A(r)resting spot at the Nun’s Chapel

Review: Loss and HavingThese moments of, well, Moment, during the Festival are tender, special and calming. As with Iris Brunette, they centre the energy, and are emotionally pleasing … just to let something beautiful happen to you.I laughed and cried. These theatre makers (Brink Scholtz, Sonj Smit and Nicola Elliot) are both irreverent and, dare I say it, profound, in their acute and ...

Andrew (finally) drops his shorts

Review: WreckageThere’s a reason Grahamstown and surrounds is called Frontier country, and it’s not because it was a frontier. It’s because it still is.There are times the history of these hills seeps into this ship called Daily Life at a rate that threatens to sink it.Two cultures, divided by the Kowie ditch, continue, generations since they first met, to tread warily around one ...

Extra bark to that bite

Review by Dion van NiekerkIf you’re looking for theatre with bite, you absolutely must see Breed. This is Ubom! doing what they do so well, creating ensemble work, telling original South African stories and enthusing the stage with the energy of performers who clearly love what they’re doing. All that and an irresistible Janet and Andrew Buckland partnership adding extra bark to that ...