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The co-directors, Khaya Ndlovu Mpehle and Kensiwe Tshabalala.

Two women, 30 teenagers and one Broadway dream

In Braamfontein, 30 teenagers are spending their July school holidays immersed in a musical production about making it in the performing arts. Co-directed by Khaya Ndlovu Mpehle…

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Joburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtain

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

There will not be another Maria McCloy

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

Loving memory: Maria McCloy was someone who made
Johannesburg feel possible. Someone who gathered people across
class, art, music, fashion and politics and convinced them that
beauty, style and radical care belonged together.

Maria McCloy made Johannesburg feel possible

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.

Intentional: Billy Monama quotes Nelson Mandela on the power of
music to elevate and liberate, to unite people in a shared voice.

Billy Monama is staging a revival of memory

The Rebirth of Ubuntu returns with a focus on legacy, as Billy Monama pushes for music that remembers, questions and resonates beyond the stage

The Rebirth of Ubuntu

The Rebirth of Ubuntu concert is proud to announce Capitec as its new headline sponsor. This partnership is rooted in Capitec and The Rebirth of Ubuntu’s shared values and…

The sweet Caroline tour: A tribute to Neil Diamond

Celebrate the music of one of the world’s most beloved singer-songwriters with The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Tribute to Neil Diamond. Neil Diamond’s timeless songs, unmistakable…

Dance is music: Lighting by Oliver Hauser and set design by Willy Cesar foreground space, line and form.
Everything, Maqoma says, is architectural. Photo: Arthur Dlamini

Gregory Maqoma’s ‘Genesis’ is not an ending

The renowned choreographer returns to the Baxter not as performer but architect, with Genesis, a daring meditation on beginnings, endings and Black consciousness

AN ODE TO MOTOWN: A powerful tribute to black excellence this black history month

Joburg Theatre is excited to be staging a timely and essential ODE TO MOTOWN during Black History Month. Motown is more than a music label it is a cultural movement that reshaped…

Setting the scene: Dancers, choreographed by Luyanda Sidiya, in Dancing the Death Drill. Photos: Joburg Theatre

Dancing the Death Drill: A Resurrection of forgotten spirits

Dancing the Death Drill is more than theatre — it is a resurrection, a requiem and a haunting reminder of forgotten African history

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Joburg Theatre Presents the Stage Adaptation of Fred Khumalo’s  Dancing the Death Drill, Coming This September.

Joburg Theatre proudly announces its latest theatrical triumph, a stirring adaptation of Fred Khumalo’s acclaimed novel, brought to life by a stellar South African creative team.…

Third time lucky: Noxolo Dlamini returns to the role of Sarafina in a production of the musical, on at the Joburg Theatre until 15 June. (Photo supplied)

Noxolo Dlamini returns to the stage as Sarafina

Dlamini brings new life to a role born from resistance and South Africa’s historic youth uprising

In from the cold: A scene from Bitter Winter, Paul Slabolepszy’s new play, which is on at the Baxter in Cape Town. Photos: RegardsVisser

Bitter Winter: the show will go on but what of the people in it?

An old actor, a young upstart, and a kettle on the fritz — Bitter Winter turns the ordinary into something unforgettable

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

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Joburg Theatre presents August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson

Joburg Theatre is excited to announce its forthcoming production of August Wilson’s critically acclaimed play, The Piano Lesson