Electronic dance music pulses as the b-boy spins on his head, arms in the air, legs bent like the blades of a helicopter. To the side, a woman bends over backwards, folding herself into a seemingly impossible pose. Slowly she ...
Read More »“Annie” clears away the cobwebs and sorrow.
You can bet your bottom dollar that the famous red-headed orphan will delight children and adults alike. I generally steer clear of family musicals – my chair being repeatedly kicked or dialogue being drowned out by crying is not my ...
Read More »“My Fat Friend” is a heavily savage comedy about weight, friendship, and infatuation.
Right from the opening scene and very first lines in the play My Fat Friend, Vicky (Michelle Botha), an overweight ‘fag hag’ (Botha’s description) and London bookshop owner is ridiculed and body shamed by her much older GBF (gay best ...
Read More »“SHAOLIN” – an eye-popping showcase of Kung Fu mastery.
A man cracks a whip through the air, chopping in half a tiny piece of paper held in the mouth of another man. Others wield gleaming swords that cut through the air, the sound reverberating across the stage. Sticks, spears, ...
Read More »“Singin’ in the Rain” leaves you gloriously happy.
What could be better than watching tap dance and singing on a stage while rain pours down? The delightful musical, Singin’ in the Rain, has opened at the Teatro at Monte Casino. Based on the 1950s film of the same ...
Read More »“Sweeney Todd” – a razor sharp musical thriller.
“Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd He served a dark and a vengeful god What happened then, well, that’s the play And he wouldn’t want us to give it away Not Sweeney Not Sweeney Todd The demon barber of Fleet ...
Read More »Private Presley – “The King” on his feet, in a groundbreaking new production.
A group of rock ‘n roll fans, dressed in bright costumes, are jiving on stage, the distinctive sound of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, spurring them on. Feet are moving impossibly fast; hands and arms are extended. ...
Read More »I didn’t want to like Russell Brand’s “Trew World Order” stand-up show. But I did.
I was in two minds about going to see comedian and enfant terrible, Russell Brand. When I first discovered Brand a few years back, the “I’m-from-people-and-will-fight-for-the-people”, long-haired, hippie-bearded entertainer with the Essex accent put a fresh spin on the British ...
Read More »“From the Footlights” – SA’s beloved stage actor charms with a host of musical favourites.
Right now, Jonathan Roxmouth is the darling of South Africa’s musical theatre scene. With a voice to rival any Broadway star, hands that can hammer out a tune as mean as Liberace, and of course, those boy-next-door looks, Roxmouth has ...
Read More »Iron Maiden announces SA tour dates.
PRESS RELEASE Rock legends IRON MAIDEN whose new studio double album “The Book Of Souls” debuted this week at No 4 in South Africa, will make a massively anticipated return in May on their enormous Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet Ed ...
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