Productions
A Girl Called Owl
by Jon Keevy
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A Girl Called Owl played at the Wilge Teater in Pretoria and The Ramolao Makhene Theatre at the Market Square Complex in April of 2025.
Production photos by Neil Crafford-Lazarus
Creative Team
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Performed by Larissa Crafford-Lazarus
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Direction & sound design by Inge Crafford-Lazarus
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Light & technical direction by Jak J. Brits
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Movement by Calista Crafford-Lazarus
When Olivia moves to a small town in the Overberg, her quiet curiosity attracts a mischievous friend: Kay, the girl with the scar, who gives her the nickname “Owl.” Her impulse to follow the rebel leads to uncharted waters. Jon Keevy’s A Girl Called Owl is a South African coming of age story. It spotlights innocence lost, creativity stifled, and love misunderstood.
Larissa Crafford-Lazarus plays Owl and Kay and a slew of other characters they encounter while they are growing up, getting out, and going looking for trouble.
A Girl Called Owl in Rehearsal
Tweespoor
by Helena Gunter
Adapted for the stage by Inge Crafford-Lazarus
Made possible by the Toyota SU Woordfees and supported by NATi.
Creative Team
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Directed by Juanita Swanepoel
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Cast: Nicole Holm and Inge Crafford-Lazarus
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Set and Lighting design: Stefan Benadé
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Sound design: Pierre-Arnold Theron
Nicole Holm was named Best Female Lead in the role of Fransina and Tweespoor received nominations for Best Theatre Production, Best Director (Juanita Swanepoel), and Best Emerging Artist (Inge Crafford-Lazarus) at the 2020 Woordtrofees. The production went on to play at Momentum Beleggings Aardklop, Vrystaat Arts Festival, The Theatre Linden and the Toyota SU Woordfees again in 2022.
Twee vroulike tydgenote, twee tydgleuwe, twee aktrises, een verhoog. Tussen oënskynlik mooi herinneringe aan haar plattelandse kindertyd, worstel Tilla met woorde en gebeure wat op die rand van haar rede vassteek: “karpatse klein dogtertjie,” “gentleman”, “mal” – spore uit ’n verlede wat sy agterna moet loop. In die hede, langs ’n verkeerslig in ’n verspotte uitrusting, staan Frasina: middeljarig, wit, en o, behoede haar, Afrikaans. Sy wil graag, soos haar polities korrekte, welaangepaste susters, insmelt en saam met die reënboognasie vorentoe. Maar sy sukkel. Wanneer sy ’n slagoffer van misdaad word, maak die wêreld nog minder sin, totdat sy gaan sterre kyk.