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Theatre on the Bay

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Cape Town

Upcoming Shows

Killer Queen

Jun 4 – Jun 20, 2026

Killer Queen is an annual dance production from the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy (LAMTA) celebrating the iconic music of Queen through powerful choreography, striking...

A Little Night Music

Jun 30 – Jul 12, 2026

Cape Town Opera presents Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, directed by Fred Abrahamse with set design also by Abrahamse, at Theatre on the Bay...


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Review: ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at Artscape Opera House


by Kim R2 - June 14, 2026

A hilarious, gorgeous 1920s reimagining of the Greek myth. Veronica Paeper's classic choreography meets dazzling sets, varied costumes and standout performances from the principals and the ensemble. Showing until 21 June, tickets from R225....

Review: ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at Artscape


by Judith Herbig - June 13, 2026

A visually stunning production with exquisite costumes, inventive sets and a wonderfully humorous 1920s twist on the classic myth. The principal dancers' superb technique and thrilling virtuoso performances had the audience gasping, applauding and thoroughly entertained throughout....

Review: KILLER QUEEN at Theatre On The Bay


by Judith Herbig - June 09, 2026

Killer Queen is a vibrant, high-energy celebration of Queen's music, brought to life by LAMTA's exceptionally talented dancers and singers. With exciting choreography, stunning visuals, colourful costumes and infectious enthusiasm, the production is both nostalgic and thrilling....

Review: CONSTELLATIONS at Baxter Theatre Studio


by Kim R2 - June 07, 2026

A riveting production of Nick Payne's Constellations at the Baxter Theatre Studio. Director Jay Pather and performers Mwenya Kabwe and Mark Elderkin deliver a technically precise, emotionally devastating exploration of love across infinite possibilities....

Review: PLEASE, DON'T CALL ME MOFFIE at Artscape Arena


by Kim R2 - June 04, 2026

The specific context of PLEASE, DON'T CALL ME MOFFIE is unambiguously Cape Town, Coloured and queer, and at the same time unambiguously universal. This is a story you need to see....

Review: COMMISSION CONTINUA at Masambe At The Baxter


by Judith Herbig - June 02, 2026

Commission Continua is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful production that uses striking theatrical imagery to question whether South Africa's many commissions of inquiry have achieved meaningful justice or simply generated more paperwork. Anchored by an extraordinary central performance, i...

Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at The Masque Theatre & Milnerton Playhouse


by Judith Herbig - May 21, 2026

A polished and highly entertaining production with excellent singing, sharp comic performances and beautifully slick set changes. Stylish costumes, standout performances and the wonderfully dark humour of the musical make it a thoroughly enjoyable night at the theatre....

Review: GEORGES BIZET'S CARMEN at Artscape Opera House


by Kim R2 - May 20, 2026

Cape Town Opera's presentation of Georges Bizet's Carmen is red, funny and devastating: everything you didn't know opera could be....

Review: THE FOOL'S GUIDE ... TO LIVING AND DYING ... at Drama Factory


by Kim R2 - May 18, 2026

Buckland's entire body of work since the 80s argues that comedy is not a lower art form. THE FOOL'S GUIDE makes that case again, with a nuanced knack....

Review: THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER at Artscape Arena


by Kim R2 - May 15, 2026

The play runs 80 minutes, a comfortable length of time in which to confront distinctly uncomfortable themes that are uncomfortable because they are universal. This show deserves to be seen and, perhaps more importantly, heard....

Past Shows

BEYOND - A Fantasy Cirque Experience

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

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

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

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

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...

Alan Committie's Apocalaughs Now!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Videos


MAMMA MIA! The Musical! in South Africa MAMMA MIA! The Musical!
Artscape Opera House (9/03-10/11)
MAMMA MIA! The Musical! in South Africa MAMMA MIA! The Musical!
Artscape Theatre (9/03-10/11)
The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair in South Africa The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair
Star Theatre, Homecoming Centre (7/01-7/05)
Swan Lake in South Africa Swan Lake
Teatro at Montecasino (8/07-8/21)
MAMMA MIA! in South Africa MAMMA MIA!
Teatro at Montecasino (10/16-11/22)
Audition Workshop in South Africa Audition Workshop
Pinelands Players (7/25-7/25)
Stand up Comedy in broken English  Victor Patrascan in Johannesburg in South Africa Stand up Comedy in broken English Victor Patrascan in Johannesburg
Wits Theatre Complex (7/18-7/18)
MAMMA MIA! in South Africa MAMMA MIA!
Artscape Opera House (9/03-10/11)
Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026 in South Africa Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026
Mapo Club (9/01-9/01)
Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026 in South Africa Enrico Brignano - Bello di Mamma 2026
Piazza del Duomo di Pistoia (7/06-7/06)