Aug 31, 2026 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Agatha Christie’s The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd / Directed by Alan Swerdlow / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg As proven by Netflix true crime documentaries, audiences love it to see people die. Oh, and...
May 11, 2026 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Albie Sachs: Fathers, Sons, And Soft Vengeance / Directed by Fiona Ramsay / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg Albie Sachs has never courted the limelight as much as many South African political figures of his...
Aug 15, 2025 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL The Hollow Crown / Directed by Fred Abrahamse / Hilton Arts Festival: Memorial Hall, Hilton College A stage set-up that involves nothing more than four chairs, two lecterns and two pedestals with crowns on top of them informs...
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...
Jun 5, 2024 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution / Directed by Alan Swerdlow / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg This production was originally set to be staged in 2020, with the Covid pandemic shutting...
