Production reviews

In this section, there are links to reviews of productions from the past few years.

See our news page for announcements about forthcoming productions, reviews of current and recent productions commissioned by Shakespeare ZA, as well as behind-the-scenes features and interviews with theatre and film practitioners.

If you have written a review of any recent Shakespeare productions and would like to see your work in this space, please contact us.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Geoffrey Hyland (Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town, 2023). Reviewed on Daily Maverick and Broadway World South Africa.

Hamlet, directed by Janni Younge (National Arts Festival, Makhanda, 2022). Reviewed on The Critter (twice) and The Cape Robyn.

Hamlet, a live-online-reading directed by Neil Coppen (KKNK digital programme, 31 May 2021). Reviewed in Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 34, 2021. [PDF]

#lockdownshakespeare, an online monologue performance project (Shakespeare ZA, April-June 2020). Reviewed in Shakespeare Bulletin Vol. 38 No.3, 2020. [Link]

... Or Not To Be, by Simon Fortin / directed by Christian Coulson (Theatre on the Square, Sandton, 18 - 29 February 2020). Reviewed on Shakespeare ZA. [Link]

Richard III, directed by Geoffrey Hyland (Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town, 2019). Reviewed in Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 32, 2019 [PDF] and on Shakespeare ZA. [Link]

The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Tara Notcutt (Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town, 2018). Reviewed in Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 31, 2018. [PDF]

The Storming, performed by the Insurrections Ensemble (University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University, 2017). Reviewed in Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 30, 2017. [PDF]

DCoriolanus, directed by Myer Taub (University of Pretoria, 2017). Reviewed in Business Day and in Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 30, 2017. [PDF]

Othello, directed by Claire Mortimer (Think Theatre, 2017). Reviewed on TheLuvvie.

Hamlet, directed by Clare Mortimer (Think Theatre, 2017). Reviewed  on TheLuvvie.

Twelfth Night, directed by Geoffrey Hyland (Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town, 2017). Reviewed on WeekendSpecial and litnet. 

Shakespeare in Love, directed by Greg Karvellas (The Fugard Theatre, Cape Town, 2017). Reviewed on WeekendSpecial and Broadway World SA.

The Past is Prologue, directed by Tamar Meskin (University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2016): one and two. 

All's Well that Ends Well, directed by Geoffrey Hyland, Little Theatre (University of Cape Town, March-April 2016). [PDF]

Coriolanus, directed by Rohan Quince and Nicola Pilkington, National Children’s Theatre (National School Tour), February-June 2016. [PDF]