BITTER WINTER is a touching play about a shared human experience. It hits hard in its quietness.

Minnaar’s directorial vision soars with the futuristic setting, which repositions ancient Thebes as a cosmos-spanning empire. The aesthetic, a stunning Afrocentric fusion of past and future.

The timeless political thriller JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare returns to the stage. Ramsay’s Caesar is compelling, energetic, and genuinely funny, and—much like the plebians are when Caesar meets his end—the audience is left bereft.

The dark content of the sharply witty MRS. MITCHELL COMES TO TOWN is arresting - a work of eloquence, black humour, and suspense.

Once the theatre darkens there is no ignoring Mpume Mthombeni. Her performance in ISIDLAMLILO/THE FIRE EATER is engaging and engrossing.

There are elements to appreciate, but any enjoyment of BLACK COFFEE may require looking past the sartorial confusion and wandering accents.

DARWIN, A CURIOUS MIND allows one to sit back and be submerged gently by a refreshing stream of information and entertainment that engages.

KAFKA’S APE is memorable, good theatre that entertains, disconcerts, touches the heart or stimulates the mind.

As an art experience, THAT BOY HAS NO SHOES, offers a moment of remembrance to the lost SA who fought for our freedom.

The 15th Zabalaza Theatre Festival opened on 14 March 2025 with an exuberant gathering at the Baxter Theatre.

GISELLE is playing to sold out houses at the Artscape Theatre until 16 March 2025.

FAUSTUS IN AFRICA! has been revived to the delight of many a theatre lover & is currently onstage at the Baxter Theatre until 22 March 2025.

SPIN CYCLES is utterly human at its core, showing a daughter dealing with the trauma associated with loss through spinning (and humour).

The South African production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a hit, a very palpable hit at the Artscape.

Darker moments are leavened by humour, but it is not of the rib-tickling variety; it is wry, dry and intelligent.

Cape Town Opera served up a delightful helping of music inspired by the Bard at this year’s Maynardville Open-Air Festival.

Conrad Koch’s latest offering, DESPICABLE HEHE, is smart, funny, and relevant. Onstage at Theatre on the Bay until 15 February 2024.

THE TEMPEST, starring Antionette Kellerman, is an enjoyable theatrical meander under the Maynardville stars.

AN UNROMANTIC COMEDY, a light-hearted romantic three-hander about 30-somethings navigating relationship expectations.

Thomas Faulkner is a man with a plan and he’s not afraid to tell you all about it.