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 chats to Durban singer-actress Haylea Hounsom-Heyns. After filling the title role in “Sleeping Beauty” she is now set for a game of love – a new informal show with Durban jazz pianist Melvin Peters. … More Haylea, Melvin and lots of love…
Scrapbook memories from 1997…when award-winning Durban stage and costume designer Greg King did cartoons for reviews and interviews in The Mercury. BILLY SUTER reports … More Scrapbook memories: cartoonist King
Durban’s KickstArt theatre company has three stage treats waiting to fill the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre this year – and first up will be a glossy razzle-dazzler. BILLY SUTER reports … More More KickstArt razzle-dazzle!
As a fan of musicals, BILLY SUTER wanted to leave the cinema with a wide grin, but “La La Land”, while novel and sweet, had him wondering what all the fuss is about. … More Charming, but no masterpiece
It has toured South Africa for six years – and now, finally, Durban will join Johannesburg and Cape Town on “The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice” itinerary. BILLY SUTER reports … More Durban dates for Disney On Ice
Archive revive… two BILLY SUTER scrapbook reviews from 20 years ago, when he was in the fourth year of his 24 years as Arts Editor at Durban newspaper, The Mercury. … More Scrapbook: Durban theatre, 1997
Buy, beg or steal – but ensure you get a ticket to see “West Side Story” in Joburg. BILLY SUTER reviews Matthew Wild’s fresh, original and exciting version of this classic musical. … More Breathtakingly brilliant musical!
BILLY SUTER chats to James Cairns, an actor who is delighting audiences with a quirky solo show headed for Michaelhouse on February 3. … More Songs, stories, sass and a sombrero
BILLY SUTER scrubs up for a visit to Umhlanga’s Oyster Box for a taste of their famous high tea. … More High time for a heavenly high tea!
A life-changing love affair between a jazz pianist and a hopeful actress is at the heart of “La la Land”, a film opening in South Africa on January 27. BILLY SUTER report … More Balancing reality and dreams
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