Review: A Christmas Carol
“The team behind this production have used extreme creativity to tell the entire tale with only two people on stage. And therein lies its charm.”
More“The team behind this production have used extreme creativity to tell the entire tale with only two people on stage. And therein lies its charm.”
MoreThis tender and quivering yet seemingly bruised body of close to 40 works, is collectively about quirky humour, dark laughter and the slithery teasing apart of mythical practices, fairytales and idioms.
More“Bursting with both big names and fresh talent, Calling Me Home has so much promise and there is so much to be proud of.”
MoreIt is so exciting to come across an initiative that combines a passion for creating art with the empowerment of people within townships.
More“Being somewhat ‘tequila-phobic’, I was apprehensive to try Sierra’s Tequila range. But Sierra Spiced Tequila instantly impressed me with its layering of orange and cinnamon notes.”
MoreIt’s at once charming and chilling, with physical theatre so subtly incorporated that, by the end, you feel like the human condition is light on its feet.
More“Unfortunately, some of Splash’s key performers were absent due to visa issues, so the show as seen was not the complete magical watery wonderland that had been promised.”
MoreThe gallery itself is a pleasant and unintimidating space. It’s small enough to be intimate and yet large enough to showcase a satisfying variety of works. With exhibitions regularly changing, roughly every four weeks, it warrants return visits.
More“His humour is faster than an AK-47 as he uses words like candifloss bullets that hit your soft spots with the speed of a taxi in the yellow lane.”
More“Director Fred Abrahamse sticks to some conventions – males play female characters, and the original style and tone is retained – while managing to wrap it in a blanket of originality.”
More“The end result is not only an immaculately staged piece of theatre, but also a tribute to South Africa’s performance arts legacy.”
MoreThe real drama for the audience is in the dancing and is particularly evident in the final pas de deux between Principal dancers Jonathan Rodrigues as the Prince and Burnise Silvius as Cinderella.
More“Reviewing a Pieter Dirk Uys-performance nowadays (especially for his fans) is like critiquing an annual Saturday evening dinner party at your best friends’ place.”
More“Sandton Convention Centre flung open its doors for a fabulous new design event this year. From cardboard chairs to Corian coffee tables, Joburg’s inaugural Design Joburg leaves you salivating.”
More“The band’s lead singer Dan Smith is a formidable presence who animates the performance with a vocal showmanship that is fitting of the international sensation the band has become.”
MoreDwayne Combrinck is a man with demons. You can see this as he walks into his workshop, a bloodied baseball bat in hand. You can see this in the anger he articulates and the acerbic vitriol he spews when provoked.
MoreSo although you may not be able to catch a moonbeam in your hand, you can catch the Sound of Music. Do it before it says, “so long, farewell.”
More“The international and local creative teams behind this project have produced something uniquely beautiful and majestic in its visual glossolalia and kaleidoscope of sexual jokes and nuance.”
More“The Exhibition On Screen at Rosebank Mall Cinema Nouveau takes us on a tour of over 200 paintings, drawings and prints by Canaletto and some of his 18th Century counterparts.”
MoreThis very fine and beautifully crafted piece of work will have you laughing out loud even if you have come to the theatre on your own.
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