BWW Reviews: New South African Show ORPHEUS IN AFRICA All Set for Classic Musical Status
ORPHEUS IN AFRICA is all set to be a grand, old-fashioned classic musical in the Rodgers and Hammerstein tradition.
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BWW Reviews: (Un)Making Men in MOFFIE a Vision for Dance That Matters
Billed as Bailey Snyman's dance interpretation of Andre Carl van der Merwe's novel, MOFFIE sets itself a demanding task in adapting and translating the themes of Van der Merwe's harrowing novel.
BWW Reviews: Devastatingly Competent OTHELLO Leaves Audience Out in the Cold at Maynardville
Fred Abrahamse's staging of OTHELLO fails to capture the accelerating spiral in which the titular character finds himself on the way to his doom; this OTHELLO is a bland, watered down affair that is, at best, a devastatingly competent reading of the play.
BWW Reviews: Operatic SAMSA-MASJIEN an Intense Rendering of and Meditation on Humanity
The premiere of SAMSA-MASJIEN in the Baxter Theatre's Flipside venue last week was my second experience of the play.
BWW Reviews: Penelope Youngleson's NAT a Noble and Essential Reality Check
Penelope Youngleson and Philip Rademeyer's Rust Co-Operative is a theatre collective that does not shy away from controversial and provocative subject matter.
BWW Reviews: ANTHOLOGY: A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER a Hip and Happening Short Format Theatre Space
Compilations usually end up being a bit of a curate's egg, but the format of ANTHOLOGY makes for an invigorating night at the theatre - even if only two thirds of the programme of A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER succeeds at delivering a satisfying theatrical experience.
BWW Reviews: Beautifully Articulate WAR HORSE a Theatrical Juggernaut
WAR HORSE has finally made its way onto South African stages, currently in the second and final leg of its national tour.
BWW Reviews: Promising New Voices Emerge in Papercut Collective's UHM
As a part of its mandate to showcase new voices, Artscape is presenting, in association with the newly formed Papercut Collective, UHM, a play that takes a satirical look at the enduring legacy of colonialism in Africa.
BWW Reviews: THE PERVERT LAURA a Subversive Play from an Audacious Playwright
You have to hand it to Louis Viljoen.
BWW Reviews: THE SWELL a Fantastic Metaphor for Identity, Trauma and Transformation
Imagine watching Lewis Carroll's Alice chat to the Caterpillar for an hour.
BWW Reviews: BLUE is a Testament to Cape Dance Company's Artistry and Vision
Nobody does dance on local stages like the Cape Dance Company (CDC).
BWW Reviews: SMAARTIES a Committed Look at Schizophrenia as Performance
In SMAARTIES, performance becomes a metaphor for schizophrenia, with everything in Jannes Erasmus's script to in Quintin Wils's design and direction and Jaco Jansen van Rensburg's videography calculated to a embody a single character's psychosis.
BWW Reviews: Revised and Improved RETURN OF THE ANCESTORS at the Artscape Still Not a Game Changer
Although the basic outline of the play remains the same, RETURN OF THE ANCESTORS has been revised in the four months that have passed since its premiere.
BWW Reviews: Lucy is Tops in STEALING THE SHOW: BETTE MIDLER – but the Show Views Bette 'From a Distance'
There is a sense of complacency that infiltrates almost every aspect of STEALING THE SHOW: BETTE MIDLER.
BWW Reviews: Pop Culture Classic CURL UP AND DYE Still a Relevant Discourse on Race and Gender
CURL UP AND DYE emerges as a still relevant piece of theatre some 25 years after its original premiere.
BWW Reviews: Plewman is Great, but Pencil-Thin THE LAST MOUSTACHE Needs More Bristle
THE LAST MOUSTACHE certainly has an intriguing premise and indulges in some fun meta-theatricality as Tim Plewman does his best to sell the audience on the material.
BWW Reviews: ASHES Offers a Glimpse of the Kindling and a Glance at the Flames of Systemic Homophobia in South Africa
Watching a new production by the Rust Co-operative, the two-year old theatre company co-founded by Philip Rademeyer and Penny Youngleson, comes with the knowledge that the audience will be presented with a piece of theatre that, one the one hand, aims to offer a powerful emotional experience and, on
BWW Reviews: TREE / BOOM / UMTHI an Enchanting Experience for the Littlies
It is rare to find a piece as beautifully shaped for a specific age group as Magnet Theatre's enchanting TREE / BOOM / UMTHI.
BWW Reviews: Sekhabi's SILENT VOICE is Gripping, Immersive and Shocking
SILENT VOICE is something else.
BWW Reviews: BAXTER DANCE FESTIVAL an Ideal Point of Convergence for Society and the Arts
The Baxter Dance Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
BWW Reviews: DIRTY WORDS Goes (Down) Like Gangbusters at the Kalk Bay Theatre
Every now and then, a piece of theatre comes along that could be described as a kind of 'gateway drug': a show that people will remember being incredibly entertaining and that might make them think that this business of going to the theatre is worth all the fuss.
BWW Reviews: Detailed Direction and Performances Buoy Unfocused Writing in THE GARAGE SALE
The premiere of Rafiek Mammon's new play, THE GARAGE SALE is marketed as a sardonic exploration of the darker, yet funnier, side of Cape Town suburbia, an explicitly edgy play dealing with the effects of rape.
BWW Reviews: Hyland's Evocative Staging of WOUNDS TO THE FACE a Perfect Choice for Student Theatre
As a play text, WOUNDS TO THE FACE is perhaps not as brutal an onslaught on audience reception as some of Howard Barker's other plays, but this production by the University of Cape Town's Drama Department certainly does reveal how challenging the piece is to realise as theatre, especially for young
BWW Reviews: Visually Arresting PIET SE OPTELGOED a Mesmerising and Perplexing Experience
There is a great deal going on in the mind-scape that is PIET SE OPTELGOED.
BWW Reviews: ...MISKIEN a Courageous, Meaningful and Transcendent Work of Art
…MISKIEN was the debut production of The Pink Couch, the company founded by Tara Notcutt, Albert Pretorius, Gideon Lombard and Mat Lewis.
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MAMMA MIA! The Musical! Teatro at Montecasino (10/16-11/22) |
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MAMMA MIA! Artscape Theatre (9/03-10/11) |
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Resonance and Reflections Cape Town City Hall (9/03-9/03) |
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MAMMA MIA! Teatro at Montecasino (10/16-11/22) |
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MAMMA MIA! The Musical! Artscape Theatre (9/03-10/11) |
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HIGHLIGHTS Homecoming Centre (8/26-8/29) |
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Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026 Mapo Club (9/01-9/01) |