Celebrating the role of the pantomime dame

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Anthony Stonier (left) and Darren King in The Art of Being Ugly.

ONE of the greatest elements of pantomime is the tradition of the pantomime dame, played by a male actor in fabulous costume. Two of Durban’s finest exponents of this art – Darren King and Anthony Stonier – take to the stage at the Hexagon Theatre on March 4 and 5 to celebrate the panto dame in the comedy, The Art of Being Ugly. Continue reading

Darren King and Anthony Stonier on the Art of the Being Ugly

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ACTORS spend their careers playing many roles, from Shakespeare and Ibsen to fools and fops. Anthony Stonier and Darren King have spent their lives being Uglies: from Snow White’s evil nemesis to Jack’s hapless mother. But no show epitomises the Uglies like Cinderella. Continue reading