New John Vlismas show On Broadway, Cape Town

When asked what audiences can expect, Vlismas was characteristically blunt: "laughter, hard, outraged and startled laughter - and I hope they get some food for thought along the way. I'm a reader and I like to share my learning with an audience that is open-minded and mentally flexible."

Vlismas has been very busy in the last few years with large-scale projects, co-directing his first film project, Outrageous, and co-founding the Comic's Choice Awards. Now he wants to take some time to enjoy 90-minute sets with small audiences - and see just how far they will allow him to take them.

The perfect opportunity

"We have been asked often why John hasn't visited Cape Town with a one-man show in the recent past, and the answer is that he has been on so many large theatre and arena line-ups that he felt it would be overboard, but he has sneaked into a few clubs and done impromptu sets, and has had a great time.

He has always felt that massive venues are not great for really connecting with a crowd and giving them a really good night, so when we heard about the Intimate Comedy idea, we knew it was the perfect opportunity," said Taffia Keight, managing partner at Whacked Management.

All shows start at 8.30pm. Tickets are R85 per person, Students R65, groups of 10 or more R75.

For bookings, call +27 (0)21 424 1194, go to www.onbroadway.co.za or book through any branch of Computicket.