Arts journalist focusing on leisure and entertainment news, views, reviews and interviews in South Africa, with an emphasis on what is hot and happening in KwaZulu-Natal.
BILLY SUTER reports on the Fleur du Cap Awards presented in Cape Town tonight. Durban talent was not triumphant, but Pieter-Dirk Uys was among worthy winners. … More Fleur du Cap Theatre Award winners
BILLY SUTER interviews Durban-born Taryn-Lee Hudson, who is soon to be on stage with her husband (Daniel Buys – in drag) in “Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical”. … More Life’s a drag for Taryn-Lee and Dan
BILLY SUTER reports that two jazz singers, Spha Mdlalose and Natalie Rungan, perform locally – Spha in Durban this Friday (March 17) and Natalie on March 24, in Pietermaritzburg. … More Songbirds… and all that jazz
BILLY SUTER reviews Dave Monks’s informal “Irish to the Core”, a cheerful and enjoyable entertainment if you warm to Irish singalongs, a swarm of jokes and sentimental ballads. … More A rainbow of blarney and song
BILLY SUTER flips through scrapbooks from his 24 years as Arts Editor of The Mercury to rekindle memories of two popular 2001 supper shows at Durban’s much-missed Playhouse Cellar. … More Scrapbook: Playhouse Cellar
BILLY SUTER interviews award-winning Durban actor Rory Booth about his new stage, film and recording projects, his fears and his plans for a national, then international, tour … More Actor Rory’s escalator horror
BILLY SUTER reviews The Great Moscow Circus – finding it infinitely better than last year’s touring circus from Australia. The Big Top is in Durban until March 22. . … More Roll up for a circus of note
BILLY SUTER reviews The National Theatre Live production of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” – a fresh take on a tale of jealousy and genius. The film of the show is now at Cinema Nouveau. … More Fresh take on Shaffer classic
BILLY SUTER reviews Think Theatre’s touring production of the Bard’s classic, “Hamlet”, which well showcases award-winning Bryan Hiles’s dramatic chops. … More Hiles shines in accessible Hamlet
BILLY SUTER reports on the return of a show that swept the boards at last year’s Durban Theatre Awards, taking prizes for production, actor, solo performance and comedy performance. … More More of that McIlroy mirth
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