Jun 28, 2026 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL The Rocky Horror Show / Directed by Steven Stead / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Richard O’Brien’s hobby science fiction/B-movie musical scribblings (the actor-playwright apparently wrote the script...
May 26, 2025 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Swingin’ Las Vegas 2025 / Conducted by Adam Howard / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways It’s often the case that top-class music, theatre and/or entertainment involves technical excellence, committed performers, well-written or curated...
Jan 27, 2025 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL My Fair Lady / Directed by Steven Stead / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways One of the challenging aspects of reviving a hugely well-known piece is that the comparison of the new version to all the ones that have come before is...
Jul 15, 2024 | chART
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...
Feb 26, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL The Sound Of Music / Directed by Steven Stead / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg It’s a 65-year-old musical with a story set in 1938, and one that’s been staged repeatedly in South Africa, largely because audiences keep...
