By JESS ROBUS Catastrophic noise. Heavy, all-consuming silence broken only by ragged breathing. Chilling, Psycho-esque strings. The insistent stamping of feet as certain as a steam-train and ominous as drums heralding the demise of both a man and an era....
By BRUCE DENNILL National School Of The Arts: Dance Spectrum – September Suite / Directed by Mark Hawkins / Lesedi Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg A professionally staged showcase for the Dance Department learners from the...
By BRUCE DENNILL Zip Zap Circus: Moya / Artistic Director: Brent Van Rensburg / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg The value of joy as an outcome of theatre is underappreciated. Moya, happily, is a production that reminds audiences of how...
By BRUCE DENNILL My Fellow South Africans / Directed by Mike Van Graan, Rob Van Vuuren and Daniel Mpilo Richards / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg A satirical review comprising back-to-back skits performed with barely a break to...
By BRUCE DENNILL Do I Win Or Do I Lose? / Directed by Lia Koenig / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg Roy Horovitz is an Israeli actor and director who has visited South Africa (and the Theatre On The Square) with a couple of different...
By BRUCE DENNILL Femme Is Fatale / Directed by Eloise Clasen / Mannie Manim Theatre, Market Theatre, Newtown, Johannesburg ‘Cabaret’ usually refers to a song-and-dance show, often at a restaurant, with perhaps a short skirt here or some risqué...
