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SCENE IT: Lady Macbeth meets King Lear with breathtaking eloquence in THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER
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.
Beverley Brommert


PRESS: The story of BLING! hits Cape Town
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.
Theatre Scene Cape Town


SPOTLIGHT: Sizwesandile Mnisi and Carl Beukes on the strength of stillness in THE KILLING OF A UNION LEADER
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.
Theatre Scene Cape Town


PRESS: Murder, mystery and cabaret collide in THE CURIOUS CASE OF KATHERINE SINCLAIR
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.
Theatre Scene Cape Town


PRESS: OLIVER! THE MUSICAL comes to Artscape over the festive season, opening 10 December 2026
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.
Theatre Scene Cape Town


PRESS: Thought-provoking PLEASE, DON’T CALL ME MOFFIE onstage at the Artscape in June
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.
Theatre Scene Cape Town


SPOTLIGHT: Maestro Tim Murray excited for CARMEN to ignite the Artscape stage
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
Beverley Brommert


SCENE IT: Family and forgiveness explored in tender YOU SHOULD GO IN
The moving new drama, YOU SHOULD GO IN, is a tender play that unpacks deeply human emotions rooted in broken bonds.
Barbara Loots


SCENE IT: Striking MANJE ! MANJE (AN EPIC) looks to the past to reflect on the future
A profound and prophetic lament on the human condition in the age of the machine, big data and the climate catastrophe.
Barbara Loots
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