Jun 16, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Closed Circuit (16L) and Hidden Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2014 Like the wine, the suspense “thriller” Closed Circuit is slightly heavy and cloying. In the case of the wine it may be that the tinge of apple is of an apple just past its...
Jun 15, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Tree63: Land Back after seven years in the musical desert (or other vaguely appropriate Bible-related metaphor), Tree63 have a great deal of work to do to rebuild the reputation that saw them not only soundtracking the lives of a...
Jun 15, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Geneva Ballet High Five: Choreographic Encounters / Choreographers: Gregory Maqoma, Nathaniel Marie, Mamela Nyamza, PJ Sabbagha, Fana Tshabalala / Soweto Theatre Before the High Five pieces were even staged, the vision behind the...
Jun 9, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL A Spartacus Of Africa / Choreographed by Veronica Paeper and David Krugel / Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg The story of the Thracian – Thrace was an area overlapping parts of modern Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece – slave, gladiator and...
Jun 7, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb and Jeff Newman 7 On Route In South Africa by BPJ Erasmus 7 Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown ...
Jun 5, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Neil Finn: Dizzy Heights 6 Connecting Stars: Connecting Stars 6 Tori Amos: Unrepentant Geraldines 7 Tenth Avenue North: Cathedrals 7 Neil Finn is renowned for his ability to pen...