By BRUCE DENNILL Mamma Mia / Directed by Janice Honeyman / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways It doesn’t matter what your personal feeling is about the ABBA-driven stage show Mamma Mia (and it does tend to be one of the more polarising major musicals):...
By BRUCE DENNILL Janice Honeyman’s Adventures In Pantoland / Directed by Janice Honeyman / The Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg For the occasion of Joburg Theatre’s 60th anniversary (and, remarkably, executive producer Bernard...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] Skemerdans co-directors Amy Jephta and Ephraim Gordon discuss their new Showmax Original show. Where did the idea for Skemerdans come from? Amy: We love the noir genre, so we had an aesthetic in mind....
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Chicago / Resident director: Philip Godawa / Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg This 2019 version of the 1996 revival of a 1975 Broadway musical that was based on a...
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...
