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 chats to Lyle Buxton about the challenges of his title role in KickstArt’s 14th panto, “Sinbad the Sailor, opening at Durban’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre on December 1. … More Lyle and the challenges of panto
BILLY SUTER chats to award-winning theatre stalwart Steven Stead about Durban’s new panto, plans to stage “Camelot” and “The Play That Goes Wrong” and his eary days in theatre. … More Showbiz, Stead and Sinbad
BILLY SUTER revisits two articles he wrote for The Mercury in the late 1990s – one an interview with singer-actress Carol Trench, the other a review of a show created by Bryan Hill. … More Scrapbook: ’90s panto & musicals
BILLY SUTER chats to Durban actor Bryan Hiles, star of KickstArt’s “James and the Giant Peach”, who discusses the Bard, reincarnation, new projects – and the day he stole a yacht. … More When actor Bryan stole a yacht
BILLY SUTER reviews KickstArt’s production of “Chicago”. It mixes elements of the 1975 Broadway original, the sexy international franchise production, and fresh ideas. … More Razzle-dazzle rendezvous!
BILLY SUTER reports that the fun KickstArt hit, “Shrek The Musical”, first staged in Durban, has received 10 Naledi Theatre Award nominations. The full list of nominees is here. … More 10 cheers for the big, green ogre!
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
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