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Reviews & Interviews for our sold out run!
Cape Town | Artscape Theatre | JANUARY & February 2023
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INTERVIEW: Blickpunkt Musical - 'Calling Us Home' (02.2023)
REVIEW: Blickpunkt Musical - 'Calling Us Home' (02.2023)
REVIEW: Broadway World - 'Calling Us Home At Arstcape Provides World Class Performances' (18.02.2023)
REVIEW: Biltong and Bourbon - 'Calling Us Home - A Proudly South African Musical' (20.02.2022)
REVIEW: Heart Of Theatre -'Calling Us Home: A Review' (17.03.2023)
VIDEO: Galore SA - 'Exclusive Galore SA Media VIP Black Carpet Feature with Juan Martin' (23.02.2023)
REVIEW: Superfans - 'Calling Us Home: A Review' (17.02.2023)
Queer Life SA - 'Calling Us Home' (14.02.2023)
INTERVIEW: Galore SA - 'Calling Us Home, The Musical’s Alice ... Is Creating Her Own Wonderland!' (12.02.2023)
INTERVIEW: The Cape Robyn - 'Tangibly Reconnecting Through The Shared Space Of Theatre In South African Epic Musical, Calling Us Home' (07.02.2023)
INTERVIEW: Ebizradio - 'Meet the star and entrepreneur | Michel Alejando Castillo | Word of Mouth | Lindi Tshabangu | Calling Us Home | Artscape Theatre | #Podcast' (06.02.2023)
INTERVIEW: Creative Feel - 'Bringing a sense of community to the stage | A Q&A with ‘Calling Us Home’ director Peter Flynn' (03.02.2023)
Broadway World - 'Calling Us Home Has World Premiere In Cape Town' (24.01.2023)
Galore SA - 'An exciting sneak peek into the rehearsal room and Full Cast Announcement ahead of Cape Town Premiere' (25.01.2023)
News24 - 'A stunning sneak peek inside the rehearsal room of Calling Us Home' (25.01.2023)
Artscape - 'A first exciting look inside the rehearsal room of Calling Us Home' (25.01.2023)
INTERVIEW: Cape Talk - 'On the Couch With Pippa Hudson: Calling Us Home' (05.01.2022)
2023 RUN: SOLD OUT
Cape Town |Artscape |February 2023
OUR FIRST RUN was completely sold out!
Pictured here are the jubilant members of the #CallingUsHome Cast 2023 on Press Night!
Season, leads & Bookings Announcements
2022
Sosiaal Digitaal - 'South African and American Artists Confirmed in Lead Roles for Calling Us Home' (23.11.2022)
INTERVIEW: News24 - 'SA star Devonecia Swartz lands leading role in global musical Calling Us Home' (25.11.2022)
Galore SA - 'Calling Us Home Cast Announcement – South African & American actors cast in lead roles' (25.11.2022)
Footnotes Media - 'Calling Us Home - New International Version Premiere' (26.07.2022)
Galore SA - 'Calling Us Home - Bookings Open For Cape Town Season Before Going International' (26.07.2022)
Sosiaal Digitaal - 'Calling Us Home Besprekings Nou Oop Vir Kaapstad Speelvlak' (26.07.2022)
ILOVEZA.com - 'Cape Town Season Announced And Bookings Open Before The Musical Heads Overseas' (26.07.2022)
Actor Spaces - 'Calling Us Home - Cape Town Season Announced Before The Musical Heads Overseas' (26.07.2022)
Interview with DIRECTOR Peter Flynn
An interview with our American director, Peter Flynn, conducted while he was working on Calling Us Home - but before he had physically set foot in Africa. By Sarel van Vuuren of Galore SA.
5 November 2021
You will soon be leading the creative team of Calling Us Home in South Africa. Are you excited to put your feet on our shores ?
I am very excited to be working in South Africa and learn from your cultural experience. It is my first time visiting your country, and am eager to explore how your perspective, traditions, and community are all an integral part of the Calling Us Home narrative.
How long will you be out of your home country ?
I’ll be visiting for about two months, so I’ll be away from my wife and son the longest we’ve ever experienced. We’re having conversations now about what that will be like and how we can shift our family dynamic to accommodate my absence.
Will you make time to explore the amazingness that Cape Town has to offer between your breaks ?
Yes, absolutely. I’m an avid hiker so I’d like to visit Table Mountain National Park which looks stunningly beautiful. I also have a deep curiosity for different cultures’ history, so I’d like to visit the Bo-Kaap Museum, and the District 6 Museum – their stories and history are remarkable; and of course, I’d like to visit Robben Island… somewhere I’ve read about and seen in the press. To actually visit there would be humbling and moving, especially that the site is now a UNESCO location. I’m also a big art nerd, so seeing what’s offered at the MOCCA is definitely on my priority list!
Calling Us Home lies close to your heart. Tell us a bit more on why you took up this opportunity without any hesitation ? Where did you hear about the show?
A mutual friend of Alice Gillham and mine introduced us to one another, and I can honestly say it is Alice’s deep passion for her play’s story as well as the structure of the musical that continually interest me. To be asked to tell a story that is equally unfamiliar and familiar to me is a rare opportunity – I have as much to learn as I have to give, and that’s the kind of collaboration for which I’m always looking. Alice’s characters are both vivid and authentic, and her musical score is exciting and moving. Ultimately, the mix of working on a terrific new musical and learning so much was an offer I couldn’t refuse.
What do you think about the incredible talent we have here in South Africa ?
The range of talent and life experience I’ve witnessed so far is really inspiring. The combination of skill, generosity, and bravery is tremendous, and speaks to the courage and heart intrinsic to Calling Us Home.
Tell us a bit more about your credits in the theatre world and, difficult as this may be, what was your favorite production ?
I’m a New York based director who has worked on Broadway, off-Broadway, and around the country at many regional theaters. My passion is for creating new work (like Calling Us Home) and taking a fresh look at the American musical theatre canon. If I had to choose, there are two productions that remain superlative experiences. The production of Willy Holtzman’s new play Smart Blonde about movie star Judy Holliday was an entirely exhilarating experience. A new play, in my hometown, working with one of my favorite playwrights; combine that with getting to work with my wife, Andrea Burns, in the role of Judy Holliday and it was all a dream come true. Andrea is one of the smartest, most collaborative actors I know, so I’m always grateful to get in the rehearsal room with her.
Equal to Smart Blonde is our production of Into The Woods at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The Stephen Sondheim score and James Lapine book are both compelling and incredibly moving. Our cast was so open to trying everything: remarkably funny moments that then turn into some of the most vulnerable and poignant scenes in the play. Here again – the holistic experience of play and company made it an experience of a lifetime.
Is this the first time you will be working with Shy Music ?
Yes – but I hope we find other projects together!
What can SA theatregoers expect from Calling Us Home ? How will that differ from audiences on the International Tour? Will the tour be traveling to your home town?
Audiences in South Africa can hopefully expect music and characters they recognize who meet music and characters that are completely new and unfamiliar – that’s the focus of our story. Alice’s score is so captivating in its beauty and specificity, that the story always compels the audience to lean forward. Audiences will be welcomed into a fully realized world of beautiful sets, dynamic choreography, and most importantly – a talented company of actors all working together to tell a very personal story.
As far as the next iterations of the show in other parts of the world, our hope is that the story gets clearer, more vivid, and therefore more compelling. Each step of the way allows us as a creative team to learn what resonates with each audience, and refine the way we tell the story from that information.
Yes – ultimately our goal is to bring Calling Us Home to New York City, which I’ve happily called home for 35 years.
Have you directed any Hollywood movies as yet…?
I haven’t directed a Hollywood movie yet; but the feature film, Calling Us Home, sounds appealing, doesn’t it…?
To learn more about Peter Flynn, click the button below:
‘Fire In His Kiss’
Act II Scene 15
Interviews & Announcements
October 2021 - January 2022
Hellenic Radio Station - 'Alice Gillham- Calling Us Home, SA and USA Collaboration' (08.11.2021)
Southern Courier - 'Calling Us Home – Virtual Auditions Open' (02.11.2021)
2 Dads And A Kid - 'American Director Peter Flynn Spearheads Original South African Musical, Calling Us Home' (28.10.2021)
4Realness - 'American Director spearheads original South African musical in preparation for international tour' (28.10.2021)
SABC News - 'An International Collaboration' (26.10.2021)
Step Out Gauteng - 'American Director, Peter Flynn Joins South African Musical' (26.10.2021)
Galore SA - 'American Director Peter Flynn spearheads original South African musical, Calling Us Home, in preparation for international tour.' (26.10.2021)
Good Things Guy - 'South African Play “Calling Us Home” Opens Auditions for International Tour' (25.10.2021)
Glitter & Toast - 'American Director spearheads original South African musical in preparation for international tour' (25.10.2021)
The Good News - 'A New Day is Dawning for this Exciting South African/American Collaboration' (25.10.2021)
Plug In Theatre - 'American Director, Peter Flynn, spearheads original South African musical Calling Us Home' (25.10.2021)
Footnotes Media - 'Calling Us Home: International Collab ' (25.10.2021)
Radio KC - 'American Director Peter Flynn on KC Drive' (25.10.2021)
Contact us.
For all Publicity Queries: Collett Dawson - The Colab Network | Johannesburg, South Africa
For all Rights Queries: Bettina Weyers - Gallissas Theatreverlag | Berlin, Germany
For the Production Office: Shy Music | Cape Town, South Africa