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Experience the best of Cape Town’s arts, culture, and entertainment. From spectacular local theatre, ballet, and opera to film festivals, live gigs, and family-friendly outings, discover Bianca Coleman’s ultimate guide to playing and exploring in the Mother City.
Cape Town Opera presents Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at Artscape
CAPE Town Opera (CTO), currently playing to capacity audiences and rave reviews on its European tour of Porgy & Bess, now invites audiences to experience the world’s most famous love… →
Albie Sachs: Father, Son and Soft Vengeance, vividly brought to life
FIONA RAMSAY and Graham Hopkins once again join forces in a significant new South African play, Albie Sachs: Fathers, Sons and Soft Vengeance, which comes to the Baxter Studio for… →
City Sightseeing launches Inner City & Bo-Kaap historical tour
CITY Sightseeing Cape Town has launched of Urban Xplorer, a new inner-city experience officially kicking off on Heritage Day, 24 September 2026. Urban Xplorer offers a fresh way to discover… →
CTCB’s sensational Dracula returns to Artscape this Halloween
FROM 28 October 2026, Artscape Theatre becomes a world of shadows, seduction and the supernatural as David Nixon CBE’s acclaimed Dracula returns to the stage, presented by Cape Town City… →
Two powerful stories at 2026 Baxter Zabalaza Finest Of The Fest
THE two Finest of the Fest winning productions at the 2026 Zabalaza Theatre Festival — Until I Arrive and Kinnes van Somers — come to the Baxter Studio for one… →
Why you need to go see The Rocky Horror Show at Theatre On The Bay
IF you missed The Rocky Horror Show the first time around and were plunged into the depths of despair, this is your second chance. Don’t mess it up again. Secondly,… →
Throwback Cinema brings Taxi Driver and Matilda to the big screen
THERE’S something about the arrival of spring that makes us want to shake off the old and embrace the new, but Ster-Kinekor is giving movie lovers a very good reason… →
The Royal Countess Zingara returns with completely new show
THE Royal Countess Zingara is coming back to Century City in Cape Town by popular demand, this time with Melanina — Return to Origin, a new production set to open… →
Music of the Dosini Clan & JS Bach at St George’S Cathedral
UNPLUGGED CONCERTS invites you to a special evening of music on Friday 11 September to introduce the 2027 St George’s Unplugged season returning from January to April next year. St… →
CTCB collaborates with Norval Foundation to present Velvet Feathers
AGAINST the extraordinary art, architecture and landscapes of Norval Foundation, Cape Town City Ballet’s Velvet Feathers invites audiences into an intimate and unforgettable new setting this spring. For three performances only, on… →
Limited season for Yasmina Reza’s Art, directed by Marthinus Basson
YASMINA REZA’S most celebrated contemporary comedy, Art, comes to the Baxter Flipside for a limited season, from 1 to 12 September 2026, at 7.30pm with Saturday matinees at 3pm. This… →
Indie comedy drama Stacey’s Bay at Baxter Masambe Theatre
WRITTEN by Pierre Malherbe and directed by Adrian Collins, Stacey’s Bay is an off kilter comedy drama play that examines the increasingly strange relationship between two neighbours in the same… →