Browse photos from theatre in South Africa including opening nights, red carpets, production shots, concerts & special events.
Wêla Kapêla Productions will present Die Siel van Eugene Marais at Centurion Theatre for two performances only, starring award-winning actor Daniel Anderson with piano accompaniment by Paul Ferreira.
OAK Youth Theatre's production of HERCULES is drawing praise from South Africa's performing arts community at the Fairtree Atterbury Theatre, following the company's recent Naledi Theatre Awards nominations.
Mzansi Youth Choir will bring MZANSI UNBOUND to Soweto Theatre for two performances, blending township rhythms, Gospel, Reggae, and global anthems fresh from stages including America's Got Talent and the FIFA World Cup.
Three-time National Arts Festival Ovation Award winner Dalin Oliver will kick off his largest national tour with STUCK IN DUBAI, beginning in Cape Town before hitting stages across South Africa and internationally.
How Now Brown Cow will present the South African premiere of Suzie Miller's Tony and Olivier Award-winning legal drama Prima Facie, directed by Neil Coppen, with Danica De La Rey Jones performing at The Baxter and the Market Theatre.
Cape Town City Ballet will present highlights from Swan Lake Act II and Raymonda at the Adam Small Theatre in Stellenbosch, with tickets ranging from R175 to R350.
Theatre on the Square and African Tree Productions will present WORDS AND NIGHTMARES, written and performed by Seiphemo Motswiri and directed by Themba Mkhoma, exploring a journalist's immersion in war victims' stories.
Award-winning South African vocalist Brenda Mtambo will bring AMAHUBO KA GOGO to Johannesburg and Durban, a theatre production celebrating faith, family, and hymns that have shaped generations of South Africans.
The Masque's annual One-Act Play Festival will present four world premiere productions by South African playwrights, each followed by a hosted discussion with the writers, directors, and cast.
Scenario Youth announced that young performer Gideon van Biljon will take on the title role in its 2026 production of PETER PAN JR.
Jessica Haines' one-woman show ONCE UPON A TEACUP, a 70-minute work of physical, visual, and shadow theatre directed by James Cunningham, heads to Theatre on the Square in Sandton after its world premiere in Sri Lanka.
Cape Town Opera will present The Cunning Little Vixen at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone, featuring an English adaptation by Librettist in Residence Alan Olejniczak and marking director Fiona du Plooy's operatic directorial debut.
Timed to coincide with Youth Day, 365 dancers from over 20 Western Cape training organisations performed at Artscape in CENTRE STAGE, a fundraiser supporting Cape Town City Ballet's productions and initiatives.
A new stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel will run at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg, with Alan Committie returning as Hercule Poirot alongside a cast of Christie favourites.
Waterfront Theatre School will present the South African premiere of the Tony Award-nominated musical SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Artscape Arena, directed by Paul Griffiths with choreography by Ursula Lubbe.
Members of the original Sarafina! cast, including Baby Cele and Dumisani Dlamini, will reunite for a special 56-minute performance at the Market Theatre's 50th birthday celebration — their first time performing together since 1991.
On Cue Theatre will present THE ADVENTURES OF THUMBELINA at Theatre On the Square in Sandton, directed and choreographed by Litzy Katz, starring Gorata Mathebula, Lisa de Wet, Luzuko Gqiba, and Kevin Theron.
South African comedian Kurt Schoonraad brings his one-man show back to Café Roux and the Baxter Theatre, where he first performed his debut show over two decades ago.
Brett Bailey and Third World Bunfight will present THE ROUTES OF SOUND at Spier Wine Farm, expanding the intimate music series to three winter weekends featuring more than 40 local musicians across distinctive estate spaces.
Roodepoort Theatre and Stageworx will present THE BIG BAD MUSICAL, a family courtroom comedy musical featuring a cast of 30 performers and original music, where audiences serve as jury to decide the Big Bad Wolf's fate.
Bizzy Hands Puppet Company will present WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS?, an Afrikaans puppet production inspired by The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, at Die Centurion Teater in South Africa.
Pretoria Youth Theatre announced the return of THE FROG PRINCESS to the Irene Village Theatre in Pretoria, following a run last year.
Scenario Youth has announced the full cast for its Youth Flagship Production of PETER PAN JR at Die Centurion Teater, with Erich Jordaan, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Sweeney Todd, set to play Peter Pan.
Former CAPAB and Cape Town City Ballet principals Laura Bosenberg and Janet Lindup will make special guest appearances in Veronica Paeper's ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at Artscape, performed live by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
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.
SparkHub, a collective of young theatre makers, announced plans to participate in the National Arts Festival in South Africa, with a focus on uplifting emerging local talent.
The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has been renamed the Cape Town Theatre Awards, marking a new chapter under a newly established NPO.
Joburg Ballet announced a fundraising initiative at RMB Latitudes Art Fair, where artist Guy du Toit and Everard Read Gallery donated the first edition of his CYGNETS sculpture to support the company's Pointe Shoe fund.
POPArt Theatre in Johannesburg will present MAKING WINE IN SCOTLAND, a dystopian three-man play exploring capitalism and climate change that premiered at the 2024 National Arts Festival.
How Now Brown Cow will present Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS at The Baxter Studio, directed by Jay Pather, with Mark Elderkin and Mwenya Kabwe, before transferring to Theatre On The Square in Johannesburg.
Joburg Ballet Academy will present its 2026 Debut Dancer Bursary Award at the Roodepoort Theatre, featuring 10 finalists aged 13-14 competing before a panel of judges from the Cecchetti Society and Royal Academy of Dance.
Cape Town City Ballet will present ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at the Artscape Opera House, featuring choreography by Veronica Paeper and a live performance by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
KickstArt Theatre will present Steven Stead's PUSS IN BOOTS at The Baxter's Pam Golding Theatre in Cape Town, marking the production's first staging in the city since its 2015 premiere.
Cape Rep Theatre is opening its 2026 season with 9-BALL, written and directed by Art Devine.
The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy will present KILLER QUEEN, a dance production celebrating the music of Queen, at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town, featuring choreography from over a dozen choreographers and LAMTA students across all three years.
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Max Angioni - ANCHE MENO – ROUND FINALE Piazza Europa (7/22-7/22) |
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MAMMA MIA! The Musical! Teatro at Montecasino (10/16-11/22) |
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Audition Workshop Pinelands Players (7/25-7/25) |
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Stand up Comedy in broken English Victor Patrascan in Johannesburg Wits Theatre Complex (7/18-7/18) |
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NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR Teatro at Montecasino (7/29-8/02) |
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MAMMA MIA! The Musical! Artscape Theatre (9/03-10/11) |
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Hercules Fairtree Atterbury Theatre (7/09-7/19) |
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Stand up Comedy in broken English - Victor Patrascan in Cape Town The Outlore Base (7/16-7/17) |
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Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026 Mapo Club (9/01-9/01) |
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MAMMA MIA! Artscape Theatre (9/03-10/11) |
