South Africa Theatre Newsroom

We spoke to the founder of The Endellion Theatre Company, JONATHAN WALKER-KANE who has directed prolifically over the past 3 decades, touring with a wealth of productions in the UK. The Andrew Lloyd Webber hit TELL ME ON A SUNDAY is his first production in South Africa.

Most of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals comprise a large cast and elaborate sets. TELL ME ON A SUNDAY is different: this understated, one-woman musical tells the story of Emma, a Brit who journeys to America to find a man and who ends up finding herself along the way.

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 sequel is somehow even better than the original.

The College of Magic's new show, UNBELIEVABLE, comes to Artscape for four shows only on 8 and 9 June. 

Joburg Ballet will partner with the Friends of the Ballet and The South African Ballet Theatre Trust to present a Mother's Day Ballet Lunch on Sunday 12 May at 12h30 for 13h00 at Beechwood Gardens, Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

Internationally acclaimed one woman play, My Left Breast, makes its South African debut at The Theatre On The Square with award winning actor Shannon Esra reprising a role she has played before.

African Hidden Champions will host an exclusive Soirée on April 24, 2024, in Johannesburg to convene and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit with top African founders taking on the global stage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

South Africa can now witness the star power live on stage of the winner and top 3 finalists from Indian Idol Season 14. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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

FINDING THE LIGHT - AN EVENING WITH MUSICAL THEATRE STARS is set to hit the Artscape Opera House stage this week. The star-studded lineup of both local and international musical theatre stars is sure to make it a performance audiences won't soon forget.

The 14th Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa (SSFSA) takes place from 8 to 27 May 2024 at the Star Theatre at the District Six Homecoming Centre in Cape Town. 

YOUR PERFECT LIFE took audiences by storm when it made its debut at the National Arts Festival in 2019. The production, which is loosely inspired by the lives of the two writers and performers, Erika Breytenbach-Marais and Faeron Wheeler, snatched up two Standard Bank Ovation Awards – one in 2019 and another in 2021.

Showtime Promotions will present COMEDY FIESTA, bringing together renowned comedians for an evening of rip-roaring laughter. The event features the likes of Muthu Murugan, Koobeshen Naidoo, Henry Ramkissoon, Logie Naidoo & Pravesh Mungaldave.

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 QUEEN: IT'S A KINDA MAGIC tribute show returns to Joburg Theatre from 5 April to 14 April. The Rock Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce star Italian conductor Roberto Molinelli who has collaborated with such artists as Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, the Russian Philharmonic and South Africa's own Belinda Davids.

The PAW Patrol are on a roll and heading to South Africa this June for the action-packed, music-filled, live stage production, PAW Patrol Live! “Race to the Rescue”. 

At its core, SPRING AWAKENING is a coming-of-age tale that resonates across generations. The play follows a group of teenagers as they navigate the turbulence of adolescence, longing for knowledge about the mysteries of womanhood, the trauma of abuse and the challenges of societal norms. This production breathes new life into a timeless story of adolescent rebellion, sexual awakening and the search for identity.

Brent Palmer’s award winning urban drama, KING GEORGE, comes to Theatre on the Square from 23rd April to 4th May 2024. 

Internationally acclaimed and multiple award-winning The King Of Broken Things is coming to The Baxter in May.

The Songmakers' Guild will present A Poet's Journey with cycles and pieces by Beethoven and Schumann starring a world class duo -  tenor Siyabonga Maqungo and pianist Florian Uhlig-  in a program that will showcase two masterpieces of German Lieder: Beethoven's ‘An die ferne Geliebte' and another rendition of Schumann's poignant ‘Dichterliebe'.

I am so glad I got to catch MAMMA MIA here in Cape Town. This cast is brilliant - you will have an ABBA-solutely fantastic time, you will want to get up and be the Dancing Queen, and you will certainly be saying 'thank you for the music' by the end of the show.

Following the success of their previous shows 'Country Roads' and 'We Built This City – A Tribute to the 80s' at The Drama Factory last year, The Morning After Band, a polished and highly sought-after band based in Johannesburg, has announced their upcoming event, 'Rock Around The Clock', a captivating showcase of popular music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

During my adolescence, the annual one-act play festival held at my high school was the highlight of my academic year. So, whenever I hear that a one-play festival is being staged, I am filled with excitement and nostalgia. For the first time, the Masque Theatre has introduced what will become its annual one-act play festival, providing local playwrights with an opportunity to stage their original works. I was delighted to attend two such plays.

Tochi Bright Clement, widely known as Kourage Beatz NSI, is the CEO and founder of NSI Nation, formerly NSI RECORDS. Established in 2022, NSI Nation, now partnered with ONErpm Distribution as of 2024, aims to empower independent African and global artists by offering A&R, marketing, sync licensing, and publishing services.

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