Creating a new ‘Woza, Albert’
December 18, 2018
BILLY SUTER chats to Christopher John, the dean of the Durban campus of AFDA, who is also the director of “Woza, Albert”, now at Durban’s Playhouse. … More Creating a new ‘Woza, Albert’
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Theatre giants return to iconic roles
October 8, 2018
BILLY SUTER reports that South African theatre icons Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa will soon appear at Durban’s Playhouse in roles they created four decades ago. … More Theatre giants return to iconic roles
Pebbles to remember Themi
September 20, 2018
BILLY SUTER reports that Durban theatre stalwart Themi Venturas, who died of cancer in 2017, is to be commemorated with a framework of pebbles at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. … More Pebbles to remember Themi
Some fine voices in fun musical
June 27, 2018
BILLY SUTER reviews the delightful “Sister Act”, the 20th Northcliff High School stage musical to visit Durban’s Playhouse, where it is booked in until Sunday. Great fun! … More Some fine voices in fun musical
Stage works calling back the past
September 28, 2017
BILLY SUTER reports that former Soft Shoes singer Jervis Pennington is back on the Gauteng stage with a musical memoir … and, in Durban, Ashwin Singh is reviving a 2006 drama. … More Stage works calling back the past
Month of theatre excellence
August 19, 2017
BILLY SUTER reports on a stage drama that often moved him to tears – and which closes the 14th South African Women’s Arts Festival presented by Durban’s Playhouse Company. … More Month of theatre excellence
Scrapbook: ’90s panto & musicals
July 28, 2017
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
Smith and a whole lotta soul
July 14, 2017
BILLY SUTER chats to seasoned singer Percy Smith who, settled again in Durban, is performing in the new production at Durban’s Rhumbelow Theatre, a show with a lot of soul. … More Smith and a whole lotta soul
Acclaimed plays for Playhouse
June 6, 2017
BILLY SUTER reports that two acclaimed stage productions which clinched three Naledi Theatre Awards apiece in Johannesburg on June 5, are to be seen at Durban’s Playhouse in August. … More Acclaimed plays for Playhouse
Scrapbook: Roberts & Voss in 2001
June 2, 2017
BILLY SUTER reports on scrapbook memories from 2001… when Durban pianist Evan Roberts was in a Piaf tribute show and Ben Voss was in a play by Greig Coetzee. … More Scrapbook: Roberts & Voss in 2001
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