Archived Reviews of The Echo of a Noise

REVIEW of THE ECHO OF A NOISE in PIETERMARITZBURG  — FEBRUARY 2017

UP CLOSE WITH UYS
– Kavitha Pillay, The Witness (Pietermaritzburg), 23 February 2017

After growing up hearing and watching Evita Bezuidenhout, I’ve always wanted to meet the man behind the extraordinary character who has touched lives with laughter through his uncanny ability to get away with saying it like it is.

What inspired Evita, how satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys gets into character and how he has achieved a growing audience through difficult and ever-changing times, were some of the questions I’ve always wanted to ask. All of that and more was revealed in his latest one-man memoir THE ECHO OF A NOISE  in which Uys takes the audience on an emotional journey, detailing personal accounts of his life.

Watching this intimate performance was like having a one-on-one conversation with Uys. With the use of no set or props — except the stool on which he sits, and his masterly crafted personal story — Uys is able to transport the audience into his world. In THE ECHO OF A NOISE  we learn about his family and childhood, his passions, struggles and triumphs — from dealing with personal loss to pursuing his goals of being an actor who breaks all the laws during apartheid — all of which is exceptionally narrated with accents and expressions that Uys is well-known and loved for. He has the extraordinary ability to capture imaginations while getting viewers to laugh, cry, reminisce and even nod in agreement to his many wise statements — certainly making him at the age of 71, one of South Africa’s greatest performing artists.

For a unique opportunity to enjoy an intimate performance while learning more about the legendary actor, and of course a night of laughter, then don’t miss THE ECHO OF A NOISE.