GOING GOODING Begins Tonight in Cape Town

If you looked forward to 'Squad Cars' as the height of the week's entertainment; knew what the next best thing to a Lexington was; reckoned that 'rugby, braaivleis, sunny skies and Chevrolet' should be the national anthem; smaaked the cigarette commercials before the film more than the film itself; thought BJ was a cool name for a Prime Minister; skeemed Scope was good literature; and, set your watch to the 'beep - beep - beep' of the English Service News bulletin... then you will be familiar with the golden voice of Malcom Gooding, soon to appear on stage in Cape Town at the Kalk Bay Theatre in his popular show, GOING GOODING.

GOING GOODING takes audiences on an uproarious ride through a bygone era, from the viewpoint of South Africa's voice supremo. Written by Gooding himself, along with Tim Sandham and Angus Douglas, the man with the golden voice and polished poise brings to the stage a witty, nostalgia-peppered account of more than four decades of broadcasting history in South Africa. Gooding's career in broadcasting intersected with the likes of Charles Fortune, Colin du Plessis, Pat Kerr and Brian O'Shaughnessy. Gooding uses his incredible gift for mimicry to play these characters, and dozens of others, as he delivers one hilarious punch-line after another.

The play takes its name from Gooding's iconic radio show that ran from 1968 - 1974. Gooding was the man who introduced South Africa to the music of the youth revolution: The Who, Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Led Zeppelin. From 1968 to 1984 Gooding was the narrator of SQUAD CARS, that iconic Springbok Radio serial about police cars that "prowl the empty streets at night". History beckoned again in 1995 when Malcolm called on President Mandela to present the Webb Ellis Trophy to Francois Pienaar. A special preview of the show can be viewed here:

GOING GOODING captures the essence of a lost era: it is packed with laughs, sprinkled with nostalgia, and leavened with the wisdom that comes with perspective. The show runs at the Kalk Bay Theatre from tonight 23 September - 5 October 2014 on Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8:30pm, with a Sunday matinee at 2:30pm. Doors open for dinner at 6:30pm and for Sunday lunch at 12:30pm. Tickets for the show cost R120, with a two for one special on Tuesdays. The menu for the restaurant is available online at www.kalkbaytheatre.co.za.Bookings for the show and reservations for the restaurant can be made on the website, or by telephone on 0793618275.

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