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...
By BRUCE DENNILL Fordsburg’s Finest / Directed by Bobby Heaney / Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways, Johannesburg Written in 1996 and recently updated by its playwright and star Paul Slabolepszy, Fordsburg’s Finest does not – unfortunately – feel...
By BRUCE DENNILL Puss In Boots / Directed by Steven Stead / Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City, Johannesburg For Johannesburg audiences, the pantomime has long been a once-a-year festive season family treat at the Joburg Theatre (and this year’s offering in...
By BRUCE DENNILL Suddenly The Storm / Directed by Bobby Heaney / Barney Simon Theatre, Market Theatre, Newtown, Johannesburg A new play by Paul Slabolepszy should be a reason for fanfare. Even without his near-peerless track record as a playwright (over...
By BRUCE DENNILL Little Shop Of Horrors / Directed by Steven Stead / Pieter Torien’s Montecasino Theatre, Fourways There’s something about cult musicals that suggests audiences should expect manic entertainment rather than genuine craft. If that turns...
