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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.
Maria Kearns
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Dec 10, 20232 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Nov 26, 20234 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Nov 23, 20235 min read
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
Barbara Loots
Nov 5, 20234 min read
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.
Maria Kearns
Nov 5, 20232 min read
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...
Barbara Loots
Nov 4, 20234 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Sep 15, 20234 min read
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.
Marina Griebenow
Sep 5, 20234 min read
SCENE IT: Fast-paced, light-hearted DON QUIXOTE charms
Maina Gielgud’s DON QUIXOTE, performed by the Cape Town City Ballet, celebrates the ballet as an amalgamation of various influences.
Barbara Loots
Aug 21, 20235 min read
SCENE IT: CANTOS OF A LIFE IN EXILE captivates as storytelling with soul in search of truth
CANTOS OF A LIFE IN EXILE, currently onstage at Theatre Arts, explores the search for self-truth.
Barbara Loots
Aug 17, 20232 min read
SCENE IT: Louise Bourgeois’ life of contradictions artfully explored
As was the case with artist Louise Bourgeois’ life, the play is a search for truth in the space where contradictions collide.
Barbara Loots
Aug 6, 20233 min read
SCENE IT: Zip Zap’s got the Spirit
If you’re in the mood for gravity-defying feats with a satisfyingly local flavour, there’s no time to waste before seeing Zip Zap’s MOYA.
Maria Kearns
Aug 5, 20232 min read
SCENE IT: THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at the Baxter doesn’t do justice to McDonagh’s dark genius
The sign to any true McDonagh fan that you’re in for a world of disappointment with the current THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE is the music…
Barbara Loots
Aug 4, 20235 min read
SCENE IT: Unashamedly poetic THE REED PLAYER may baffle
The distinct sensation of being hit mercilessly about the head by themes and emotions, in the unashamedly poetic THE REED PLAYER.
Maria Kearns
Jul 22, 20232 min read
SCENE IT: A broken life honestly explored in DIE HALWE HUIS
DIE HALWE HUIS, currently onstage at the Wave Theatre in Long Street, reveals a moving story told from the perspective of a broken person.
Barbara Loots
Jul 19, 20233 min read
SCENE IT: Masterful cradle-to-grave exploration in evocative SET IN MOTION
Figure of 8’s latest production, Set in Motion, explores the various forces that act on a person throughout their life.
Maria Kearns
Jul 10, 20231 min read
SCENE IT: Entrancing LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K
Play adaptation of JM Coetzee's LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K takes its audience on a remarkable journey at the Baxter Theatre.
Maria Kearns
Jul 10, 20232 min read
SCENE IT: EDUCATING RITA hits a nostalgic nerve at Theatre on the Bay
Educating Rita at Theatre on the Bay unexpectedly hit a nostalgic nerve on opening night. It was time to relive the early 80s. Oi vey!
Marina Griebenow
Jul 10, 20233 min read
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