Jul 30, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL My Name Is Asher Lev / Directed by Moira Blumenthal / Studio, Pieter Torien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Examining the importance of art in the context of a play, in a theatre (as opposed to in a boardroom or lecture...
Jul 30, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Big City, Big Dreams / Directed by Fiona Ramsay / Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg There’s a school of thought that says too much classical ballet can be a touch too conservative and clichéd. And there’s another that considers...
Jul 26, 2017 | chART
By ROB HOFMEYR & DRIES BRUNT Double Echo by Francois Bloemhof 6 I Ran For My Life by Kabelo Mabalane 8 Not Without A Fight by Helen Zille 8 Kill File by...
Jul 24, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Dangled / Starring Rob Van Vuuren / POPArt, Maboneng, Johannesburg People will say; have said; that this is a tough play. And thematically, it is – it’s based on a story called Diary Of A Madman (written by Russian author Nikolai Gogol,...
Jul 23, 2017 | chART
By STEFAN VOS I initially toyed with the idea of doing this review as a sip-by-sip commentary, the enjoyment of a bottle of Scotch whisky (sticklers note: no ‘e’) in real time. As I envisioned how this would play out, however, I bravely discarded the idea: Sip...
Jul 10, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL, ROB HOFMEYR, DRIES BRUNT The Shark In The Dark by Peter Bently and Ben Cort / Marcello Mouse And The Masked Ball by Julie Monks / Monsters: An Owner’s Guide by Jonathan Emmett & Mark Oliver / A Squash And A Squeeze by Julia Donaldson &...
