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.

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.

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.

The romantic comedy musical promises to dazzle, with amazing vocals, warmth and humour. So, go step back into the late ’80s Hollywood to relive a cherished love stories with PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL

Get ready for a comedy experience that is bold, proudly local and hilariously familiar. Wayne McKay’s AFRISNAAKS! invites audiences to embrace their love for authentic Afrikaans humour.

A bold and timely new theatre production, LEMOENE, LEMOENE, LEMOENE, will premiere at the 2026 KKNK, with an additional run at Suidoosterfees later this year.

The traditionally gender-fluid Narrator, played by Natasha Sutherland, is cast as decidedly female in this fresh take on the cult musical.

The winners of the 16th Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival Awards were announced at a vibrant Awards ceremony on 21 March 2026.

Nixon’s DRACULA is so utterly seductive in its perfect melding of horror and romance. It’s a triumph.