Opinion: Live-Action Remakes – Nostalgia Or Nous?

Jul 18, 2023 | ARTiculate

  By JESS ROBUS   It is often remarked that there are not enough hours in the day to do all of the things that need doing. While that’s probably intended as a light-hearted bemoaning of busyness, this phrase has since become the grumbled mantra of...

Theatre Review: Dreamland – Destination Disney, Or The Keys To Hope

Feb 9, 2023 | chART

  By BRUCE DENNILL   Dreamland / Created by DuPreez Strauss / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg   With nothing more than a baby grand on stage, first impressions are that Dreamland is going to be a revue of Disney soundtrack tunes, given...

TV Interview: Raven-Symoné – To The Genre Born, Or Going Behind The Screens

Oct 16, 2019 | ARTicle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By ALLISON KUGEL   Raven-Symoné’s alter ego, Raven Baxter, has been a staple on The Disney Channel since the child actor-turned-Hollywood renaissance woman debuted her famous character on the hit...

Dance Review: Snow White The Ballet – Fairytale Refreshed, Or Grimmly Satisfying

Oct 14, 2017 | chART

By BRUCE DENNILL   Snow White: The Ballet / Joburg Ballet / Artistic Director: Iain Macdonald / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg   Joburg Ballet’s latest production is an original one. Though the story of Snow White (originally a...

Book Reviews: Where There’s A Wookiee There’s A Way, Or On A Bookshelf Far, Far Away

May 23, 2016 | chART

By BRUCE DENNILL   Star Wars: Where’s The Wookiee – A Search And Find Activity Book, published by Egmont           6.5 Star Wars Annual 2016, published by Egmont                                                                                      6   If...