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...

Dance Review: Mzansi Ballet – The Abba Show, Or Plenty In Specific

Jun 4, 2022 | chART

By BRUCE DENNILL Mzansi Ballet: The Abba Show / Directed by Dirk Badenhorst / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg   In London at the moment, there is a show called Abba Voyage which, until you read the fine print, sounds like it might be...

Theatre Interview: Dolly Louw – Spellbinding, Or Panto Persistence

Sep 17, 2021 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Dolly Louw has mastered the delivery and style of the pantomime and stars as GogoMama the Merry-Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at Joburg Theatre from November 5 to December 24 2021. The show...

Theatre Interview: Kiruna-Lind Devar – Cinderella, Or Living The Fairy Tale

Jun 1, 2020 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Kiruna-Lind Devar will star as the title character in this year’s Joburg Theatre pantomime, Cinderella, directed by Janice Honeyman.   Live performance is both one of the main...

Theatre Review: Into The Woods – Can’t See The Good For The Trees, Or Of Dandies, Darkness And Destiny

Mar 10, 2019 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   Into The Woods / Directed by Steven Stead / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg   When casting around for source material for a musical, there’s not much...