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PRESS: PRETTY WOMAN makes SA musical debut in March 2026
Get ready to fall in love! Step back into the late ’80s as one of Hollywood’s most cherished love stories, PRETTY WOMEN: THE MUSICAL. Onstage at the Artscape Theatre, March 2026.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Oct 223 min read


SCENE IT: Carlisle charms in unfocussed MESSY
Samantha Carlisle definitely has stage presence and comes across as an endearing character in her solo play, MESSY.

Barbara Loots
Oct 213 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Enthusiastic and versatile Zolani Shangase in ORPHEUS McADOO
In the current iteration of David Kramer's musical ORPHEUS McADOO, triple threat Shangaze plays Ernest Logan, a minstrel singer/musician.

Beverley Brommert
Oct 113 min read


PRESS: Samantha Carlisle’s MESSY at Theatre Arts
You don’t want to miss out on this hilariously daring new show! It is a show for all of the women and femmes who are having to refigure out the modern landscape of desirability, dating, feminism, and their attraction to men.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Oct 102 min read


SCENE IT: THE TRAMP hints at the essence of Chaplin through the veil of modern music
Although THE TRAMP takes some liberties with the loves & tribulations at the centre of Chaplin’s lived experience, it charms & entertains.

Barbara Loots
Oct 86 min read


PRESS: MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON for three shows only at Woordfees
Multiple award-winning MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON for three shows only at the 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Oct 43 min read


PRESS: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT back by popular demand this October
The return season promises to dazzle once more with all the colour, energy and heart that made it such a triumph earlier this year.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 302 min read


PRESS: Premiere of BLUE FUNK at the Labia, a Darkroom Contemporary Annual Fundraiser
One-night-only cinematic event celebrates 15 years of future-forward South African creativity.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 262 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Maina Gielgud, doyenne of the ballet world, brings her traditional elegance to CBA’s GISELLE
Maina Gielgud is currently bringing her wealth of experience to bear on the talents of CBA ahead of the company’s staging of GISELLE.

Beverley Brommert
Sep 233 min read


PRESS: Salacious adult comedy, THE VULGARIANS, will tickle your fancy with a dirty springtime affair at the Baxter Theatre this November
Renowned playwright and director Louis Viljoen’s new adult comedy delves into the lives of a listless and lustful married couple in crisis.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 222 min read


PRESS: Pierre Malherbe’s much anticipated indie comedy WOLF BISCUIT to premiere at The Outlore Base this October
WOLF BISCUIT by Pierre Malherbe is an absurdist two-hander bro-mantic comedy-drama starring Andrew Roux & Brett Williams.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 182 min read


SCENE IT: PURPOSE, the antidote to despair
At times playful and even lighthearted, PURPOSE allows the audience a glimpse into the life of a young man fighting his destiny.

Maria Kearns
Sep 182 min read


SCENE IT: A good dose of all that jazz with CHICAGO
You can expect stellar performances and dancers who move beautifully with sultry Fosse-fabulousness in CHICAGO at the Artscape.

Barbara Loots
Sep 153 min read


SCENE IT: A heartbreaking tale of trauma in ‘N PANDOK SE LIEFDE
Overall the story hits its emotional mark and one leaves the theatre heart-bruised and contemplative.

Barbara Loots
Sep 123 min read


SCENE IT: Absurdity escapism with NOISES OFF
Headed by professional actors Aidan Scott & Natalie Robbie, LAMTA's students bring youthful brio to Michael Frayne's farce, NOISES OFF.

Beverley Brommert
Sep 72 min read


SCENE IT: Viviers is delicately devastating in MOFFIE
David Viviers delivers a delicately devastating and utterly entrancing performance in MOFFIE.

Maria Kearns
Sep 72 min read


PRESS: Royal Countess Zingara opens bookings for LA DOLCE ROYAL
The Royal Countess Zingara -reborn, reimagined and more enchanting than ever- opens bookings to much anticipated LA DOLCE ROYAL.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 63 min read


PRESS: Celebration of the 15th Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival BEST OF FEST
A celebration of the 15th Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival with PURPOSE and ‘N PANDOK SE LIEFDE at Best of the Fest this September.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 64 min read


PRESS: Opera UCT’s DIE FLEDERMAUS promises a fashion-forward frolic
Opera meets high fashion in Cape Town this October as Opera UCT stages Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta DIE FLEDERMAUS.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 52 min read


PRESS: New pocket musical THE TRAMP at the Artscape this October
Following rave reviews during its debut season in Johannesburg, THE TRAMP now heads to Cape Town to delight audiences.

Theatre Scene Cape Town
Sep 53 min read
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