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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.
Maria Kearns
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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.
Maria Kearns
Mar 15, 20243 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Mar 11, 20244 min read
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.
Maria Kearns
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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.
Barbara Loots
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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
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