"After darkness comes light" - to quote the ever-optimistic poet Guillaume Apollinaire, and in this spirit Cape Town City Ballet are about to present one of the brightest ballets in their repertoire as a luminous ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD succeeds David Nixon's darkly intriguing DRACULA.

Tony Bonani Miyambo and Phala Ookeditse Phala from Kafka’s Ape fame, bring another striking theatrical production, COMMISSION CONTINUA. This festive season, audiences are invited to experience the magic of one of the world’s most cherished stage musicals, OLIVER!, opening at Artscape on 10 December 2026.

Since its premiere in 1875, CARMEN has remained one of the most frequently performed operas in the world, and for good reason.

In its theatrical approach, RISE ‘76 honours the memory of the dreams and futures lost during the 1976 student uprisings.

STIRRED NOT SHAKEN’s only message seems to be that even when objectively bad things happen to upper-middle-class South African women, they’ll cry a bit, open an expensive bottle of wine, reminisce about the good times on holiday in Paris, and then… be fine.

Louis Viljoen succeeds in balancing thematic diversity with a distinctive style, so that while his work is as unique as his fingerprints, it is never predictable.

Following a triumphant, sold-out debut at Wiener Festwochen 2024 (Vienna), and an acclaimed season at Afrovibes Festival 2025 (Amsterdam) award-winning South African actor, writer, and researcher Buhle Ngaba is bring BLING! back home. This festive season, audiences are invited to experience the magic of one of the world’s most cherished stage musicals, OLIVER!, opening at Artscape on 10 December 2026.

A king under siege, a city on the edge, a coterie of scheming, self-interested, cynical courtiers: in THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER, playwright and director Louis Viljoen has produced a political thriller of Elizabethan proportions.

She’s murdered. She’s missing. She’s making a scene. THE CURIOUS CASE OF KATHERINE SINCLAIR, premiering at Star Theatre. This festive season, audiences are invited to experience the magic of one of the world’s most cherished stage musicals, OLIVER!, opening at Artscape on 10 December 2026.

CTCB takes a sparkling turn towards comedy this winter with ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD.

A new staging of the legendary cult musical THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, directed by Steven Stead, is currently on at Theatre on the Bay until 31 May 2026. The show invites audiences to step out into the extraordinary... Don’t dream it. Be it!

The production, conceived & directed by Luitingh & Alexander, features a blue chip list of exceptional choreographers.

This festive season, audiences are invited to experience the magic of one of the world’s most cherished stage musicals, OLIVER!, opening at Artscape on 10 December 2026.

Artscape Theatre presents PLEASE, DON’T CALL ME MOFFIE, a thought-provoking and powerful one-man performance exploring toxic masculinity, mental health, and queerphobia, showcasing this June 2026.

Cape Town Opera's 2026 production of CARMEN is set to ignite the stage at Artscape with Hispanic fire under the baton of distinguished Briti

The moving new drama, YOU SHOULD GO IN, is a tender play that unpacks deeply human emotions rooted in broken bonds.

A profound and prophetic lament on the human condition in the age of the machine, big data and the climate catastrophe.

Combining illusion, comedy and storytelling, the action unfolds in the eccentric laboratory of the brilliant but slightly chaotic Professor... This festive season, audiences are invited to experience the magic of one of the world’s most cherished stage musicals, OLIVER!, opening at Artscape on 10 December 2026.

How Now Brown Cow celebrates its sixth incredible year with the announcement of its 2026 Winter season.

Western Cape audiences are in for a treat with the local premiere of multiple award-winning musical ACTRESS.