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THEATRE

Lebo M’s legacy goes live
Friday
/ 9 April 2025

Lebo M’s legacy goes live

The multi-talented South African musician is set to celebrate his career with a performance in Cape Town

By Lesego Chepape
The sea takes, the stage remembers
Friday
/ 4 March 2025

The sea takes, the stage remembers

Production is a poetic, immersive elegy which turns loss at sea into theatre’s most powerful tide

By Sean O Toole
Diary: Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Protest theatre classic returns, Ayanda Jiya in Durban
Friday
/ 21 February 2025

Diary: Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Protest theatre classic returns, Ayanda Jiya in Durban

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Kibo Ngowi
Pantomime: The beauty of festive storytelling
Friday
/ 21 November 2024

Pantomime: The beauty of festive storytelling

Janice Honeyman’s production brings magic to Joburg audiences

By Keitumetse Modise
A new species of performance for unruly play about Cape’s human-baboon conflict
Friday
/ 28 October 2024

A new species of performance for unruly play about Cape’s human-baboon conflict

Theatre offers an unlikely space for Cape Peninsula communities to connect and deal with the problem of living with baboons

By Isabel Olson
Actors carry Lumumba’s story in their bones
Friday
/ 26 September 2024

Actors carry Lumumba’s story in their bones

Katanga, January 17 is a recounting of martyr for African unity Patrice Lumumba’s life

By Keitumetse Modise
Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
Opinion
/ 17 September 2024

Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

Activists, governments and organisations, local and international, are working to end gender-based violence but theatre, song lyrics and street art can also be used

By Robert Kigongo
Kgomotso Matsunyane’s latest play will ruffle feathers
Friday
/ 18 June 2024

Kgomotso Matsunyane’s latest play will ruffle feathers

Artist is set to captivate arts festival audiences with her fearless exploration of complex themes and profound storytelling

By Lesego Chepape
The stage is set for a cracker of a National Arts Festival 
Friday
/ 18 June 2024

The stage is set for a cracker of a National Arts Festival 

National Arts Festival continues to create platforms for creatives, 50 years later

By Lesego Chepape
Columnist Calland captures state capture for stage
Friday
/ 26 April 2024

Columnist Calland captures state capture for stage

A new play by a new playwright explores shenanigans in South Africa’s politics

By Charles Leonard
Aficionado notes brilliant use of music in state capture play
Friday
/ 25 April 2024

Aficionado notes brilliant use of music in state capture play

The political drama about corruption and power is clever, gripping and insightful

By Charles Leonard
‘Politics is theatre, after all’
Friday
/ 31 January 2024

‘Politics is theatre, after all’

A veteran South African journalist with a background in comedy is staging a unique new show of ‘performance journalism’

By Charles Leonard
It is that stage of the year again ….
Friday
/ 7 December 2023

It is that stage of the year again ….

Put a visit to the theatre on your entertainment bucket list — and tickets would make a great gift

By Greg Homann
Solace and unity in laughter
Friday
/ 24 November 2023

Solace and unity in laughter

Comedy has a role in helping us understand our complex nation and in healing cultural rifts

By Greg Homann
Novel role for literature on stage
Friday
/ 14 October 2023

Novel role for literature on stage

Compelling, popular theatre adaptations distil the very essence of written stories for audiences

By Greg Homann
Playing with local languages
Friday
/ 11 August 2023

Playing with local languages

Shakespeare is a dirty word …

By Greg Homann
One-hander about a woman assassin hits hard
Friday
/ 22 July 2023

One-hander about a woman assassin hits hard

‘Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater’ navigates the complexity of a female killer for the IFP

By Kimberley Schoeman
Damon Galgut’s The Promise to hit the stage
Friday
/ 3 June 2023

Damon Galgut’s The Promise to hit the stage

Lauded novel has been adapted into a play, set to hit local stages later this year

By Kimberley Schoeman
Gregory Maqoma and William Kentridge: Exploring the violence done to African bodies
Friday
/ 16 April 2023

Gregory Maqoma and William Kentridge: Exploring the violence done to African bodies

Choreographer Gregory Maqoma navigates grief and trauma through tradition and dance in his collaboration with artist William Kentridge, The Head & The Load

By Bongeka Gumede and Kimberley Schoeman
‘Peter Pan’ is coming to the Joburg Theatre
Friday
/ 7 February 2023

‘Peter Pan’ is coming to the Joburg Theatre

Theatre-maker Janice Honeyman’s reimagining of the tale is set to open in November

By Bongeka Gumede
Joburg Theatre’s ‘Adventures in Pantoland’ is a fun mash-up-mega-mix
Friday
/ 14 December 2022

Joburg Theatre’s ‘Adventures in Pantoland’ is a fun mash-up-mega-mix

Didintle Khunou speaks on her panto debut as Snow White in this festive season all-star performance

By Kgomotso Moncho Maripane
Staging magic for the children
Friday
/ 3 December 2022

Staging magic for the children

Keep kids entertained and stimulated during the holidays with these festive theatre productions

By Kgomotso Moncho Maripane
10 Things you didn’t know about opera
Friday
/ 30 September 2022

10 Things you didn’t know about opera

Opera is about so much more than vocally gifted people singing in a foreign language — the genre has notched up a few scandals and interesting titbits in its 400-plus years.

By The Opera Virgin
Playwright and performance artist Slindile Mthembu explores theatre in the ‘third space’
Friday
/ 12 September 2022

Playwright and performance artist Slindile Mthembu explores theatre in the ‘third space’

By fighting for her artistic voice, she is taking the evolution of theatre beyond the traditional realm

By Kgomotso Moncho Maripane
Exploring theatre in the ‘third space’ with Slindile Mthembu
Friday
/ 2 September 2022

Exploring theatre in the ‘third space’ with Slindile Mthembu

By fighting for her artistic voice, theatre-maker, playwright and 2022 M&G 200 Young South African, Slindile Mthembu, is taking the evolution of theatre beyond the traditional

By Kgomotso Moncho Maripane
The Opera Virgin attends ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Friday
/ 15 August 2022

The Opera Virgin attends ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

Opening one’s mind to new artistic disciplines could provide enlightenment to glorious new pursuits.

By The Opera Virgin
Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue
Friday
/ 1 August 2022

Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue

Decades later, Mbongeni Ngema’s work still has life lessons for South Africans in these dark days for our democracy

By Lumumba Mthembu
A new play highlights the reality of living with albinism, poverty, and prejudice in South Africa
Friday
/ 9 June 2022

A new play highlights the reality of living with albinism, poverty, and prejudice in South Africa

After years of nurturing, mentorship, and collaboration between legends of South African theatre and two young actors, the Baxter Theatre brings Imbilini… My Friend! to matinee shows this June

By Kimberley Schoeman
Two new one-person shows present humorous but thought-provoking theatre
Friday
/ 5 June 2022

Two new one-person shows present humorous but thought-provoking theatre

Theatre on the Square The New Abnormal and Country Duty by award-winning playwright Mike van Graan

By Dimpho Masopha
Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education
Friday
/ 21 April 2022

Why art and creativity is a crucial part of (in)formal education

Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will

By Khehla Chepape Makgato
Gods on earth: ‘The Brothers Size’ review
Friday
/ 25 February 2022

Gods on earth: ‘The Brothers Size’ review

Gods find their freedom in this staging of   Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play at the Market Theatre

By Vus'umuzi Phakathi
Don’t Miss:Your guide to in-person and virtual events
Friday
/ 20 March 2021

Don’t Miss:Your guide to in-person and virtual events

Art, theatre and literature events to feed your soul this long weekend

By Arts Desk
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