KickstArt, one of Durban's top theatre companies, is about to stage The God of Carnage – a wickedly funny social comedy which comes to the Seabrooke’s Theatre from 10 – 29 May.

Having already commenced its artistic programme for this year with the highly successful musical review, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, the company is proud to announce four new productions that will form the basis of an exciting and diverse theatrical calendar for the company in 2011.

First up is a new play, and the hottest ticket on Broadway is coming to Durban. The God of Carnage features a brilliant local cast of multi-award winning actors: Clare Mortimer, Jailoshini Naidoo, Tim Wells and Iain ‘Ewok’ Robinson.

Tony Award winner Yasmina Reza (writer of Art) brings a razor wit and profound understanding of human subtleties to her play , in which two civilized married couples meet up to sort out a playground fight. The son of one couple has broken two of the teeth of the son of another. At first diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses and the rum flows, huge tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving their liberal principles in tatters, and the audience in stitches.

The play has raked in the following awards in recent years:

WINNER BEST NEW COMEDY - 2009 Olivier Awards 

WINNER BEST PLAY - 2009 Drama League Awards 

WINNER BEST NEW PLAY - 2009 Outer Circle Critics Awards 

WINNER BEST PLAY - 2009 TONY AWARDS

It is directed by Steven Stead, designed by Greg King, with lighting design by Tina le Roux.

The God of Carnage will run from 10-29 May at the newly refurbished and re-designed Seabrooke Theatre, DHS. Performances are at 7.30pm Tues-Sat, 3pm Sunday, and tickets are available at Computicket. (Seating unreserved) Tickets are priced at R90 Tues-Thurs, R100 Fri-Sun.

For more details about KickstArt and the 2011 season, please visit the website: http://www.kickstart-theatre.co.za