That which is seen, cannot be unseen; unless that which is seen was never seen in the first place. Or maybe it was seen, but not quite in the way that it happened. If it even happened at all.

Apple Face is a surreal comedy adventure that takes place at an outdoor music festival. A 40th birthday celebration turns sour when somebody witnesses something disturbing. Is this just a mid life crises on party sweets or did they really see something? 

Pierre Malherbe is an actor and writer with over 20 years theatre experience. More recently he has appeared in David Mamet’s Sexual Perversty In Chicago and a number of Louis Viljoen plays. He was most recently seen in Brent Palmers The Visit and had a brief stint in Shakespeare In Love. His camera credits include Black Sails, Roots, Troy: Fall Of A city, and the SAFTA award winning short film Armed Response. His has written and performed stand up comedy as well as three one man shows. Apple Face is his first self penned show to feature additional cast members.

Juliette Pauling has a BA in drama from Rhodes University. There, she performed in several productions which were featured at the National Arts Festival. She took a brief break from acting in 2013 and obtained a diploma in culinary arts. She has appeared in both Suzelle DIY and Tali's Wedding Diary and now in 2018 we see her in Apple Face.

Brett Williams, is a seasoned actor and reluctant entrepreneur with a penchant for karaoke. Having glimpsed the greener pastures of Australia, he returned to Cape Town to make his fortune in film and is now doing theatre. Due to the drought, his #hotbathcoldtea calendar photos have come to a close but you can find him on Instagram at @notbluesteel and @albanywatchco. Please enjoy the play.

Media & Reviews

"I could not stop laughing.""All three of them are absolutely perfect at delivering this bizarre and hilarious piece."

REVIEW: ‘APPLE FACE’

Audience Responses

We loved Apple Face! We were a big group, a mix of enthusiastic & dudious theatre goers, and everyone thought it was hilarious. Tight script, good lighting and strong acting. Only negative on the technical side was the intermittant buzzing sound.

Fucking loved it! Funny, absurd and adrenochrome-fuelled fun to be had!

Bloody hilarious, good acting and a clever script that left me thinking that I might’ve been tripping myself ????

Really enjoyed this! We need to see more writing from Pierre please!!!!

Somehow it brought me back to AfrikaBurn where I heard this kind of conversation. Very well payed.

Highly entertaining - great performers, witty, clever storyline. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Had a blast!

What fun! Flashback to my raving days

Wonderful, stimulating and refreshing. Thank you to a great team, including spot on audio tech support.

Great show. Good script, fast-paced and relevant.

Wonderful, stimulating and refreshing. Thank you to a great team, including spot on audio tech support.

Absolutely Brilliant ! We thought it was genius

We enjoyed the show very much.

Great show, very funny and good acting.

Very original, great acting

Loved it!

We found the show to be very funny! Acting and performance was great ! Great show for the intimate theater!

Totally sucked you into the whole experience. Brilliant acting. Laughed lots and hate to say it bought back memories!

I loved it. Loved the ridiculous script. Loved the performances. Loved the direction. I think it will become a hit.

Brilliant. Loved the show and so so entertaining

Wonderful, stimulating and refreshing. Thank you to a great team, including spot on audio tech support.

Brilliant

The show was really fun and intelligent. Loved watching it.

Good. Nice to see young vibrant people on stage

My tummy muscles got a good work out from all the laughing throughout the whole show! What a fantastic comedy and the acting was on form!

Absolutely hilarious, had so much fun, so refreshing to see something "silly" as opposed to heavy or political. Performances on point, set and design cool and creative, music fab. Must see and leave with belly ache from laughing . Bravo to Appleface team.

Quirky, mad, absurd. Like Inception, but on stage. Rich says Pierre is very Sam Rockwellian. Really well observed. You sold the whole mind maze so well. A great "trip" to the theatre

Brilliant! Laughed from beginning to end! Pierre’s Malherbe’s writing is genius!

This was great! Awesome comedic timing, well thought out and very strong performances. Definitely recommending to friends!

The show is hilarious and perfectly suited to the space.

Brilliant, clever and very funny, thank you

Loved it!

Especially like the female character-thought she was brilliant

Review will be in next Tuesday's Argus Tonight. Usual request - photos to Paul Eksteen, please? Thanks and regards, Beverley

Hysterical! Brilliant, mind-bending script. Deftly performed with perfect comic timing.

Amazing performance. Well done!

Always refreshing to watch a comedy by Pierre Malherbe, probably the greatest playwright alive in Diep River, neatly plotted and played and coyly caressing the dark, shaggy underbelly of the psyche.

Fabulous show! Totally entertaining from start to finish!

Great acting, great script! Very enjoyable!

The writing was absolutely brilliant

Somehow it brought me back to AfrikaBurn where I heard this kind of conversation. Very well payed.

Quirky lovely and so well written. All fantastic performances

loved it, very clever and funny !

Really enjoyed this. It was funny, confusing (in the right way, in line with the whole premise) and well acted.

Loved it. Very funny and interesting. Excellent dialogue and an even better performance. A must see!

a laugh a minute - excellent!

I absolutely loved the clever writing in Apple Face - I'll definitely want to come watch the next thing Pierre Malherbe pens. I saw this show on Saturday, and knew immediately that I had to come watch it again - and it was as funny the second time around.

Loved the idea, erm, relatable to some degree :)

Laugh out loud funny

Laughed my arse off! Writing, performances and direction insanely good. A huge congrats to all!

Loved it!