Review: PUPPET POWER at Theatre On The Bay
by Judith Herbig - February 10, 2026
A sharp, silly and fearless comedy ride where smart political satire meets mischievous puppets and riotous audience interaction....
Review: THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH at Milnerton Playhouse
by Judith Herbig - February 05, 2026
A gripping courtroom drama. Strong, well-rehearsed direction, a functional and clever set. Standout performances from Tumelo Mogashoa, Gillian Vosloo and Kendra Maduray....
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT gives a taste of La Dolce Vita at Maynardville
by Faeron Wheeler - February 02, 2026
If you're like many people who have difficulty telling Shakespeare's comedies apart, just remember that TWELFTH NIGHT is the one with the yellow stockings. It's also the one that's on at Maynardville for their 2026 season....
Review: THE OPERA SINGER at Baxter Studio
by Judith Herbig - January 23, 2026
A riveting two-hander, The Opera Singer peels back the diva’s glamour to reveal vulnerability and truth. Fiona Ramsay is magnetic, Owain Rhys Davies compelling. Sharp writing, elegant design, superb pacing....
Review: LISTENING TO WALLS WEAR OFF THEIR COLOUR at Baxter Theatre
by Michelle B Lewis - January 21, 2026
Listening to Walls Wear Off Their Colour is an intimate, thought-provoking experience that demands more than passive observation. From the moment the performance begins, the audience is called to be still, to sit back and listen, allowing the narrator’s voice to guide reflection....
Review: COLLEEN THE MUSICAL at Pam Golding Theatre At The Baxter
by Michelle B Lewis - December 27, 2025
Colleen the Musical arrives with a flourish of sass, sparkle and unmistakeable Cape Town flavour. It is a joyous return that few could have predicted yet many will celebrate....
Review: MOANA JR at THEATRE ARTS
by Judith Herbig - December 17, 2025
MOANA JR. at Theatre Arts Observatory, directed by Sonwa Sakuba, is joyful, visually rich holiday theatre, captivating young audiences with a story of courage, self-belief and bravery....
Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND - A PANTOMIME is good fun for all
by Faeron Wheeler - December 03, 2025
I'm pretty sure that you will love ALICE IN WONDERLAND - A PANTO (and don't you tell me 'oh no, I won't' because I'll just say 'oh yes, you will'). It's a true pantomime with all the audience interaction hijinks and hilarity. It's a lot of fun!...
Past Shows
NOISES OFF
Aug 28 – Sep 14, 2025
BEYOND - A Fantasy Cirque Experience
Jul 16 – Jul 27, 2025
Prepare to be mesmerised by ‘BEYOND’, an enchanting fusion of dance, music, and mystique that invites you to explore the extraordinary. LAMTA’s new dance production...
BEYOND - A Fantasy Cirque Experience
Jul 16 – Jul 27, 2025
Prepare to be mesmerised by ‘BEYOND’, an enchanting fusion of dance, music, and mystique that invites you to explore the extraordinary. LAMTA’s new dance production...
HOLLYWOOD
Oct 14 – Oct 26, 2024
Join us as LAMTA's captivating dance production, 'Hollywood', returns to Theatre on the Bay in Camps Bay this October following its sold-out success earlier this year. Prepare...
A Streetcar Named Desire
Aug 14 – Aug 24, 2024
LAMTA announces its next production, *A Streetcar Named Desire,* at Theatre on the Bay from 14 August 2024.Following the success of *Hollywood,* LAMTA’s next production...
HOLLYWOOD
Jun 19 – Jun 29, 2024
The Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy will present their dance production - Hollywood - set to light up the stage from 19th to 29th June 2024 at...
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Sep 16 – Oct 8, 2022
Gloucester Productions presents Edward Albee's WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF.Directed by Sylvaine Strike.Dates: 16 September to 8 October, 2022 at Theatre On The Bay.Edward Albees...
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Sep 16 – Oct 8, 2022
Gloucester Productions presents Edward Albee's WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF.Directed by Sylvaine Strike.Dates: 16 September to 8 October, 2022 at Theatre On The Bay.Edward Albees...
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Sep 16 – Oct 8, 2022
Gloucester Productions presents Edward Albee's WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF.Directed by Sylvaine Strike.Dates: 16 September to 8 October, 2022 at Theatre On The Bay.Edward Albees...
Pieter Toerien presents Paul Slabolepszy's FORDSBURG'S FINEST
Aug 19 – Sep 10, 2022
Pieter Toerien presents Paul Slabolepszy's hit play, FORDSBURG'S FINEST at Theatre On The Bay.Directed by Bobby Heaney.Dates: 19 August - 10 September 2022FORDSBURG'S FINEST is...
Alan Committie's Apocalaughs Now!
Apr 23 – Jun 19, 2021
Attention comedy fans! Due to the huge demand Theatre On The Bay has added 3 extra weekends of shows, AND a 5pm matinee on Sat...
Alan Committie's Apocalaughs Now!
Apr 23 – May 15, 2021
Theatre on the bay is thrilled to announce we are re-opening our doors FROM the 23rd April, for Friday & Saturday night performances only! (If...
HONKY CATS
Jan 16 – Jan 27, 2018
Ian von Memerty, South Africa's "Prince of the Piano," will pay tribute to the world's "King of the Keyboard," Elton John in HONKY CATS this...
PLANET MIRTH
Dec 6 – Jan 13, 2018
In PLANET MIRTH, Alan Committie presents a docu-comedy in the highest definition and promises all the infectious energy, physical hi-jinks, witty wordplay and hysterical observations...
ROCCO'S XMAS PIANO
Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2017
After playing to capacity houses with AMAZING GRACE in 2017 at Theatre on the Bay, popular pianist Rocco de Villiers is back with a fun-filled...
RECUERDOS
Nov 21 – Nov 25, 2017
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning South African based guitarist James Grace will appear at Theatre on the Bay for the first time this November. Grace will...
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
Nov 1 – Nov 18, 2017
Directed by Alan Committie, the comedian who is always high on laughs, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG returns to Theatre on the Bay this November...
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
Oct 17 – Oct 28, 2017
Aaron Posner's play, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, is adapted from the bestselling novel by Chaim Potok. For as long as he can remember, Asher...
SANTA'S STORY
Oct 10 – Oct 15, 2017
SANTA’S STORY is a moving, one-woman show depicting Santa Pelham’s journey of courage, hope and inspiration through discrimination to heartbreaking losses – a triumph of...
A HANDFUL OF KEYS
Aug 30 – Oct 8, 2017
A HANDFUL OF KEYS, South Africa's most successful musical revue ever, will return to Theatre on the Bay from the end of August. Launched in...
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
Aug 2 – Aug 19, 2017
On a remote manor called Mandacrest, something is amiss. Between the horrors of a marauding beast terrorising the estate and the looming presence of the...
SYNERGY
Jul 18 – Jul 30, 2017
In SYNERGY, Ian and Vivienne von Memerty combine 26 years of life's struggles with their creative partnership to bring fresh insight into the synergy that...
LAUGHING MATTERS
Dec 6 – Jan 14, 2017
In LAUGHING MATTERS, Alan Committie puts laughter at the top of the country's agenda again. In this all-new stand-up show, he will unpack the importance...
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
Jul 20 – Aug 6, 2016
Written by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro with music by Jimmy Roberts, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is Off-Broadway's love letter to the...
KEYBOARD KILLERS
Jun 29 – Jul 17, 2016
Of the millions of people who play the piano, only a few rare individuals create music and lyrics that inspire all humanity for decades. In...
Sweeney Todd
Feb 19 – Apr 9, 2016
Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre will play host to Steven Stead's production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's...
ADAPT OR FLY
Jan 7 – Jan 25, 2014
Pieter-Dirk Uys will have you rolling in the aisles with his unique brand of satire. ADAPT OR FLY is a personal political comedy-trek along a...
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Oct 28 – Jan 4, 2014
In 2005 Pieter Toerien decided to bring audiences at Theatre on the Bay iconic musicals from Broadway and the West End, and the tradition of...
BLOOD BROTHERS
Sep 10 – Oct 20, 2013
24 years in the West End – now in South Africa for the first time! By Willy Russell, multi award-winning author and screenwriter of EDUCATING...
THE RISE OF... THE INSANITY LEAGUE
Aug 13 – Aug 31, 2013
A comedy movement, this trio have teamed up to deliver a sketch comedy show which pokes, provokes and tickles in all the right places and...
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
Jul 10 – Aug 3, 2013
Don't be the only couple who doesn't know what everybody is talking about around the braai, cocktails, dinner table or high-tea! Make sure you see...
HATS OFF!
Jun 26 – Jul 7, 2013
In HATS OFF! Jonathan Roxmouth and Louis Zurnamer team up to revisit the madcap musical antics of famous British comedy duo, Michael Flanders and Donald...
VENUS IN FUR
Jun 5 – Jun 22, 2013
VENUS IN FUR introduces us to Vanda, an unusually talented young actress determined to land the lead in celebrated playwright Thomas' new play, based on...
TWITCH
May 15 – Jun 1, 2013
Four twitchers in a bird-hide, somewhere in the Kruger National Park. They're taking part in a major birding competition. The first prize is a trip...
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
Apr 17 – May 11, 2013
DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER is a nifty comedy farce about double adultery and gourmet cooking that will have you crying with laughter and begging for...
AN ABSOLUTE TURKEY
Mar 12 – Mar 23, 2013
Georges Feydeau’s classic French farce. Director Christopher Weare uses some of the most recognisable pop art of the 1960s, live on stage folly, and iconic...
NOEL AND GERTIE
Feb 19 – Mar 9, 2013
This witty and moving show, affectionately crafted from diaries and letters between Coward and his stage partner, Gertrude Lawrence, tells the story of the professional...
FASCINATING AIDA: THE CHEAP FLIGHTS TOUR
Jan 29 – Feb 16, 2013
Continuing their smash-hit, sell-out international tour, three times Olivier Award-nominated (and now global internet sensation) FASCINATING AIDA are still Britain's best comedy cabaret trio. This...
CABARET
Aug 14 – Oct 6, 2012
"What good is sitting alone in your room? Come to the CABARET!" Set in Berlin’s seedy Kit Kat Club, under the ominous presence of the...
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