By BRUCE DENNILL The Ugly Noo Noo / Directed by Janet Buckland / Mannie Manim Theatre, Market Theatre, Newtown, Johannesburg There has to be something in a piece – particularly a one-man show – for it to make a similar impact to its debut run when...
By BRUCE DENNILL Actress Cara Roberts plays a young boy in The King Of Broken Things, Michael Taylor Broderick’s gorgeous, charming tale of a child who processes his complex emotional life through in brilliantly creative ways. What’s it like...
By BRUCE DENNILL The King Of Broken Things / Directed by Michael Taylor-Broderick / Mannie Manim Theatre, Market Theatre, Newtown, Johannesburg Kids, as all parents know, can be ridiculous, annoying, frustrating and unfathomable. Happily – for the...
By BRUCE DENNILL The Brothers, Number One And A Weekend Special / Directed by Greg Homann / Mannie Manim Theatre, Market Theatre A title that’s tricky enough to make you fumble it a couple of times on the drive to the theatre does, it transpires,...
By BRUCE DENNILL Next!!! / Directed by Amanda Bothma / Kippies, Market Theatre, Newtown, Johannesburg Auditioning is a scary, exhausting, confusing, thrilling and occasionally triumphant experience, during which performers spend a lot of time...
