by Rosie van Heerde | Sep 2, 2016 | Comedy, Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Thu 1 Sep. Since first hitting the Broadway stage in 1965, Neil Simon’s hilarious play, The Odd Couple has been through a number of changes, not only in being adapted for screen and television, but the main characters themselves have been played by men,...
by Catherine Blanch | Aug 28, 2016 | Comedy, Interviews, Theatre
by Catherine Blanch. The Odd Couple, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon as Oscar Madison and Felix Unger respectively, was one of the comedy masterpieces of the 20th century. Written by Neil Simon, it’s the classic tale of opposites attracting: Oscar is lazy and...
by Rosie van Heerde | Apr 15, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Thu 14 Apr Based on the memoirs of eminent London surgeon Frederick Treves (Steve Marvanek), The Elephant Man is both a study in the life of Joseph “John” Merrick (Robert Bell) and social commentary on Victorian attitudes to disability – observations...
by Michael Coghlan | Sep 13, 2014 | Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Thu Sep 11 I first encountered the work of George Bernard Shaw as an impressionable young man in my undergraduate years and was enthralled at his ability to make outrageous and provocative ideas defensible. Misalliance is one of the lesser known plays of...
