Nov 29, 2025 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL The 2025 KickstArt Christmas pantomime Sinbad the Sailor at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Sinbad the Sailor is a riotous romp over the Seven Seas, in the company of the famous sailor Sinbad and his madcap crew and family. Kickstart...
Nov 24, 2025 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Gabriel Ravenscroft, artist with Cape Ballet Africa, plays the Nutcracker Prince and additional solo roles in the company’s latest production of The Nutcracker at the Teatro at Montecasino. Giving movement a message: what...
Nov 16, 2025 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL In response to a national shortage of funding and resources in the creative sector, particularly for non-profit organisations and independent curators, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s Art Share Initiative strives to prevent the...
Sep 22, 2025 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Circle Song, written and performed by Ashley Dowds and directed by Caroline Calburn is a story about re-membering: Two Irishmen leave the shore of Northern Ireland to search for a new sense of belonging; a letter written back in 1864 is...
Sep 18, 2025 | ARTicle
The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction, edited by Sean Christie and Hedley Twidle is a 500-page collection of the best of the best creative nonfiction from the country from the last 30 years – featuring big names (Coetzee, Ndebele, Steinberg,...
Aug 30, 2025 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL KickstArt presents a new production of the cult classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban. The production is directed by Steven Stead, with set designs by multi award-winning Greg King and costume...
