Theatre Review: Jigsaw – Puzzled Pals, Or A Bond Bolstered

Jul 4, 2020 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Jigsaw / Directed by Sylvaine Strike / Virtual National Arts Festival   Moving a whole arts festival online has meant embracing digital means of presenting theatre; attempting to balance...

Theatre Review: Zoom Room – Linked Under Lockdown, Or Gasping For Collaboration

Jul 4, 2020 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Zoom Room / Directed by Shelley Lothian / vFringe, Virtual National Arts Festival   Independent theatre production company VR Theatrical put out a call shortly after lockdown started for...

Comedy Review: The Very Big Comedy Show – Mirth And Misfortune, Or When Hilarity Hurts

Jul 3, 2020 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL The Very Big Comedy Show / Hosted by Rob Van Vuuren / Virtual National Arts Festival / PG13   A comedy show featuring several high-profile comics generally covers the same sort of ground...

Theatre Review: Unfathomable – Immersed With The Ancestors, Or Wait And Sea

Jul 1, 2020 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By TAMMY BALLANTYNE Unfathomable / Directed by Athena Mazarakis / Virtual National Arts Festival   I recall seeing the live version of Unfathomable (winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award on the...

Film Review: Steve Smith – Tampering With TV, Or It’s Almost Cricket, Mate

Jul 1, 2020 | chART

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL Steve Smith / Directed by Jemma Kahn / Virtual National Arts Festival   This is an odd little film, which is part of its appeal. Jemma Kahn has made a fascinating, brilliant career out...