Monthly Archives: March 2017

The magic has a Freckleface

Posted on March 31, 2017 by moirads

I watched the children.  I often do in children’s theatre.  They were absolutely and utterly absorbed.  I looked back into the audience.  So were the parents. The latest production of Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical is, as usual, marvellous.  The National … Continue reading →

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Good Me, Bad Me – Book Review

Posted on March 28, 2017 by moirads

Title:  Good Me, Bad Me Author:  Ali Land Publisher: Penguin Random House Year: 2017 Genre:  Fiction/Thriller Format:  Paperback Recommended Selling Price:  R295.00 ISBN 978-0-718-18293-9   This was a good read, entertaining and exciting.  The story of a young girl whose … Continue reading →

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From Sea to Shining Sea

Posted on March 23, 2017 by moirads

Whether or not the American Art Song is a specific type of genre is not known to me.  There are certainly many of them and they enrich the classical vocal repertoire greatly. Wits University selects their outside performers carefully, intent … Continue reading →

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Icons and Aikonas – Tea with Pieter-Dirk Uys

Posted on March 23, 2017 by moirads

One of the problems with loving theatre and going often is that people always seem so incredulous when one doesn’t recognise a name, a brand.  Thus it was that my cousin stared at me in disbelief when I told her … Continue reading →

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Revised casting for La Traviata, the Ballet

Posted on March 23, 2017 by moirads

Press release below: G uest artists Juan Pablo Ledo from Buenos Aires and Daniel Szybkowski from Cape Town City Ballet join Joburg Ballet’s dancers in the casting line-up for the company’s 10-performances of La Traviata – The Ballet at Joburg … Continue reading →

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Rusalka – Live at the Met in HD

Posted on March 23, 2017 by moirads

The next production in the current Met: Live in HD season is the acclaimed production of Dvorak’s “Rusalka”, directed by Mary Zimmerman.  I previewed this gem this afternoon at Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank. The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Dvorak’s … Continue reading →

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Dani and the Lion at POP Art in Maboneng

Posted on March 22, 2017 by moirads

As part of the POPUpstairs season 2016/2017 supported by the National Arts Council of South Africa. Directed by Nicholas Spagnoletti, Dani and the Lion takes place at a bar at the end of the world known as “The Den”. This … Continue reading →

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Twenty years old …

Posted on March 22, 2017 by moirads

1997 was a good year for the arts. Lots of things started up and Michelle Constant, CEO of BASA (Business of Arts in South Africa), shared some of these things with BASA friends at a breakfast conference celebrating twenty years … Continue reading →

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Shepherds and Butchers win at the SAFTAs

Posted on March 22, 2017 by moirads

Press release below: Oliver Schmitz, director of the award winning SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS won the coveted Best Achievement in Directing prize at the 11th South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) last night. Produced by Anant Singh and Brian Cox … Continue reading →

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Philip Dikotla and the Big Benefactor Show

Posted on March 22, 2017 by moirads

Press release from The Market Theate below: Phillip Dikotla is paving the way for the next generation of young actors by presenting three fundraising performances of his new comedy, The Big Show: Road to Stardom at the Market Theatre Laboratory. … Continue reading →

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