, who plays Dan. “How people try to create the narrative of romance without the complicated truth of it.” The rest of the cast agree, “It rings true to people who want so badly to be loved completely, to be able to tell the truth and still be loved.” adds Electra Nathania, who plays Alice, the young waif and catalyst of the story.

 Director Kim Kerfoot won the Fleur du Cap’s Rosalie van der Gucht prize for best new director in 2013 for his production of Statements after an Arrest under the Immorality Act. “Closer is such a densely layered text, with a fascinating take on structure. I’m drawn to stories about people and the f__ked up stuff between them. It speaks to our generation – it’s not pretty, it’s raw in its views about sex and love.”

 Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London in 1997. Rights for this production were secured by arrangement with DALRO (Pty) Limited.

Audience Responses

Well acted and well staged. All four actors were credible and although the play was set in London, I was relieved that they used their own accents

fantastic play and performers. May go back a second time!

Brilliant! Great direction and acting :)

Excellent! Other than a few opening night stumbles, the set was extravagant in its simplicity, the direction was masterful. The performers rose to the occasion.

A sensitive, beautiful production of a heartbreaking play. The actors were quite wonderful, supported by intelligent direction and a stunning score by Gideon Lombard.

The show was brilliant! All actors completely embodied their characters - bringing new life to a familiar text. The set worked in the actors favour and the audience engagement was electric.

The show as truly amazing! Captivating. Excellent actors. I loved it! Would watch it again