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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC to Open at Theatre on the Bay With Jonathan Roxmouth
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2026

Cape Town Opera will present Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay, featuring Jonathan Roxmouth, Samantha Peo, and Fleur du Cap Award winner Brittany Smith.

Nominees Revealed For 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2026

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has been renamed the Cape Town Theatre Awards, marking a new chapter under a newly established NPO. CATS leads with 11 nominations among 65 eligible productions across 23 categories.

Cape Town Opera Reveals Casts & Creatives For 2026 Production And An International Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2026

Cape Town Opera (CTO) has revealed the details of each production in its 2026 season, announcing, among other highlights, a five-city international tour of Porgy and Bess. 

Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Artscape
by Judith Herbig - Feb 25, 2026

Sumptuous design, assured dancing and clear storytelling combine to create a Nutcracker that is both elegant and utterly engrossing.

Cape Ballet Africa's THE NUTCRACKER Comes to Artscape in February 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2025

The Mother City will finally have the chance to experience the mother of all ballets when the magic of Cape Ballet Africa's The Nutcracker is performed at Artscape's Opera House in February.

Cape Ballet Africa Returns To The Drama Factory
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025

Cape Ballet Africa presents a new programme of short works at the Drama Factory where the Company enjoyed presenting work in 2024. Learn more about the performance here!

Cape Town Opera Will Host SHORTS: A Festival Of Short Operas
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2025

After a sold-out season of My Fair Lady at Artscape, Cape Town Opera (CTO), Africa's leading opera company, will host Shorts: A Festival of SHORT Operas!  at The Wave theatre.

Review: THE NUTCRACKER at the the Artscape Theatre Centre Is a Lush, Festive Treat
by Jaime Uranovsky - Dec 24, 2024

In December 2022, I had the honour of seeing Veronica Paeper and Cape Town City Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER. The same talented production team returns this season to stage this timeless ballet again. The result is just as beautiful as when I watched it two years ago. While this year’s production takes place in the Theatre rather than the larger Opera House, the production does not lose any of the magic from the 2022 production.

Cape Town Opera Unveils 2025 Season Featuring Shakespeare in the Park and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 23, 2024

Cape Town Opera has unveiled its lineup of productions and events for 2025. 2024 marked CTO's 25th anniversary and sees the company bringing the year to a close with the hit musical My Fair Lady at Artscape. See what's up next for the company!

Review: BLONDE POISON at Baxter Studio - Baxter Theatre Centre
by Michelle B Lewis - Jun 20, 2024

BLONDE POISON is a must-see production, offering a profound reflection on human choices in the face of unimaginable threat.

SHORTS-A Festival Of Pocket Operas Comes to Cape Town Opera
by Stephi Wild - Mar 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.

EgoPo's 30th Anniversary Crossing Oceans Season Opens With Lorraine Hansberry's LES BLANCS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2023

EgoPo’s 30th Anniversary Crossing Oceans Season, co-presented with South African and Indonesian partners, kicks off its first production with an immersive regional premiere of Lorraine Hansberry’s Les Blancs.

Review: CINDERELLA (CENDRILLON) at Artscape Opera House Is a Magical Blend of Opera, Ballet and Dialogue
by Jaime Uranovsky - Jul 5, 2023

Everyone has been acquainted with the story of CINDERELLA in some way, shape or form. What not everyone has experienced is this timeless tale told through a mixture of opera, ballet and acting. Indeed, this self-aware adaptation of Pauline Viardot’s chamber opera CINDERELLA (CENDRILLON), presented by Cape Town Opera with AM Productions

Interview: Janelle Visagie chats about CINDERELLA and playing one of the step-sisters
by Faeron Wheeler - Jun 28, 2023

An enchanting operatic production of CINDERELLA is coming to the Artscape Opera House from 4 to 8 July 2023. Presented by Cape Town Opera (CTO) in association with AM Productions, this is the South African premiere of this brand-new adaptation of Pauline Viardot’s chamber opera CENDRILLON.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Reveals 2023 Fall Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2023

The 18th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival has announced its September program titled Tennessee Williams: Science Fiction and Fantasy. 

CINDERELLA Comes to Artscape in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2023

An enchanting operatic production of Cinderella will come to life in the upcoming winter school holidays in a spectacular family-friendly production at the Artscape Opera House from 4 to 8 July 2023. 

Feature: 58TH 2023 FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS at Oude Libertas Amphitheatre
by Faeron Wheeler - Mar 28, 2023

The stars and beautiful people came out to play at the 58th FLEUR DU CAP AWARDS last Sunday night - 26 March 2023. It was such a treat to be surrounded by so many great theatre makers and talented human beings, as well as to honour those who have done incredible things in the last year.

58th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Winners Announced
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2023

It was a glittering affair at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 26 March, when the winners of the 58th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards were announced. The event was one of many celebrating World Theatre Day globally on the 27th of March.  

Nominations Announced For the Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023

The Distell Group and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards panel have announced the anticipated list of nominees in contention for the prestigious awards which reward outstanding work in the theatre industry annually. 

Review: CINDERELLA at the Artscape
by Faeron Wheeler - Feb 9, 2023

OK, so you don’t go to see CINDERELLA for the plot. What you do want to see is all of the gorgeous costumes, the brilliant set and the dancing to an incredible score. If you pick the right performance, you also get the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra playing live as the dancers move on stage. It all comes together in quite a magical moment.