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SHORTS-A Festival Of Pocket Operas Comes to Cape Town Opera


by Stephi Wild - March 19, 2024

This autumn, Cape Town Opera will present SHORTS: A Festival of Pocket Operas, a captivating series of concise operas, at the Artscape Theatre from April 11 to April 21, 2024....

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW South Africa Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW South Africa Awards; MATILDA - THE MUSICAL, MERRIFIELD COLLEGE, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Guild Theatre, East London & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards December 5th Standings; MATILDA - THE MUSICAL, MERRIFIELD COLLEGE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Jackï Job Comes Full Circle With AND THEN...


by Stephi Wild - November 28, 2023

Celebrated dancer and choreographer jackï job opens And Then…., a continuation of her riveting dance series, this Wednesday 29 November 2023 at the Artscape Arena Theatre, for a limited five-day season. ...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

PUMPKIN FINDS HER KINDNESS to Play Artscape Arena Theatre Next Month


by Blair Ingenthron - November 25, 2023

Directed by Nico Scheepers, this charming production takes young audiences on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and the transformative power of kindness. Starring Bianca Flanders, Miché van Wyk, and Dean Balie, this mini-musical is set to captivate families all around South Africa....

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards; MATILDA - THE MUSICAL, MERRIFIELD COLLEGE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld South Africa Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: STAR+CROSSED: A New South African Musical


by Klara van Rooyen - December 18, 2022

STAR+CROSSED follows the interwoven tale of Billy and Bess. Bess, who is based on Elizabeth Klarer, meets Billy one evening on Flying Saucer Hill in the Natal Midlands. The two children form a connection that spans nine decades, from 1910 until 1994. Billy and Bess' stories are intertwined but also ...

Artscape and Suidoosterfees Announce 2022 High School Drama Festival Finalists


by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2022

Artscape again joined hands with the Suidoosterfees to produce an even more prestigious High School Drama Festival in 2022....

Past Shows

Xanadu Jr
Xanadu Jr
3/11 - 3/13/2021


An hilarious musical adventure about following your dreams in the face of obstacles, Xanadu JR. follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek Muse, ...


Just when you thought you’ve seen the last of the prisoners of Cell Block C, the all female cast of Othello: A Woman’s Story returns, ...

DIE NAG VAN LEGIO
DIE NAG VAN LEGIO
11/14 - 11/19/2017


DIE NAG VAN LEGIO is recognised as a South African masterpiece. The psychological thriller is set in a psychiatric institute, where the lives of four ...

Hinterland
Hinterland
8/25 - 9/11/2016


The story revolves around a fictional meeting of two giants of South African history that could have changed the course of our history. Deeply controversial ...

Lunares
Lunares
5/26 - 5/28/2016


Tierra Flamenca presents Lunares. Powerful and passionate, Cape Town's newest flamenco company presents an enthralling evening’s entertainment of pure flamenco, with captivating performances by a ...

Eden / Wynland /Overberg Dramafees


The Eden / Winelands / Overberg Drama Festival gives local young artists the opportunity to display their talent on stage at shows. The purpose of ...

Kalahari Swaan
Kalahari Swaan
4/28 - 5/1/2016


Inspired by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, follow Kalahari Swan Prince's struggle for freedom and thematic spine of the story of a young miner's dream for a ...

Nat!
Nat!
4/29 - 5/1/2016


This multilingual performance using voice, movement, sound and lyfperkussie to place the focus on society's apathetic attitude towards the plight of children who are too ...

Wond
Wond
4/29 - 5/1/2016


All who pass, remember the thousands of people who lived for generations in District Six and were forced by law to leave their homes because ...

Joanie Galant-Hulle
Joanie Galant-Hulle
4/28 - 4/30/2016


Adam Small's play Joanie Galant-They are a reflection story we take back to the forced removals that occurred during the Apartheid era. A family forced ...

Nommerpas Twee
Nommerpas Twee
4/29 - 4/30/2016


Bespoke is a blend of sketch comedy and stand-up comedy. Lee is the owner of the casino in today's District 6 and knows all his ...

Die song wil my nie los nie


ATKV song workshop competition winners' songs are now no longer only heard, but they are seen. Who sings it, who rap it? The new stars ...

Die Woorde/Amazwi – Musical, Poetry and Dance


Die Woorde (Amazwi) is a musical, poetry dance production that seeks to celebrate individual spiritual journey of multiple practices to fulfill their spiritual quest. It ...

Voices of the Guitar


A selection of the most loved masterpieces for Classical, Spanish, Jazz & Flamenco Guitar....

Forgive The Devil
Forgive The Devil
11/17 - 11/21/2015


Forgive The Devil tells the story of Melvin van Niekerk, a constable dealing with the modern day pressures of being a South-African policeman. What was ...

Butlers & Babysitters
Butlers & Babysitters
11/10 - 11/14/2015


A thrilling, interactive comedy where the AUDIENCE gets to kill off characters throughout the show! Whilst babysitting at an eccentric family’s mansion, a young student ...

Let’s Mix It: The Best of & More


The team of GANARAMA Productions that brought you a few incarnations of the acclaimed sketch comedy, “Let’s Mix It” is preparing a brand new show ...

Double Bill: Soldaat & Satisfaction Index


21-year old Nadir has taken refuge in a vandalised school building to prepare an all-out assault against a group of men terrorising his community. As ...

Siembamba
Siembamba
9/3 - 9/12/2015


Artscape Heritage Festival Presents Siembamba, a multi-lingual memory play that tenderly but critically explores two very different people, a black domestic worker and the white ...

High School Drama Mini Festival


The aim of the High School Drama Festival is to give learners a platform to voice their creativity, views and social concerns through drama on ...

Christmas Map Jacobs
Christmas Map Jacobs
5/6 - 5/16/2015


A gang leader Dread be released after seven years on parole from prison. Everyone is wondering whether Map changed or whether he still has the ...

Children's Magic Spectacular


The Childrens Magic Spectacular ... for the young and the young at heart - this dazzling show features South Africa's top children's entertainers in a ...

Odeion Strykkwartet
Odeion Strykkwartet
4/28 - 5/3/2015


The 2014 Kanna winners salute SA Composers with the first embodiment of Hendrik Hofmeyr's new version of "Death of Cleopatra" for singing and string quartet. ...

Winelands / Eden Drama Festival


The Cape Winelands and Eden Drama Festival encourages “Creative Theatre” where emerging artists are urged to explore their talents beyond the obvious. Four productions performed: ...

Fin on his Island


This is the beautiful story of Fin. An unusual boy, his strange island in the water, in a place far from here. Finn knows all ...

Double Bill: Secret Flames & Limen


Secret Flames is a physical theatre piece for young teenager and adults. It is a Xhosa piece created by the cast with the mentorship of ...

Voices of the Guitar


A selection of the most loved masterpieces for Classical, Spanish, Jazz & Flamenco Guitar....

One Arm
One Arm
8/28 - 9/14/2014


A young boxer loses his arm in a car accident and turns to prostitution for a living. He violently murders a client and is sentenced ...

Butlers and Brylcreem
Butlers and Brylcreem
8/19 - 8/23/2014


At a function celebrating their financial results, one by one the company staff members begin dying. Who could be killing everyone off and why? With ...

Divalicious Dames
Divalicious Dames
8/15 - 8/16/2014


Ramsay Davids and Martin Neethling, two of Cape Town’s up and coming drag artist duos, performs a joyful romp of music through the years from ...

High School Drama Festival
High School Drama Festival
8/11 - 8/16/2014


The High School Drama Festival gives learners an opportunity to create and present an original drama around a central theme on a professional stage and ...

Slowly
Slowly
7/17 - 8/3/2014


As invading barbarians approach the palace of a decaying culture, four princesses debate their fate. Decorum demands suicide, but for some, the possibility of life ...

High School Drama Mini Festival


The aim of the High School Drama Festival is to give learners a platform to use drama to voice their creativity, views and social concerns ...

MY WORD! Redesigning Buckingham Palace


This one-man show is both a celebration of the life and work of legendary writer Richard Rive, and a salute to District Six - the ...

VersKabaret
VersKabaret
5/8 - 5/17/2014


VersKabaret ontvou voorwaar die warmte en grootheid?van Afrikaanse poësie. Met musiek, drama en poësie in kabaretformaat, ontplof dit op die verhoog in ‘n sprankelende skouspel ...

Tannie Dora Goes Bos
Tannie Dora Goes Bos
4/8 - 4/12/2014


When Theadora Louw, know to all as “Tannie Dora”, confesses to the murder of Willem Johannes, Police Inspector Jaco Vermeulen, a former foster child of ...

How Did I Get Here?
How Did I Get Here?
2/28 - 3/1/2014


Comedian Mojak Lehoko presents an autobiographical and humorous take on South Africans, their quirks and the changes the country has been through circa 1994....

Tannie Dora Goes Bos
Tannie Dora Goes Bos
2/18 - 2/23/2014


It’s an open and shut case for the Franschhoek Police Department when Theadora Louw, known to all as “Tannie Dora”, confesses to the murder of ...

Tribute to the Mario Lanza song book


Fuad Sawyer pays tribute to the legendary Mario Lanza’s popular songs such as Golden Days, Summertime in Heidelberg and Because....

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1/10 - 1/18/2014


Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize masterpiece gets another lease on life with director Darryl Spijkers' use of music and movement to capture smoky New Orleans. Blanche ...

My Low-Fat, Almost Italian Wedding


Join in the fun and laughter of the festive season with this new Paul Slabolepszy comedy, starring some of South Africa’s most distinguished and leading ...

The Garage Sale
The Garage Sale
12/13 - 12/14/2013


This showcase production of Rafiek Mammon’s new play sardonically explores the darker, yet funnier side of Cape Town Suburbia....

Ruby
Ruby
12/5 - 12/8/2013


In celebration of Jazzart’s 40th anniversary, Jacqueline Manyaapelo will choreograph two 40-minute works with Jazzart’s Performance Company....

iSystem (PG 12)
iSystem (PG 12)
11/14 - 11/30/2013


A policeman is accused of shooting an innocent, unarmed bystander. The inquest that follows reveals not only the cracks in his psyche, but those in ...

The View (PG 12L)
The View (PG 12L)
10/24 - 11/9/2013


A young man sits in a prison cell in space, looking down at a ruined earth. Through a series of conversations with various people from ...

The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore


The creative team of the internationally acclaimed, Kingdom of Earth, brings another intriguing play direct from its sell-out season at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre ...

Butlers and Billionaires
Butlers and Billionaires
8/29 - 8/31/2013


Back by popular demand! Justin Wilkinson's audience-participation comedy returns for one final run! When a wealthy playboy is found dead, all evidence seems to point ...

Doctor Doctor
Doctor Doctor
8/27 - 8/28/2013


Admit yourself to the ‘intensive care’ of the GP’s of Comedy in the show where ‘Scrubs’ meets ‘Monty Python’! A collection of zany sketches, offering ...

PANIC
5/28 - 6/8/2013


\Polar bears in the Karoo? A tsunami burying Table Mountain? Mitt Romney on a jet ski riding the waves of an oil spill? These are ...

Vers en Kabaret
5/14 - 5/24/2013


Dié innoverende aanbieding ontvou die warmte en grootheid van Afrikaanse poësie. Dit beklemtoon dié jong taal se eenvoud op een snaar en haar menigheid vanuit ...

BROTHERS IN BLOOD
4/23 - 5/11/2013


A human drama which explores the universal theme of prejudice, located in the evergreen context of religious tension between Jewish, Muslim and Christian characters. It ...

Rainbow Scars
4/24 - 5/11/2013


April 1994. The ‘Rainbow Nation’ is born. The presidency of Nelson Mandela heralds a period of inter-racial healing and a national spirit of reconciliation. Angela ...


This Spagnoletti gem returns by popular demand! Two old friends re-unite at a wedding in Switzerland. When an enigmatic and attractive stranger befriends them, their ...


Sonia Esgueira of the Porra smash hit cult trilogy brings a hilarious new comedy about dating, denial and the never ending quest for love. From ...


They're back! For one FINAL run in Cape Town – so don't miss it! Fans and newcomers alike, catch the hilarious parody that retells the ...

February 14th
2/5 - 2/16/2013


A romantic comedy, depicting a series of vignettes of several romances throughout Valentine’s Day; a fresh and unique perspective on what some may think is ...

KINGDOM OF EARTH
KINGDOM OF EARTH
12/13 - 12/30/2012


Williams’ rarely-seen masterpiece makes its South African première at Artscape this December after a highly successful debut in the USA at this years’ Provincetown Tennessee ...

Kingdom of Earth
12/15 - 12/30/2012


Tennessee Williams’ rarely seen masterpiece makes its South African première at the Artscape Arena after a highly successful debut in the USA at this year’s ...

Videos


Tell Me On A Sunday in South Africa Tell Me On A Sunday
Avalon Auditorium | Homecoming Centre (formerly The Studio at The Fugard Theatre) (4/24 - 4/28)
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Spring Awakening in South Africa Spring Awakening
Pieter Toeriens Montecasino Theatre & Studiio (3/8 - 5/5)
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MAMMA MIA! in South Africa MAMMA MIA!
Teatro at Montecasino (4/12 - 5/26)
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