live theatre
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… →
Cape Ballet Africa launches spring season with ELYSIUM
CAPE Ballet Africa (CBA) is set to enthrall audiences with a new quadruple bill at The Baxter this October, launching the dynamic young company’s Spring Season. Hot off its highly successful… →
Cast announced for Oliver! at Artscape from December
PIETER TOERIEN with Cape Town Opera, by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, is delighted to announce the principal cast for Lionel Bart’s OLIVER!, directed by Steven Stead and coming to… →
Rocky Horror Show returns to Theatre On The Bay this August
THE Rocky Horror Show is back by popular demand at Theatre On The Bay from 28 August 2026, after two sensational sell-out seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Presented by Pieter… →
The Masque presents the 2026 One-Act Play Festival
FEATURING four original one-act plays by local playwrights, this year’s festival offers an exciting programme of new local theatre. Across comedy, drama, suspense and mystery, audiences will encounter compelling stories,… →
Triple threat Jayden Dickson to guest in CTCB’s Swingtime
FOLLOWING its sold-out season at the 2026 Maynardville Festival, Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) is bringing Sean Bovim’s Swingtime to the Adam Small theatre stage in Stellenbosch next month. A vibrant celebration… →
SA and international dance talent for International Ballet Competition
ONE hundred and fifteen promising young ballet dancers will gather in Cape Town from 4 to 6 August 2026 for the 13th South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) at Artscape,… →
Tickle those little grey cells and see if you can beat Poirot
THE thing is with these Agatha Christie stories is that the killer is more often than not the one you’d least expect. Even so, it is possible to over correct… →
The Fool’s Guide… to Living and Dying… at The Baxter this August
ANDREW BUCKLAND is back at the Baxter Studio with his latest, award-wining The Fool’s Guide… To Living and Dying, from 4 to 15 August 2026 at 7.30pm with Saturday matinees… →
Something Rotten! proves nothing is as amazing as a musical
HOLD up just a minute…these are, checks notes…students? This is a cast fresh in its craft, and we just watched their fourth performance of the criminally short run of Tony… →
Fiona du Plooy’s CTO directorial debut with Cunning Little Vixen
CAPE TOWN OPERA (CTO) will present The Cunning Little Vixen at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone on 21 July for a limited season. Aimed at families, school learners and… →
Agatha Christie’s masterpiece of mystery at Theatre On The Bay
CAPE TOWN audiences are invited to experience one of the greatest detective stories ever written, as Agatha Christie’s The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan,… →