{"id":105903,"date":"2026-10-07T10:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/uncategorized\/review-the-reservation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:55:02","slug":"review-the-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/ink-feeskoerant-2026\/review-the-reservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Reservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"105903\" class=\"elementor elementor-105903 elementor-105764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33166f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33166f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a09582\" data-id=\"9a09582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a933955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a933955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>DANCE<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eeba8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eeba8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80ca74d\" data-id=\"80ca74d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d251e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d251e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"highlight-text\">SA menu of movement and madness<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c3ebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c3ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ec7bc\" data-id=\"82ec7bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60528a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60528a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Production:<strong> The Reservation<\/strong><br \/>By:<strong> Gillian Mitchell<\/strong><br \/>Photos:<strong> Gys Loubser<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4661106 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4661106\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b5bb48\" data-id=\"9b5bb48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e841741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e841741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Figure of 8 Dance Theatre holds up all of our bizarre social rituals in their delightful production <em>The Reservation<\/em> that is set in a bustling restaurant. It dishes up a menu of movement and meaning, where the absurdity of contemporary life is presented not as a warning, but as an accepted fact, writes <span class=\"highlight-text\"><strong>Gillian Mitchell<\/strong><\/span>. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144f255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144f255\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-601f2ac\" data-id=\"601f2ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189a46d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"189a46d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restaurants are part of our social shorthand. The precisely laid tables, the carefully curated menus, the attention to service all mask swirling undercurrents that we gobble up from books, reality shows and culinary competitions. <\/p><p>Irascible chefs, exploited staff, simmering attractions, and Damoclesian debt \u2013 not to mention the unsettling proximity to sharp knives \u2013 might easily make one question the wisdom of ever eating out. But restaurants continue to be wildly popular. It\u2019s where we celebrate, break up, manufacture alibis, propose, pose and occasionally, actually eat.  <\/p><p>Figure of 8 holds up all of our bizarre social rituals in this delightful production that opens with the striking sombre notes of a cello, quickly becoming the backdrop to a quirky and sometimes darkly amusing commentary on what strange beings we humans are.<\/p><p>Set in a bustling restaurant, it dishes up a menu of movement and meaning, where the absurdity of contemporary life is presented not as a warning, but as an accepted fact. No one blinks when a guest orders duck \u00e0 l\u2019orange without the duck. The bathroom has become an influencer&#8217;s paradise. A young waitress is casually encouraged to trade on her appearance in pursuit of larger tips and a healthier bill. What should strike us as peculiar, troubling or worthy of scrutiny barely registers. The bizarre has become familiar. In one of the most striking sequences, where a waitress is metaphorically served up on a plate, the clinking of plates starts out as the herald of nourishment but soon dissolves into something more ominous.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4a70ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4a70ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e5a06\" data-id=\"25e5a06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57765db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57765db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quote1-peach-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-103832\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quote1-peach-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quote1-peach-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quote1-peach-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quote1-peach.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7d08d\" data-id=\"3d7d08d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4ff10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e4ff10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work is at its strongest when the cast are in motion. The performers are exceptionally well matched, each bringing a distinct technique and stage presence that meld seamlessly into ensemble work that is a joy to watch. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d2c05a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d2c05a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ebb841\" data-id=\"2ebb841\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a5800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5a5800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The work is at its strongest when the cast are in motion. The performers are exceptionally well matched, each bringing a distinct technique and stage presence that meld seamlessly into ensemble work that is a joy to watch. Accompanied by a soundtrack that is sophisticated and impeccably judged, the dancers perform with a level of energy and concentration that holds our attention throughout, confident that even the most gravity-defying feats are thrilling rather than perilous.  <\/p><p>Particular mention must be made of Shaun Oelf as the chef. His performance is marked by his signature fluidity and seemingly effortless grace. That effortlessness, underpinned by flawless technique, makes him the standout performer in a cast that is already exceptionally strong.  <\/p><p>Voice is an integral part of this production and at times the unamplified spoken text is indistinct. However, the clear voiceovers work perfectly as part of the richly layered soundtrack. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2174ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2174ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f01ac3a\" data-id=\"f01ac3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6434749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6434749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-3-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cbd5f0\" data-id=\"6cbd5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90fdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f90fdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-105775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Reservaion-SOF26gys-loubser-6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a190e5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a190e5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32edfd8\" data-id=\"32edfd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a26b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a26b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choreographically, <em>The Reservation<\/em> is dramatic and strikingly visual, making clever use of tables, chairs, plates, and glasses to anchor its world. The movement sequences do occasionally relax into familiar rhythms. With a company of such expressive and technically accomplished dancers, one is left wishing the choreography ventured a little further into unexpected territory, because the performers are more than capable of taking us there.  <\/p><p><em>The Reservation<\/em> is for the whole family \u2013 amusing, sharply observant, beautifully danced and creatively delivered. Make a reservation! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e8a69f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e8a69f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1af1a\" data-id=\"ae1af1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d2976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d2976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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