Bryan Hill

General Manager

Bryan Hill has been actively involved in the South African theatre industry for the last twenty seven years. Zimbabwean-born Bryan began performing at the age of ten and trained as a singer, dancer and actor. In the early 1980s he appeared at the State Theatre in productions of Evita and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat as well as several SATV variety specials. In 1985 he joined the Department of Musical Theatre at the Natal Playhouse where he worked on several major musical productions over the next eight years.

In 1993 he began a highly successful career as a freelance Director and Choreographer. Productions from this time include Showboat, Buddy, The King And I, Oklahoma, Jesus Christ Superstar In Concert, The Wizard Of Oz, West Side Story, Ain't Misbehavin and Fiddler On The Roof, to name a few. In 1999 he joined Richard Loring Enterprises and became Dance Director for African Footprint until 2005. It was in 2006, during his work on We Will Rock You as Resident Director, that the opportunity to become General Manager of the Teatro at Montecasino presented itself. The Teatro opened with the acclaimed production of The Lion King in 2007, thus beginning a new chapter in both Bryan's career and in South African theatre.

Ian Suggett

Technical Manager

Ian was born and educated in the UK and came to South Africa touring with Holiday On Ice in 1972 as a Sound and Lighting Technician and Operator. He then joined Sun City in 1986 where, over the next few years, he held the positions of Technical Manager and then Stage Director for the Extravaganza Theatre. During his last two years at Sun City he held the position of Production Manager for the Entertainment Department. From 1997 to 2003 Ian made his home in Uruguay, where he was Entertainment Manager for the Conrad Resort and Casino, Punta del Este. On his return to South Africa at the end of 2003 Ian became Project Manager for Gearhouse SA until he was approached to become Technical Manager for the brand new Teatro at Montecasino in 2006.

Francois Croukamp

Assistant Technical Manager

Pretoria-born Francois studied Performing Arts Technology at the Pretoria Technikon (Tswane University of Technology), graduating in 1998. Passionate about theatre (and sport!) he began his working life as a Décor Painter for two years in Johannesburg. He then joined Richard Loring's African Footprint as Stage Manager in 2001 at Gold Reef City Casino's Globe Theatre, later touring with the production to China and France. In 2002 he was appointed Production Assistant/Manager for Richard Loring Enterprises.

In 2003/4 Francois decided on a change of pace and joined "7de Laan", before re-joining African Footprint as Company Manager for the 2004/5 European tour to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

In 2006 he joined The Teatro at Montecasino as Assistant Technical Manager.

Sarah Mokoena

Front-of-House Manager

Sarah started working at the Sun City Theatre in 1983 as a Cashier. After five years she was promoted to Front of House Manager at the Extravaganza Theatre and the Sun City Superbowl, a position she held for fifteen years. After leaving Sun City Sarah spent seven years at Emperors Palace until being snapped up by Montecasino for the position of the Teatro's Front-of-House Manager.

Kgomotso Taele

Assistant Front-of-House Manager

Kgomotso started working at Emperors Palace in 2000 as a Box Office Cashier. A year later she was promoted to Box Office Supervisor, a position she held until 2006. In 2007 she joined Montecasino as Assistant Front-of-House Manager for the newly opened Teatro.

Edie Fleming

Personal Assistant and Theatre Administrator

Edie was born and raised in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, before spending most of her working life in Harare, Zimbabwe. Although employed in the commercial sector Edie became actively involved in the Reps Theatre in Harare, starting as an Usher and becoming active in all other backstage aspects of the theatre, including props, production secretary, wardrobe etc before being given the position of Front-of-House Manager - all of which was done on a voluntary basis in her spare time.

Following her move to South Africa, in order to maintain her interest in the theatre, Edie initially became involved with the Teatro at Montecasino working in merchandising on The Lion King. This led to an opportunity to begin working for the Teatro on a full-time basis early in 2008.