live theatre
LAMTA’S Killer Queen dance spectacle to rock Theatre On The Bay
CAPE TOWN audiences are in for a spectacular winter treat as Killer Queen, the latest annual dance production from the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy (LAMTA), prepares to take centre stage… →
Give yourself over to absolute pleasure: The Rocky Horror Show
THE Rocky Horror Show is not just a musical. It’s a full-body experience. Begin with the dressing up and let your imagination run wild. Feeling a bit shy? A pair… →
Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown at The Wave Theatre
AS part of its 10th anniversary celebration, the Byron Bure Academy of Theatre Arts (BBATA), is staging a vibrant production of Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown… →
Craig Urbani is back as Frank-N-Furter in new Rocky Horror
EVERYONE has their Rocky Horror Picture (Picture) Show memory, and they don’t even have to be of a “certain age”; the phenomenon crosses that barrier with its enduring popularity. Fans… →
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… →
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… →
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… →
Jerome Barnes returns to Cape Town City Ballet for Dracula
FOLLOWING his residency with Cape Town City Ballet last year, Jerome Barnes has returned to the Mother City to dance the lead role in David Nixon’s adaptation of Dracula, at… →
It’s astounding! Rocky Horror Show coming to Theatre On The Bay
LET’S do the Time Warp again! The legendary cult musical The Rocky Horror Show opens at Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay from 7 April to 31 May 2026, promising to… →