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Barbara Loots
SCENE IT: AMADEUS, well, there it is
AMADEUS, the well-known play by Peter Shaffer, is currently onstage at Theatre on the Bay.
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Barbara Loots
- Apr 18
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Divisive OTHELLO enthrals at the Baxter Theatre
OTHELLO, billed as an ambitious & provocative decolonial interpretation of the original classic, is currently onstage at the Baxter Theatre.
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Maria Kearns
- Apr 16
- 2 min
SCENE IT: Has She Got News For You!
Over the past 40 years, Marianne Thamm has had a front-row seat to all the most flabbergasting moments to hit the headlines.
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Maria Kearns
- Mar 18
- 3 min
SCENE IT: MAMMA MIA! The hits keep on coming
Showtime Management presented MAMMA MIA!, currently onstage at the Artscape Theatre, promises a feel-good, fun-filled family theatre show.
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Maria Kearns
- Mar 15
- 3 min
SCENE IT: SPRING AWAKENING, the hottest ticket in town!
Spring Awakening, a Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy production currently on at Theatre on the Bay, is a triumph.
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Barbara Loots
- Mar 11
- 4 min
SCENE IT: The rebellious power of nature explored in DIE VEGETARIER
DIE VEGETARIER, is a fascinating night out at the theatre that will leave you with much food (or meat) for thought.
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Maria Kearns
- Mar 4
- 2 min
SCENE IT: Maynardville festival ends on a friendly note
This year’s Maynardville Festival closed with what organisers have called an inaugural celebration of choral music.
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Barbara Loots
- Feb 2
- 1 min
SCENE IT: Clowning gone wild and a lava lamp cameo
Aïo, currently onstage at Kaapstad Toneelhuis, is tailor-made for the festival circuit and will be a hit for sure.
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Barbara Loots
- Feb 2
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Beloved classic with charm at Maynardville
The audience is transported in time and place as they take their seats at this year’s Maynardville tribute to Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET.
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Barbara Loots
- Jan 22
- 5 min
SCENE IT: The crown may not shimmer too bright for Edward II
The much-anticipated play, Die Fel Omstrede Kroon van Edward II en Gaveston currently onstage at the Baxter Theatre.
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Maria Kearns
- Jan 19
- 2 min
SCENE IT: Rapturous Rachmaninoff Opens This Year’s Maynardville Season
This year’s Maynardville Season started on a divine note on Thursday night as a nearly full house was treated to Rachmaninoff Rendezvous.
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Barbara Loots
- Dec 10, 2023
- 2 min
SCENE IT: Family festive fun at the ballet
As far as festive season productions go, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is right up there when it comes to family entertainment options around the world.
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Barbara Loots
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
SCENE IT: Lottering at his best at the Baxter
SO I WROTE THAT MUSICAL is introspective, reflective and honest sharing packaged as some of the best stand-up I've seen in a long time.
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Barbara Loots
- Nov 26, 2023
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Teenage angst rocks out with brilliance in SPRING AWAKENING
Spring has sprung at LAMTA in a spectacular way with their much-anticipated final student production for 2023.
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Barbara Loots
- Nov 23, 2023
- 5 min
SCENE IT: An ode to hope in EVERY BRILLIANT THING
Created by the playwright Duncan Macmillan and comedian Jonny Donahoe, EVERY BRILLIANT THING is an engaging play with heart.
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Barbara Loots
- Nov 5, 2023
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Things fall apart in THE MURDER OF THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
In THE MURDER OF THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, a fictional amateur drama society do their best to stage Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger
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Maria Kearns
- Nov 5, 2023
- 2 min
SCENE IT: A pleasing elegy for a slightly distant past in BUCKET BOY
BUCKET BOY is a a delightfully over-the-top comedic pas-de-deux around an almost forgotten DVD shop.
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Barbara Loots
- Nov 4, 2023
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Ghostly lanterns and campfires promise a haunting theatre experience at Spier
Inquisitive patrons are called to follow Guides along a riverside trail at nightfall to experience CONSTELLATIONS at the Spier Wine Farm...
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Barbara Loots
- Sep 15, 2023
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Opulent TOSCA revels in magnificent melodrama
Calling Puccini’s TOSCA simply powerful, and it is, feels like a disservice to the nuances that play within that description.
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Marina Griebenow
- Sep 5, 2023
- 4 min
SCENE IT: Slade's subtle SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR deserves time to breathe
Slade's SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR is a heart-warming love story that deserves the opportunity to breathe.
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