Music, mirth, madness and marriage
BILLY SUTER reviews “Marriage for Dummies”, the new, riotous romp featuring comedy, song and send-up from seasoned Durban theatre darlings Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert. … More Music, mirth, madness and marriage
BILLY SUTER reviews “Marriage for Dummies”, the new, riotous romp featuring comedy, song and send-up from seasoned Durban theatre darlings Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert. … More Music, mirth, madness and marriage
BILLY SUTER’s review of “The Color Purple”, a fine musical directed by Janice Honeyman. It is back at Johannesburg’s Joburg Theatre for a second season that ends on September 2. … More One of the must-sees of 2018
BILLY SUTER reviews “Synergy”, the latest song-and-dance show featuring the talents of Ian and Vivienne von Memerty. It is at Durban’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre until February 18. … More Charming salute to nostalgia
BILLY SUTER talks to Ian von Memerty about his music, fears, plans, hobbies and embarrassing moments. Ian is currently starring in Durban with his wife, Vivienne, in “Synergy”. … More Ian, split pants, wedding tackle
BILLY SUTER interviews Andrew Webster, part-owner as well as devisor and director of shows, at Sibaya Casino’s Rockwood Theatre. He also stars in its new show,” Beautiful Noise”. … More Man of many masks and talents
BILLY SUTER finds old scrapbooks to revisit two of his 1998 theatre reviews in The Mercury – one a dance work from Durban’s Fantastic Flying Fish Dance Company; the other a panto. … More Scrapbook: Durban theatre 1998
BILLY SUTER drove to Johannesburg to take in two Christmas season successes at Montecasino – “Cinderella on Ice” and the smaller-scaled two-hander, “A Christmas Carol”. … More Ice spectacle… and Scrooge
BILLY SUTER reports that roofing woes could see the Rhumbelow Theatre in Umbilo, Durban, closed for six months. Shows planned for the theatre will now be staged at another venue. … More Theatre could be closed for months
BILLY SUTER, after almost a full year of online writing after 39 years in the newspaper world, 24 as Arts Editor of The Mercury, looks back on the highs and lows of theatre in 2017. … More SA theatre – 2017 in review
BILLY SUTER reviews “Aaron and Lisa @ Tina’s”, a bulging sackful of ho-ho-ho, perfect for the festive season. It stars two of Durban’s most colourful and loved stage personalties. … More Mad mix of music and mirth