THE ACTORS CO-OPERATIVE

11/09/2023

Very much looking forward to seeing the 10,000s of you supporting the UK starting on the path to 23 September, central London Together we can fight for a UK once again respected around the world

08/02/2023

08/06/2012

We're going through more trouble than I thought possible. Lost our Gtown Fest accommodation. May have to cancel the planned show at the Fest.

15/02/2012

04/01/2012

Clinton Marius' review for TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM on Artsmart:

TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM

(Robyn Hailey Wells)

Ideal entertainment for young ones during the holidays. (Review by Clinton Marius)

The list of actors who cut their drama teeth in productions staged by veteran actor/director Garth Anderson includes most of Durban’s top theatrical talent including Ben Voss, Greig Coetzee and Clare Mortimer. Joining this top-notch list of ‘graduates’ is Robyn Hailey Wells, who appears in Anderson’s latest offering, Tales from the Brothers Grimm, at the Amphitheatre in Durban’s Botanical Gardens.

Written and directed by Anderson, this children’s holiday treat strips away all use of set, props and tricks, relying solely on voice and movement to convey three of the Grimm’s most well-known tales: Ashpatel, Little Red Cap, and Rumpelstiltskin. In the age of Disney, where fairy tales are sanitized and stripped bare of any politically incorrect references, it is refreshing to see versions of these stories that align closely with the original versions.

It is difficult to hold the attention of an audience in the Amphitheatre, and even harder to be heard, but Hailey Wells does both with ease, putting in a high-energy, engaging performance. At the show I attended, the children were focused on the tales, and were clearly delighted at the opportunity to participate in the stories, shouting out the answers to questions and rushing forward to be part of the action. One enterprising little fellow gleefully volunteered his younger sister to play the big bad wolf, in a clear indication of what he really thinks of her.

At an hour, this is ideal entertainment for the young ones during the holidays. Tales from the Brothers Grimm runs daily at 11h00 at the Botanical Gardens Amphitheatre. Tickets R40 (R30 children) booked through The Actors Co-operative on 081 384 5706. Tickets available at the venue half an hour before each performance. Families may bring their own refreshments and are advised to bring cushions or blankets to sit on. – Clinton Marius

12/12/2011

Help Janet van Eerden Harrison with her new movie please. Join :

He was a small town rock star with a big time future. But the army smashed his guitar with a gun.

13/04/2011

FIRESIDE TALES

13/04/2011

THE ACTORS CO-OPERATIVE will be presenting FIRESIDE TALES, starring Peter John Hattingh and directed by Garth Anderson, at the Durban Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre, Monday to Friday @ 10.00am, from 27 June to 15 July, 2011. Tickets: R40 for kids 12 & under. R10 for adults and older kids.

08/06/2010

THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM

07/06/2010

Just a place to add before sorting into albums.