Sometimes it pays to go to an opening night of a show a few hours early (just to avoid the traffic) and actually get to see the process behind a production. The final run through Instead of walking aimlessly around Montecasino I slipped unnoticed into the back seats of the Pieter Toerien Theatre for the […]
The raunchy theatrical potency of “Chicago the Musical” owes its enduring appeal to the signature genius of its original choreographer Bob Fosse, whose jazzy style became the blueprint for all future productions, as well as Kander and Ebb’s smash hit collaborative score. Strangely enough the original production in 1975 wasn’t the success it is today. […]
A new “Joseph” for a new generation The latest production by Pieter Toerien Productions and LAMTA – Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre & Studio at Montecasino was an absolute treat, being a refreshing, exciting modern take on an enduring classic. Not […]
Quality rather than quantity is the name of the game at the Birdhaven Centre just off Corlett Drive. In a city where crowds spend hours in the many malls the smaller centre has a growing appeal for the shopping connoisseur.For example, the Intoto Gallery is a fun space which makes art accessible and offers mainstream exhibitions of well-known artists’ […]
Changi’s butterflies in repose can only be distinguished in outline in the trees and shrubs above your head, while the larvae hang neatly upside in their night-time cages. But the bright, tropical flowers put out for their delectation in Singapore’s steamy heat invite a daytime visit to the hundreds of fluttering denizens of this unique garden.Only […]
