live theatre
The Royal Countess Zingara’s all-new show for Cape Town
MELANINA — Return to Origin is in residence at Century City where it will run until December 2027. Conceptualised by Richard Griffin, and jointly directed by Craig Leo and Valentina… →
All the anguish of a first date, but make it funny and add music
FIRST DATE: The Musical is having its South African premiere at the Homecoming Centre’s Avalon Theatre; it first ran in Seattle in 2012, and on Broadway the following year, and… →
Opera is where Brittany Smith feels most at home
HOUSE Soloist for Cape Town Opera Brittany Smith says she loves opera because it’s the one place she can be free and not caged in — especially by what society… →
Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels for Legacy of Dance Gala
MARTHA GRAHAM’S Diversion of Angels will be performed for the first time in South Africa this weekend at the Artscape Opera House, an exciting coup for the landmark SANDT Legacy… →
Lesedi Job to direct award-winning cast in Macbeth at Maynardville
MACBETH lands at Maynardville Open-Air Theatre from 5 February-13 March 2027 in all its fury, power and deceit. One of Shakespeare’s darkest and most intriguing plays will be staged under… →
South African premiere of musical comedy First Date: The Musical
AUDIENCES are in for the musical treat of the year when the hit Broadway comedy First Date: The Musical has its South African premiere from 21 October The show is… →
Dance the Night Away at Unashamedly Ethical’s end-of-year fundraiser
END the year on a high note while helping shape South Africa’s next generation of ethical leaders. Unashamedly Ethical invites everyone to an unforgettable evening of music, nostalgia and purpose… →
Her Of Perfidy, a poetic sprint down the dark passage of a captive, delectable mind
A BREATHLESS account of one woman’s encounter with a peculiar devil nestled inside of her. She journeys into the seductive corners of a lonely life that leads her to a… →
Historic Mill House to become CTO’s new Theatre Development Centre
CAPE TOWN OPERA has announced the establishment of the Judith Neilson Theatre Development Centre and the Cape Town Opera Academy, a major new skills initiative designed to create clearer pathways… →
Dutch National Ballet’s Maia Makhateli joins SANDT Legacy of Dance Gala
THE South African National Dance trust (SANDT) has announced that internationally acclaimed principal dancer Maia Makhateli (pictured) will join close to 100 dancers onstage in the upcoming Legacy of Dance… →
Four ballets define Elysium — a state of perfect happiness
THE four ballets, by four choreographers, that comprise this new programme by Cape Ballet Africa, at The Baxter until 10 October 2026, are purely for the joy of dance. No… →
Final days to see The Rocky Horror Show in Cape Town
TIME is fleeting and all that. The Rocky Horror Show concludes its Cape Town run at Theatre On The Bay on 17 October 2026 before heading to Joburg until 20… →