By BRUCE DENNILL 1789 / Directed by Phyllis Klotz and Smal Ndaba / Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Any theatre production that deals with the French Revolution as a topic cannot help but be compared to that musical, However, this...
By BRUCE DENNILL Early Man / Directed by Nick Park / 10LPV Thank You For Your Service / Directed by Jason Hall / 16LSV The Exception / Directed by David Leveaux (16LNS) Papillon / Directed by Michael Noer / 16DLNSV Down A Dark Hall / Directed by Rodrigo...
By BRUCE DENNILL Mzansi Ballet: The Neil Diamond Show / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Neil Diamond remains a somewhat polarising musical figure – undeniably influential and important, and with sales to support his...
By BRUCE DENNILL Redhill Arts Festival / Redhill School, Morningside The Village On Oval SundayFest: Jesse Clegg The music festival aspect of RedFest, which included a festival-style market (that is to say, one with stalls where you could buy bath...
By BRUCE DENNILL Nik Rabinowitz’ Pension Killer / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg It’s always for a comedian to have a theme around which to build a marketing campaign for a new solo show. If nothing else, it comes across as less...
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingin’ Las Vegas / Conducted by Adam Howard / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg The title of this musical extravaganza (an accurate term, for once) is slightly misleading. While a good chunk of the running order...
