Apr 15, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Spring Awakening / Directed by Sylvaine Strike / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Ah, to see a story about teenagers where they’re not permanently staring at their phones and talking to each other in...
Apr 15, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Your Perfect Life / Directed by Sue Diepeveen / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg That – in very general terms – the burdens borne by women in almost all societies worldwide are not understood or appreciated paints a...
Apr 4, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Île / Directed by Rob Van Vuuren / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg In an energetic autobiographical mish-mash of storytelling, physical comedy and gags about bodily functions, Cape Town performer Sophie Joans...
Mar 15, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Mad About The Boys / Directed by Amanda Bothma / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg East London-based singer and actor Daniel Anderson was introduced to Johannesburg audiences in last year’s critically lauded Vincent – a...
Mar 14, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Amadeus / Directed by Geoffrey Hyland / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play, like its 18th Century subject matter, has aged well, not least because its central themes are, if...
Mar 11, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Mortal Engines / Directed by Christian Rivers / PG13 Gifted / Directed by Marc Webb / PG13 Tomb Raider / Directed by Roar Uthaug / 13V Finders Keepers / Directed by Maynard Kraak / 16DLV SWAT Under Siege / Directed by Tony Giglio / 16LV...
