#fourways

"How to shelve the darkness", a review of Elzabe Zietsman in 'Routrip' at The Studio Theatre, Montecasino, 20 October at 3pm.

JUST me and the road map. Elzabe Zietsman in Routrip at the Studio Theatre, Montecasino this afternoon, 20 October 2024. Photograph courtesy theatrescenecpt.co.za These days, with the ADHD-conducive ubiquity of social media and messages that can appear in your face in a multitude of ways, the cultural imperative has become a shadow of its former self. That imperative which used to say: ‘There’s…

"To wish upon a King", a review of Ashley Dowds in Paul Slabolepszy's 'The Return of Elvis du Pisane', at Montecasino until 26 May; and Theatre on the Bay, 30 May to 15 June.

NOTHIN’ but a hound dog: Eddie du Pisane (Ashley Dowds) in the pre-arranged meeting place between him and the king. Photograph by Keaton Ditchfield courtesy Montecasino. THEATRE IS NO only alive and pumping in South Africa; it is world class. Take a gander at Ashley Dowds in one of this country’s contemporary classics, Paul Slabolepszy’s The Return of Elvis du Pisane, and you’re got the picture:…

"Madness takes control!" a review of 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, until 4 February 2024.

“AND why is a raven like a writing desk?” ponders the Mad Hatter (Sandi Dangalala) with cheeky aplomb in Neka da Costa’s Alice in Wonderland at Montecasino, Fourways until 4 February 2024. Photograph courtesy VR Theatrical. IT ALL BEGINS with a bit of masked and gloved mystique that gets even the littlest of littlies focused on the stage. That is the kind of magical lure you will experience in…

"You, me; your wife, my husband", a review of 'Same Time Next Year', at Pieter Toerien Theatre, Montecasino, until 8 October.

THE morning after: Doris (Sharon Spiegel-Wagner) and George (Alan Committie) in Same Time Next Year in the hotel room, replete with crooked painting, pouffe and corduroy, in 1970s style. Photograph courtesy Facebook. WHAT, REALLY CONSTITUTES a life-long friendship? Is it the sharing of trauma? Is it found in people who you were schooled with as infants? Is it about the people you found yourself…