AGP World Presents
Vir Das in comedy act ‘Battle Of DaSexes’
Acclaimed stand-up comedian-turned-big-screen actor and Bollywood Star, Vir Das, brings the international smash-hit comedy, Battle of DaSexes, to South Africa for a two weekend run: in Johannesburg’s Montecasino on 27, 28 & 29 May and then Durban’s Playhouse on 4 & 5 June.
Vir Das, who is equally comfortable working on TV, film, theatre and live-comedy, says “Battle of DaSexes is an insightful, fun and laugh-out-loud comedy-drama all about the eternal battle between Men and Women. It is a battle not with arms and gun powder but with bellies and eyeliner!”
Battle of DaSexes is written, directed and performed by Vir Das and produced by global theatre production house: AGP World.
The stand-up format comedy has been performed regularly in India to ovations and rave reviews. With tongues firmly placed in a multitude of cheeks, the show pits the women in the audience against the men: “This act chronicles the differences between men and women from a scientific point of view. It begins with the sexes’ approach towards language, goes onto analysing their bodies and spots the differences between their vanities. Then it progresses into literature, music, movies and covers leadership, politics, business, crime, sex and commitment. The show is laced with scientific facts!” he explains.
“Did you know that women read up to nine books a year while men only read five? Or have you ever heard of something called mirror neurons in our brain which enable us to enjoy fiction and that women have 25 per cent more of these mirror neurons than men — which is why more women are fiction readers and more men are non-fiction readers?” he quotes.
The Indian Express has called Das ‘a comedian to watch out for’ and ‘India’s Answer to Jay Leno’. The Hindustan Times calls him ‘simply hysterical’. Delhi Times has listed him as one of Delhi’s Top Ten Dream Men. The Pioneer has called him ‘The Funniest Kid in India’. Verve has called him ‘India’s only true comic’.
Das has various live production projects currently in repertory: Battle of DaSexes as well as Walking on Broken Das and History of India: VIRitten. He has approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, eight TV shows, two movies and six comedy specials behind him. He is also writing comedic columns for Femina, Maxim Exotica, DNA and Tehelka.
The show opens with Comic, TV and Film Actor Kavi Shastri performing a 15 minute act on the evolution of Men and Women from single cell organisms to early homo-sapiens.
Talking about Battle of DaSexes, Ashvin Gidwani, Managing Director and Producer, AGP World, said “Battle Of DaSexes is a unique concept that has wooed audiences all over the world. It has been performing to packed houses and is a complete entertainer that packs the right punches.”
Age Restriction: PG 14 +
Running time: 2 Hhrs 15 Mins
Teatro, Montecasino:
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 May
Time: Friday & Saturday 8 PM, Sunday 3 PM
Ticket prices: R 185.00 – R 485.00
Tickets available from: www.computicket.com
Playhouse Opera Theatre:
Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 June
Time: Saturday 8 PM, Sunday 3 PM
Ticket prices: R 185.00 – R 485.00
Tickets available from: www.computicket.com
For block bookings and group discounts for the Durban run, contact Ailsa Windsor of Going Places: editor.goingplacessa@gmail.com, or 0832502690.
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About the Company: AGP World, a name synonymous with content driven quality entertainment for the past 24 years in India brings its 3rd offering to South Africa this May. History of India, VIRritten which performed at the Joburg Theatre and then the Mega Bollywood style musical, Blame it On Bollywood have already met the approval of South African audiences.
The long term goal of AGP World is not just to import theatre and talent into South Africa, but to produce shows in South Africa with the local talent and tour those productions not only in Africa, but to all those countries where AGP World has its offices or representation – Mumbai for India, Dubai for the Middle East, Singapore for Far – East and Sydney for Australia and New Zealand. The vision is to blur geographical boundaries and unite cultures across the globe.