Apr 4, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL The Jittery Citizens / Kippies, Market Theatre, Johannesburg / 22 March Attending a show at Kippies, the ex jazz club that is now a tiny remnant of what used to be among the high-rise development that now characterises Johannesburg’s...
Apr 4, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Mamma Mia! International Tour / Teatro, Montecasino, Johannesburg / Directed by Mark Hilton As the marketing material for this production will tell you, it’s been ten years since the Mamma Mia! International Tour visited South Africa,...
Apr 3, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL 21 Songs For 21 Years Of Democracy / Joburg Theatre / Musical director Victor Masondo There will always be a reason to celebrate the anniversary of something, though celebrating the Struggle when Nkandla looms, Eskom is crumbling and a...
Apr 3, 2015 | chART
By DARISE FOSTER One Direction knew that South Africa had been waiting for over a year to see them perform, and they did not disappoint. The British boy band entered the FNB Stadium in front of a 60 000-strong crowd ranging from ages five to 60 and made every...
Mar 29, 2015 | chART
By PAUL ELLIOTT “It feels like you’re leading us tonight, Pretoria. We had our plans and our ideas, but we’re just not getting ahead. You guys are leading us more than we are leading you. South Africa, I think the Lord has given you back your song tonight. I...
Mar 24, 2015 | chART
By KATE DENNILL Undetected by Dee Henderson 7.5 Moms’ Night Out by Tricia Goyer 6 Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers 8 Submarines seem to hold an almost universal fascination, in all probability related to their role...
