Olivia arrived in the town with her Dad; she was the new girl, the quiet girl, the weird girl. Then she met Kay, the girl with the scar.

Told in two parts, Owl begins with a new friendship in the heat of the Overberg summer between two ten-year-old girls, and finds them again six years later. It’s an honest picture of growing up different in the middle of nowhere; a story about climbing trees, punching boys and kissing girls. A story about growing up where nothing grows.

Owl was invited to the Brighton Fringe Festival (UK) where it was one of three shows nominated for Latest’s Best International Performance.

“Some shows are easy to fall in love with; this is one of them. A Girl Called Owl is a sweet, poignant coming-of-age story.”

5 stars – Darren Taffinder, Fringe Guru

“Horwitz delivers an enchanting performance. Her versatility as an actress is astonishing and her effortless handling of so many characters is to be applauded…. moving and evocative”

 – Tracey Saunders, Cape Times

“Sy is ewe tuis in kinderlike onskuld en uitdagende tienergedrag. En alles word met empatie gedoen…..Die vertolkings en teks is selfloos.”

 – Mariana Malan, Die Burger

Media & Reviews

Review of A Girl Called Owl by Ponyroach (at the Intimate)

Audience Responses

Excellent production, and the bar staff were also very friendly and helpful - thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Great script and brilliant performance. I was totally enthralled.

Great piece of writing and acting. A thoroughly enjoyable growing up story mixed with serious and comedy elements to create a great friday night out. Theatre the way it should be.

Its rare that I lose myself so much in a performance that I cry. This made me weep.