In order to assist any of you out there that have forgotten some of these simple tips we have decided to include for your reading pleasure ten simple tips to make you a better audience member: 1 ) Turn your phone OFF! Silent is NOT off and unless you are a medical practitioner who is [...]
Help us lead the change!
Ok people out there, it really is time to get on YOUR soapbox. Leave us your comments and that way we can see if there is anything that we can do differently or better to grow the audiences in theatres in SA. Having been to see the shows as we have reviewed them, we can [...]
Regulation and Censorship
Having been to see various shows that we have reviewed as a company, the thing we often have to take into account is: does it cross any lines that it shouldn’t? Censorship in itself can be argued as something that should not happen, because what about freedom of speech? The converse argument is always about [...]
How do we revive theatre?
The me me me culture of self indulgence has slowly started to erase the beauty of something that takes a while to perfect. It’s all about instant coffee, instant messenger and your own voice being heard, even if it has nothing to say that is relevant. Youtube has taken away from the performing arts as [...]
Want to learn Theatresports?
Even been to see theatresports and thought to yourself that you would like to try that? Want to just play for a weekend and have a great laugh and good time. Well the theatresports crew are running a course on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of September and there are still places open. [...]
How “AM” is Amdram?
AMDRAM for those of you that are trying to expand it in sms or twitter speak is amateur dramatics. I have been wondering for a while now just how amateur these productions are, as they are very often done by “professional” actors that are either doing it for the love of performing or to get [...]
The Opening Act
Well every journey has to begin with the first step and every play has an opening act so in our case the first act on our blog, is this first post. I guess that it is supposed to be witty enough to entertain you, relevant enough to make you return and good enough to get [...]
