By BRUCE DENNILL The Suit / Directed by J Bobs Tshabalala / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg Can Themba’s original short story is six decades old and the original version of this play was created by Barney Simon and Mothobi Mutloatse...
By BRUCE DENNILL Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: The Journey / Theatre On The Square, Sandton Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is part of the fabric of South African music, and his most famous song, Burn Out, is perhaps the equivalent in this country of Dave Brubeck’s...
By BRUCE DENNILL My Name Is Lucy Barton / Directed by Charmaine Weir-Smith / Theatre On The Square, Sandton A one-woman show that takes place in a hospital room (bar some sequences that are imagined elsewhere) My Name Is Lucy Barton is, as the...
By BRUCE DENNILL A Star Is Born / Directed by Amanda Bothma / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg There is no way to spin Judy Garland’s life and the trauma she endured. She was a generational talent responsible for some of the American...
By BRUCE DENNILL Nik Rabinowitz’ Pension Killer / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg It’s always for a comedian to have a theme around which to build a marketing campaign for a new solo show. If nothing else, it comes across as less...