The great Italian violinist Nicolo Paganini’s technique was so superb superstitious concert goers considered he must be in “league with the devil.” Sometimes I think the Bolshoi dancers are in “cahoots with him” too as their technique is so near perfect its hard to believe they are human beings like the rest of us. Nothing [...]

Be one of the first to see the Oscar nominated portrayal of the iconic Marilyn Monroe at Cinema Nouveau’s upcoming Movie Connoisseurs evening where audiences have the exclusive opportunity to watch blockbuster films before they release! Hosted by celebrated Fine Music Radio personality, Rodney Trudgeon, the My Week With Marilyn Movie Connoisseurs event is taking [...]

Once again Shakespeare In the Park opened at Maynardville to a magical evening with this year’s production, it being “Comedy of Errors”. Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” was to inspire, among others, Gilbert and Sullivan to create their “The Gondoliers” and also wild Oscar Wilde, as well as now young Matthew Wilde, who has directed this [...]

During his lifetime, J. Edgar Hoover would rise to be the most powerful man in America.  As head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years, he would stop at nothing to protect his country.  Through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover waged battle against threats both real and perceived, often bending the [...]

Reviewed by Sheila Chisholm. Two-act musical. Directed and staged by Teddy Davies. Book Joseph Stein. Music Jerry Bock. Lyrics Sheldon Harnick. Set Keith Anderson. Lighting Faheem Bardien. Sound Liam Cookson.

Reviewed by SHEILA CHISHOLM. Two-act play by David Stevens. Director Johann van der Merwe. Lighting/set designs Fin McCormick. Sound Sheila McCormick. With Gavin Werner, Gregory Parvess. Anton Shafer and Petra Schiebe. Presented by Milnerton Players by arrangement with Dalro (Pty) Ltd. Milnerton Play House, Thursday to Saturday. EVEN in an age when gay and lesbian [...]

Director Paul Griffiths. Music Marc Shaiman. Lyrics Scott Wittman and Shaiman. Musical director Jeremy Quickfall. Sound director Roland Perold. Choreography Deon Bisschoff and Janine Binns. Design Deon Bisschoff. Costumes Delia Sainsbury. Presented by The Waterfront Theatre Company. Masque Theatre until September 3. SHEILA CHISHOLM reviews.

SWAN LAKE. Four-act classical ballet. Production Elizabeth Triegaardt. Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Lighting Shamiel Abrahams. Original set/costumes Peter Cazalet. Set co-ordination Charles Peterson. Allan Stephenson conducted the Cape Philharmonic. Presented by Cape Town City Ballet in association with Artscape, Cape Junior Ballet, UCT School of Dance, contract artists and graduates. Artscape Opera until August 26. SHEILA CHISHOLM reviews.

by Alan Hollinghurst. Published by Picador in trade paperback at R190. pp564. Hollinghurst won the Man Booker Prize for ‘The Line of Beauty’ and his new novel has been longlisted for this year’s prize. The story centres around the brief life of a sub-Rupert Brook poet. Cecil Valance arrives one weekend in 1913 at the [...]

Directed by: Jake Scott Starring: James Gandolfini as Douglas Lloyd “Doug” Riley Melissa Leo as Lois Riley Kristen Stewart as Allison/Mallory Directed by the son of prominent director Ridley Scott, Welcome to the Riley’s explores the coping mechanisms parents develop in an attempt to deal with the loss of an only child. Doug and Lois [...]