Theatre Review: Janice Honeyman’s Adventures In Pantoland – Fused Fairytales, Or Joie De Vivid

Nov 22, 2022 | chART

  By BRUCE DENNILL   Janice Honeyman’s Adventures In Pantoland / Directed by Janice Honeyman / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg   For the occasion of Joburg Theatre’s 60th anniversary (and, remarkably, executive producer Bernard...

Theatre Review: Cinderella – Screening With Laughter, Or Returning To Farce The Music

Nov 10, 2021 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Cinderella / Directed by Janice Honeyman / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg   Delayed for a year because of the pandemic, the return of producer Bernard Jay and...

Theatre Interview: Bernard Jay – The Color Purple: Mauve On The Move, Or Perspectives On Progress

Feb 26, 2020 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Joburg Theatre and Bernard Jay have announced that their highly acclaimed production of the musical The Color Purple will travel to the SAIC-Shanghai Culture Square Theatre in China for 14...

Theatre Interview: Justin Swartz And James McPhail – Ensemble The Troops, Or Enjoying The First Act

Oct 19, 2019 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Justin Swartz and James McPhail (both Oakfields College alumni) are two of the pantomime first-timers in this year’s Bernard Jay production, Jack And The Beanstalk, at the Joburg...

Theatre Review: Snow White – The Fairest Pantomime In The Land, Or All That Glitters Is Bold

Nov 4, 2018 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Snow White: The Fairest Pantomime In The Land / Directed by Janice Honeyman / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg   People will go to pantomimes for as long as...