A Pain in the Art' is a podcast focusing on creating a show and how it develops in the upcoming weeks to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Today we're looking at Robyn Paterson's 'The South Afreakins' and 'The South Afreakins: The Freakin Family' to see how the idea has evolved since its original debut in 2016.

The South Afreakins is a one-woman show of exceptional one-woman-ness. She is confident, technically brilliant, writes superbly and plays her roles entirely convincingly...Read More 

The idea of an elderly white South African couple making a new home in New Zealand offers an unexpected angle on migration. There’s a razor-sharp edge to the comic observations in Robyn Paterson’s snappy solo show about the older generations losing their roots...Read More

This show was devised beautifully and it is clear that the writing was well thought out.The time Paterson took to separate each character was brilliant. Her characters are well developed and the story was emotionally heart-breaking...Read More

IIngeniously witty and comedic, we gain a solid 60-minute insight into South African life and the daily pressures experienced by a white farming couple. The play cleverly exemplifies how society shapes personality and behaviour, and in a very short time we develop compassion for both characters...Read More

The South Afreakins, a homegrown, sell-out show that won awards in the Edinburgh Film and London Vault Festivals last year. The poignant comedy is about a South African couple emigrating to New Zealand and coming to terms with a different life, far from their original home... Read More

Paterson plays the roles incredibly well, switching from grumpy, slouching Gordon to chipper Helene in an instant – and none of the dialogue or plot is lost just because she is playing both roles...Read more

The South Afreakins is a duologue performed as a monologue, a two-hander expertly performed by a single actor. And, my word, it’s really very good indeed. Robyn Paterson is a playwright and actor, and she’s clearly talented in both fields...Read More

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