Arts journalist focusing on leisure and entertainment news, views, reviews and interviews, with an emphasis on what is hot and happening in KwaZulu-Natal.
BILLY SUTER reports that tributes are pouring in for Durban diva Pinkie Mtshali, who died yesterday. She was seen in such hits as “Showboat”, “Hair” and “Abbamaniacs”. … More Tributes pour in for Pinkie Mtshali
BILLY SUTER reviews Umhlanga’s luxury boutique hotel, Teremok, built in the 1960s as the holiday home of a Russian mining surveyor. Teremok has new specials for locals. … More Luxury at a good price for locals
BILLY SUTER reports that Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington star in a new Showmax drama series described by The Guardian as “moreish, searing, excellent”. … More Drama series is ‘searing, excellent’
BILLY SUTER reports that the seventh SA International Ballet Competition, an online event for the first time, has a record number of entries from 28 countries. … More Record entry for ballet competition
BILLY SUTER reports that a Durban show, “Conversations with The Carpenters”, is available for streaming as part of South Africa’s National Arts Festival. See review here. … More Classy cabaret for streaming
BILLY SUTER reports that The Rockwood Theatre near Umhlanga is opening again on July 15 with “Nothing But ’90s”. He also reviews the the party showband production. … More Rockwood Theatre reopening
BILLY SUTER reviews “Family Therapy”, the latest mix of madness, mirth and music from Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert. It’s now available for streaming. … More Still crazy after all these years
BILLY SUTER reviews Michael Taylor-Broderick’s imaginative play, “The King of Broken Things”, now available for anytime streaming online for R50 a ticket. … More Beauty in the broken & discarded
BILLY SUTER chats to former dance and TV personality Delia Sainsbury, head of the Waterfront Theatre School in Cape Town, about what she gets up to in the kitchen. … More Food for Thought: Delia Sainsbury
BILLY SUTER reports that South African theatre personalities are expressing concerns over government moves to lift Coronavirus restrictions on local theatres. … More Concerns over theatre’s return
