Apr 3, 2023 | chART
By VINCENT PIENAAR, ROB HOFMEYR, KATE DENNILL & NIGEL WILLIS Catching The Thunder by Eskil Engdal and Kjetil Sæter. Translation Diane Oatley Bank Robber by Allan Heyl Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini For Friends and Family by Nicky Stubbs The Rise and...
Mar 24, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Defending The Caveman / Directed by Aurelie Stratton / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg Rob Becker’s popular comedy is the sort of show that can become an albatross or pay off your bond, such is its capacity to run for...
Mar 21, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Madagascar Jr – A Musical Adventure / Directed by Jill Gerard and Keith Smith / Peoples Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg There are a number of aspects that make the DreamWorks film Madagascar – and...
Mar 19, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Master Class / Directed by Magdalene Minaar / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg If any number of reports and reviews, supported here by the way this play’s protagonist is written by playwright Terrence...
Mar 17, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL A Musical / Directed by Owen Lonzar / King David Linksfield, Linksfield, Johannesburg In the only example of misdirection in a hugely impressive amateur school production, a title that couldn’t be more generic suggests a...
Mar 14, 2023 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL We Will Rock You / Directed by Nick Winston / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg We Will Rock You is – for those who’ve skipped the memo for the last couple of decades – a musical built around the music of Queen, and relying on those timeless...
