By BRUCE DENNILL Disney’s Aladdin Jr / Directed by Jill Girard / Peoples Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg One of the many challenges of children’s theatre is fitting epic stories and locations into a relatively smaller...
By BRUCE DENNILL Janice Honeyman’s Beauty And The Beast / Directed by Janice Honeyman / Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein With any beloved tradition – and Joburg Theatre’s annual pantomime is very much that; always one of the best-selling...
By BRUCE DENNILL Charlie And The Chocolate Factory / Choreography by Mario Gaglione / Mandela, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg The arrival of a new, original full-length ballet is a huge deal in any context. The sheer amount of work...
By BRUCE DENNILL Prince: The Ultimate Experience 1999 / Directed by John Van Grinsven / Mandela Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Tribute shows have the benefit of the original artist’s popularity as a marketing tool and a...
By BRUCE DENNILL Godspell / Directed by Tracey Human / Lesedi Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Storytellers from Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson to Andrew Lloyd Webber have realised the tszpower of “the greatest story ever told”,...
