Aug 31, 2017 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Freud’s Last Session / Directed by Alan Swerdlow / Auto & General Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg It’s fantastic to see a piece of theatre that is unashamedly intellectual, focusing for almost its entire running time on...
Nov 7, 2016 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood / Directed by Janice Honeyman / Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Search “pantomime” on this blog and you’ll find some banter about how – to paraphrase – it’s a wonderful institution in terms...
May 3, 2015 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Pythonesque / Directed by Alan Swerdlow / Pieter Torien’s Montecasino Theatre Playwright Roy Smiles’ affectionate homage to Monty Python has received a polishing and a tweak or three since its last run in South Africa in 2008, and...
Nov 22, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense / Directed by Steven Stead / Studio at Montecasino Theatre So there are grown men dressing in women’s clothing, presenting material that’s enjoyed cult popularity for decades. And downstairs,...