Dec 16, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Mzansi Ballet: Carmen / Choreography by José Manuel Buzón Ruiz and Angela Revie / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg There is nothing shy about Carmen. The title character, her community, the opera that...
Dec 14, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: The Journey / Theatre On The Square, Sandton Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is part of the fabric of South African music, and his most famous song, Burn Out, is perhaps the equivalent in this country of Dave Brubeck’s...
Nov 25, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Disney The Magic Box / Directed by Thaddeus McWhinnie Phillips / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg There is arguably no entertainment company on Earth with the clout of Disney, with a century’s worth of films, from Snow White...
Nov 23, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Wicked / Directed by Jon M Chu / PG The original Wizard Of Oz film is 85 years old and remains as magical to watch now as it did then, even after multiple viewings. That is a special kind of magic, an extraordinary alchemy, that...
Nov 23, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL WGRUV Dance Company: Trilogy Of Notes / Artistic Director: Holly Gruver / Roodepoort Theatre, Roodepoort Johannesburg-based outfit WGRUV Dance Company continues its tour of South Africa with its latest season of dance works. This...
Nov 17, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Disney’s Aladdin Jr / Directed by Jill Girard / Peoples Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg One of the many challenges of children’s theatre is fitting epic stories and locations into a relatively smaller...
