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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.
You Should Go In, a powerful new South African drama at The Baxter
ORIGEN Productions presents You Should Go In, a powerful new South African drama written by Emma Amber, at the Masambe Theatre at the Baxter Theatre Centre from 15–25 April. This… →
Jazz Under The Stars, a harvest celebration at Vergenoegd Löw
THE close of the 2026 wine grape harvest will be marked with an elegant open-air celebration on Friday, 10 April as Jazz Under the Stars returns to the werf in… →
Go down the rabbit hole this Easter at Liberty Promenade
A WHIMSICAL Easter maze invites shoppers to hunt for eggs, prizes and sweet surprises as Liberty Promenade in Mitchells Plain invites shoppers to step into a curious and colourful world inspired… →
Cape Town City Ballet’s Dracula is deliciously dark
CAPE Town City Ballet’s Dracula, by David Nixon CBE, opened last Friday to a rapturous and lengthy standing ovation. Tickets have already been selling fast enough for two additional performances… →
Three decades of Darling: Evita se Perron celebrates 30 years
THERE are milestones, and then there are moments worthy of a standing ovation. This year, Evita se Perron celebrates 30 glorious years of theatre, tart humour, towering wigs and timeless… →
Splish splash with Royal Countess Zingara’s thirsty new act
THE Royal Countess Zingara is into the sixth month of her residency at Century City, and the season must end on 17 May so she can pack up her glitter,… →
Jonathan Roxmouth is pure entertainment at Theatre On The Bay
SO, Cape Town, how’s this heatwave hey? You probably don’t want to hear this but it’s not the hottest March on record, that belongs to 2015 – but scientists are… →
Pretty Woman: The Musical at Artscape this month
ONE of Hollywood’s most cherished love stories, Pretty Woman: The Musical comes to life for the first time in South Africa, making its debut at Artscape, Cape Town on 18… →
Don’t miss Alan Committie in An Iliad at Baxter Flipside
THERE are few people who can do what Alan Committie does, as successfully. His performance of An Iliad, at the Baxter Flipside until March 14, illustrates his enormous talent for… →
Art exhibition, ‘Van Horison Tot Horison’, at La Motte
THE exhibition Van Horison tot Horison opens at La Motte Ateljee in Franschhoek on 7 March 2026. This exhibition, directly translated as From Horizon to Horizon, focuses on the South African… →
Benni McCarthy book launch offers fans a chance to meet the football legend
SOUTH AFRICAN football icon Benni McCarthy will bring his journey from the Cape Flats to Champions League glory to life at Cavendish Square with the launch of his biography, Benni,… →
