BWW Reviews: Disappointing Adaptation of THE SNOW GOOSE Needs a Rethink
The KBT production of THE SNOW GOOSE arrives with a yoke of great expectations around its neck.
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BWW Reviews: Promising CELLARDOOR Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
CELLARDOOR has all the makings of a superb piece of physical theatre: a great concept; a seductive soundscape; and the conceptualisation of the piece as a meeting point for dance, the spoken word, music and visual design elements.
BWW Reviews: Schizophrenic LENNY Needs Greater Clarity
Is LENNY AND THE WASTELAND a crackerjack of a play for tween boys about friendship, the dangers of technology and the importance of preserving our environment? Or is it a piece for Generation Z comic book fans with social commentary about human reliance on technology and deviant sexual fantasies?
BWW Reviews: Astounding EPICENE BUTCHER is a Must-See
Experiencing THE EPICENE BUTCHER AND OTHER STORIES FOR CONSENTING ADULTS reminded me of the power of the medium of storytelling.
BWW Reviews: BIRDMAN Perched and Ready to Take Flight
Marc Kay's BIRDMAN is a solid piece of work, with some beautiful passages of words and several well-crafted key moments, but still needs some fine-tuning to become the transcendent theatrical experience it so clearly aims to be.
BWW Reviews: Supple Writing and Sympathetic Performances in THE THINGS YOU LEFT BEHIND
As a contemporary South African play, THE THINGS YOU LEFT BEHIND could have a great deal to offer to a wide cross-section of audiences.
BWW Reviews: Lots of Laughs in Play Club's LEND ME A TENOR
This month's Play Club offering was a reading of Ken Ludwig's masterful farce, LEND ME A TENOR, a play that is crafted explicitly for the purpose of entertainment, which was very much the order of the day at this reading of the play.
BWW Reviews: KickstArt Gets Clever and Kinky with VENUS IN FUR
In Christopher Hampton's LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, Rosamonde says 'The only thing which might surprise one is how little the world changes.
BWW Reviews: Room for Doubt in Sugar-Daddy's LADY LUCK at the Intimate Theatre
The Sugar-daddy Theatre Company's production of LADY LUCK is a pretty bleak affair.
BWW Reviews: UCT Drama's UNONQAWUSE a Game of Two Halves
What is presented in UNONGQAWUSE, THE GIRL WHO KILLED TO SAVE is the seed of a brilliantly revisionist production of Dhlomo's dramatization of this most disturbing chapter of South African history.
BWW Reviews: Engrossing THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS from Cape Town's Play Club
Play Club is a relatively new initiative in Cape Town, a book club for theatre lovers with the aim of building a sense of community within the local arts scene.
BWW Reviews: Power of SANTA'S STORY Diluted by Sentimentality and Nostalgia
The experience of SANTA'S STORY as a theatrical performance is thought-provoking, not only in regard to its subject matter but also as an exercise in theatre-making.
BWW Reviews: Evocative MIRAKEL a Tribute to the Legacy of Reza de Wet
With De Wet's death from leukaemia last year still fresh in the minds of South African theatremakers, the opportunity to see her work on stage is the ultimate tribute to a playwright who was known for her richly imaginative and deeply haunting work.
BWW Reviews: UCT Drama's LA RONDE Doesn't Quite Square the Circle
While everything does not quite come together in UCT Drama's production of LA RONDE, the production is still rewarding, with several moments in which the play springs vividly to life.
BWW Reviews: BETWEEN Startles and Unsettles at Alexander Upstairs
That most intimate of Capetonian theatre venues, the Alexander Upstairs, is currently home to the professional premiere in South Africa of Oskar Brown's play BETWEEN, an intense exploration of human relationships, heartbreak, heartache, love, lust and social performance.
BWW Reviews: Provocative BROTHERS IN BLOOD at the Artscape Arena
BROTHERS IN BLOOD is one of those plays that arrives with a distinguished pedigree thanks to a strong production history, while also owing a great deal to Mike van Graan's reputation as a self-styled cultural activist.
BWW Reviews: Light-Hearted Fun in Pieter Toerien and KickstArt's DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER makes for a good night of light-hearted fun.
BWW Reviews: Champion Comedy in The Fugard's CHAMP
Currently playing a season at The Fugard Theatre, CHAMP is an outrageous comedy that pulls no punches.
BWW Reviews: THE SPINSTER - Challenging and Emotive Theatre at Alexander Upstairs
Somewhere between the traditional feminine archetypes of maiden, mother and crone, there lurk other types of women.
BWW Reviews: New 'MASTER HAROLD' Production at the Fugard Packs an Emotional Punch
This new production of 'MASTER HAROLD'.
BWW Reviews: VOICES MADE NIGHT Ignites the Passions of the Heart
'Our passions are kindled when the fuse to our heart is lit.
BWW Reviews: DIRTY DANCING Not Quite the Time of Your Life
The commercial success of DIRTY DANCING on stage is a testament to the enduring popularity of the 1987 coming-of-age drama that inspired it.
BWW Reviews: Dark Satire, and a Challenge in THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS is no fairy tale, but a thrilling political satire and a completely absorbing piece of theatre.
BWW Reviews: Moving KALAHARI KAROO BLUES is a Must-See
KALAHARI KAROO BLUES brings to the stage an eclectic group of folk musicians who make magic by sharing their music.
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MAMMA MIA! 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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HIGHLIGHTS Homecoming Centre (8/26-8/29) |
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MAMMA MIA! The Musical! 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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Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026 Mapo Club (9/01-9/01) |