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THE SIN DRINKERS
THE SIN DRINKERS
4/23 - 5/11/2024


Award winning writer/director Louis Viljoen reunites with broadcasting legend John Maytham and acclaimed actor Emma Kotze to tell a story of broken people and the ...


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THE SIN DRINKERS Comes to The Baxter's Masambe Theatre


by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024

Louis Viljoen's new play THE SIN DRINKERS premiered at the Baxter Theatre's Masambe on 23 April 2024, and has kept audiences on the edge of their seats as they meet two characters in search of redemption....

Review: ROUND OF APPLAUSE – SOUTH AFRICA STILL STANDING at the Baxter Theatre Centre Should Be Required Viewing for All South Africans


by Jaime Uranovsky - April 25, 2024

Just because you saw ROUND OF APPLAUSE in 2023 does not mean that you’re exempted from seeing Round 2.0. On the contrary, the follow-up to Marianne Thamm’s performative journalism is an absolute must – especially for those who attended last year’s show. It’s one of those rare occasions when the sequ...

Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND is Coming to The Baxter Theatre This May


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2024

Alice Childress' Trouble in Mind will run at The Baxter Theatre in May. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: OTHELLO at the Baxter Theatre Centre Is a Relevant Retelling of the Classic Tragedy


by Jaime Uranovsky - April 13, 2024

Shakespeare’s OTHELLO, written in the early 1600s, predates traditional notions of decoloniality and, arguably, colonialism itself. Nonetheless, it is a text that, some contend, contains a built-in decolonial perspective or, at the very least, lends itself to be staged through this lens....

THE SIN DRINKERS to Open at Baxter's Masambe Theatre in April


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 21, 2024

THE SIN DRINKERS, a new play by award-winning playwright Louis Viljoen, will open at Baxter's Masambe Theatre in April. ...

Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi, Returns To Cape Town Next Month With HAIL TO THE KING! A MUSICAL STORY


by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2024

Fresh from a successful tour of the USA and Canada, Mhlambi brings a new production to town: a celebration of Africa's rich heritage and artistic excellence. Hail to the King incorporates elements of storytelling, classical music and African izibongo poetry....

South African Stars Align In Musical Extravaganza At Artscape In Support Of The Kolisi Foundation


by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2024

South African stars unite in 'FINDING THE LIGHT - AN EVENING WITH MUSICAL THEATRE STARS' at Artscape in support of the Kolisi Foundation. Join Jonathan Roxmouth, Lucy Tops, Lynelle Kenned, Tshepo Ncokoane, and more for this musical extravaganza....

Review: THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE at Baxter Theatre Is a Fresh, Vibrant, African-infused Ballet


by Jaime Uranovsky - February 13, 2024

It is always gratifying to witness performers staging highly technical artforms, like ballet, and giving them fresh, local twists. THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE BALLET is such an example. The show tells the story of Van Graan, a white man in the 1930s who embarks on a journey to discover the treasure...

Ballet Star Ruxin Bi From China Joins Cast of THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE BALLET at Baxter Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2024

Ruxin Bi, star dancer from The National Ballet of China, will be joining Mzansi Ballet for a ten-day season. Learn more about the production here!...

THE GOLD RHINO OF MAPUNGUBWE BALLET Comes to the Baxter Theatre in February


by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2024

The Gold Rhino of Mapungubwe Ballet presented by Mzansi Ballet is set to grace the Baxter Theatre stage in Cape Town next month from 7 to 17 February 2024 after a hugely successful première at The South African State Theatre in Pretoria last year that garnered rave reviews across the board. ...

Past Shows

THE VISIGOTHS
THE VISIGOTHS
6/6 - 6/24/2023


Award-winning playwright and director Louis Viljoen’s new thrilling offering, THE VISIGOTHS, will keep you transfixed at every suspenseful twist and turn at the Baxter’s Masambe ...

W.A. MOZART COSÌ FAN TUTTE
W.A. MOZART COSÌ FAN TUTTE
8/18 - 8/22/2020


AUGUST 18 19:30 19 19:3020 19:30 21 19:3022 18:00 R150, R200, R275 Cosi fan tutte, literally, Thus do all (women) do it, or, sometimes, The ...

AT THE MID HOUR OF NIGHT


Sarah-Jane Brandon and Gary Matthewman, weave together a charming programme of beauty, seduction, mystery and magic as they explore the endless possibilities offered to us ...


African Angels - Cape Town Opera Chorus in cooperation with director Leoni Jansen In the cold winter months, the African Angels perform a range of ...

ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE
ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE
9/3 - 9/7/2019


Gluck's dream of creating a new style of opera, distinguished by classical simplicity and dramatic integrity, was exquisitely realised in his setting of the Orpheus ...

ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE
ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE
3/9 - 7/9/2019


Glucks dream of creating a new style of opera, distinguished by classical simplicity and dramatic integrity, was exquisitely realised in his setting of the Orpheus ...

DE-APART-HATE
DE-APART-HATE
10/24 - 10/28/2017


DE-APART-HATE is a layered piece that reflects complexities of current issues in our world. Nyamza's work is not overtly about apartheid, and neither is about ...

ROCK TO THE CORE
ROCK TO THE CORE
10/17 - 10/21/2017


Disability doesn’t have to be mental, physical or emotional. It surely can be socio-economical. ROCK TO THE CORE aims to shock, shake and shove all ...

GREASE
GREASE
5/4 - 5/6/2017


 Edgemead High School's production of GREASE!...

MADNESS: SONGS OF HOPE AND DESPAIR


The narrative of MADNESS: SONGS OF HOPE AND DESPAIR follows a brilliant young student who moves from rural Eastern Cape to the city to study ...

HASHTAG LOTTERING!
HASHTAG LOTTERING!
1/17 - 2/4/2017


In HASHTAG LOTTERING!, Marc Lottering covers a broad range of topics, ranging from the beauty of a prawn to the dangers of a WhatsApp family ...

FORTYFIED
FORTYFIED
12/6 - 1/14/2017


Nik Rabinowitz has just turned 40 and is on the verge of a midlife crisis. Except that apparently 40 is the new 30 so now ...

THE ECHO OF A NOISE
THE ECHO OF A NOISE
11/29 - 12/17/2016


Having performed alone on the stages of the world for well over seven thousand times, Uys has learnt that every show is the first and ...

LIFE
LIFE
5/3 - 4/28/2016


LIFE, directed by Tara Notcutt, is the new stand-up comedy show from multi-award winning comedian Rob van Vuuren that will run at the Baxter Golden ...

Missing
Missing
2/27 - 2/22/2014


Robert Khalipa has been living in exile in Stockholm, Sweden, for over 30 years, with his wife, Anna Olson, who has inherited her father’s large ...

Scrooge!
Scrooge!
12/4 - 1/25/2014


Marc Lottering is Scrooge in Lara Foot’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol at the Baxter Theatre starring Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Andrew Buckland and Christo ...

Loyiso Gola live
Loyiso Gola live
11/19 - 11/23/2013


South Africa’s number one stand-up comedian Loyiso Gola is back doing a live stand-up comedy show. The award-winning comedy act will be dishing out his ...

Baxter Dance Festival 2013
Baxter Dance Festival 2013
10/3 - 10/12/2013


Dance lovers are in for a treat this year when the annual Baxter Dance Festival kicks off with a jam-packed line-up of the mother city’s ...

STARS OF THE BALLET MOSCOW
6/26 - 6/30/2013


Following their successful South African tour in 2011, Stars of the Ballet Moscow return for a nationwide tour in June 2013. Yuri Vetrov, former director ...


With Stanislav Angelov (accordion), Beverley Chiat (soprano) and Nicky Cencherle (tenor), this trio is sure to take your breath away and put a song in ...


The Cape Town Male Voice Choir was established in 1976 and has a membership of over 40 singers operating in 4-part harmony. Members come from ...


The SA College High School Big Band takes you on a journey of nostalgia featuring great hits from the Big Band Golden Era. The SA ...

THE AFRICAN PASSION
3/28 - 3/31/2013


The African Passion is a brand-new gospel opera, funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, which is touring South Africa in March/April 2013 to ...


We welcome three members of the South African Soprano ensemble to our stage. They will captivate, dazzle and awe you with their voices, and will ...

MEN'S ISSUE
2/5 - 2/23/2013


Cape Town funny men Stuart Taylor and Kurt Schoonraad team up with radio personality Nigel Pierce of Good Hope FM and award-winning director Heinrich Reisenhofer ...


A show where you will go on an emotional rollercoaster with songs that are touching, moving, and, yes, definitely fun! Marika will present songs from ...


Their love for music started from an early age and they first used their talents in church choirs. This group was formed in May 2012 ...

KALAHARI KAROO BLUES
1/9 - 1/19/2013


In an exclusive concert for Cape Town, David Kramer brings together eccentric musicians from the far corners of Southern Africa - the Kalahari, the Hardeveld ...

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