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The home-recorded videos will offer a walk down memory lane of some of the contemporary works that the Market Theatre has staged over the years.

Calling all musical lovers… Starting this Friday the 3rd of April 2020, a new YouTube channel called The Shows Must Go On! will be releasing a full-length, smash-hit musical once a week for you to watch for free! Each performance will be available for 48 hours, so you can tune in whenever you like over the weekend. Send me a Notification When The Show Goes ...

The latest play by Tony Award winning playwright Athol Fugard and Paula Fourie will have its world premiere in Stellenbosch in April.

Shirley Valentine is an award-winning British one-woman play by Willy Russell.

Suddenly the Storm, Paul Slabolepszy’s highly acclaimed award-winning play, returns for a limited three-week season at The Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino from 12th – 29th March.

Pieter-Dirk Uys is Bambi Kellermann. The show is called Never Too Naked. The scene is the Fugard Studio Theatre.

Celebrating Peoples Theatre’s 20-year anniversary being based at Joburg Theatre, Jill Girard and Keith Smith are thrilled to bring back one of the audience all-time favourites for their first production in 2020, Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS. The jungle is soon going to be jumpin’ with a jazzy beat! Specially adapted from the classic Disney animated film, Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS features a host ...

Based on the hilarious 1967 film, Mel Brooks’ The Producers is a laugh out-loud, outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical-comedy that has been a smash hit since its 2001 debut (which featured Nathan Lane as Max and Matthew Broderick as Leo) Fading Broadway producer Max Bialystok (played by Alan Committie) is desperate to get to the top of his profession again, and finds an unlikely ally in mousy ...

Lose Yourself in a Blizzard of Joy!

Simon & Garfunkel gets a classy makeover with 8-piece cast who all play musical instruments. Fall in love with Simon & Garfunkel all over again in this dynamic, and uplifting musical journey through more than 20 classic hits! Everyone knows the songs of Simon & Garfunkel and between 31 Jan and 8 March, you will be able to hear them all live at Pieter Toerien’s ...

Cape Town to get their Laughing Game On! Following the wild success of the inaugural first year, the mother of all comedy festivals, the Mother City Comedy Festival returns by popular demand to the Baxter Studio Theatre from 11 to 29 February. With more than 45 comedians performing in 40 shows over three weeks, it’s even bigger and better than ever! Produced by SIV NGESI, in ...

Returning Cast for a third run of Award Winning Stage Production.

Rahul Sharma and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra to make musical history Inner Circle Entertainment is fast making a name for its unique and large-scale productions that often combine established international musicians with the crème of South African artists.  ‘Symphony of Santoor’ is one such creation that will fit the bill and enthrall audiences lucky enough to have a seat for its world premiere, on ...

A Newly Imagined Queen Musical Begins Major 2020 World Tour here in SA!

Starry Cast for Athol Fugard’s Masterpiece for the Fugard’s 10’th Birthday! A star-studded cast has been announced for a new Fugard Theatre production of Athol Fugard’s masterpiece Master Harold…And The Boys which marks the start of the Fugard Theatre’s 2020 season and tenth birthday year. Presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre’s Master Harold…And The Boys will run in the Fugard Studio Theatre from ...

Dazzling Ballet Classic returns to the Johannesburg Stage.

Montecasino to host the new Mzansi Production in January. The South African International Ballet Competition, funded by the National Lotteries Commission, is happy to announce the staging of the new production of The Queen Show, a celebration of ballet and dance to the timeless music of Queen. The production will be staged by Mzansi Ballet. This new production will run at the Pieter Toerien Theatre ...

The Story of Scrooge, presented in a Ballet to Cape Town this Christmas Season. Cape Town City Ballet presents a sumptuous production of A Christmas Carol – The Story of Scrooge that will be the perfect holiday entertainment for the whole family! The production will be presented at Artscape Theatre from 14 to 24 December. This special Dickens treat for all ages, is a timeless ...

It’s a Scorching Summer with the Hottest Musical in Cape Town. Summer ‘19 is set to be the hottest season yet with the scorching hit musical Kinky Boots, that has been igniting the stage at The Fugard Theatre situated in the Mother City. Presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre, the five-star South African premiere of this big hearted, Tony Award-winning musical has been ...

Andre Schwartz and Coenie de Villiers teamed up in a Production without Borders. Two of South Africa’s most loved entertainers join forces for the very first time to create a truly memorable musical show. The ever-popular Andre Schwartz and Coenie de Villiers have collaborated to bring us the heartfelt Grensloos. Says Coenie: “For years we’ve been threatening to produce something together and whilst we’re still ...

During Christmas, Tradition is synonym to Scrooge, and his Spirits. VR Theatrical is proud to once again present Charles Dickens’ evergreen tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol with Charlie Bouguenon as Scrooge and Amber Burnhams as Everyone Else, in this two-hander adaptation by the amazing Elizma Badenhorst, whose talents are labelled by Stage and Screen as very underrated, deserving of more acclaim. Bah, Humbug! the ...

Relive Your Favorite Disney Memories Alongside Mickey Mouse in 2020. Grab your Mickey Mouse ears and get ready as Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends skates into South Africa for the first time. Produced by Feld Entertainment Inc., this production will inspire families to relive their favorite Disney memories and make new ones they will treasure forever. Brought to South Africa by leading local promoter, Showtime ...

The Anticipated Return of the Nutcracker’s Winter Circus comes to Sandton City. The most magical time of the year is upon us and this Festive Season, Sandton City is proud to present the return of a wonderfully whimsical theatrical adventure with The Nutcracker’s Winter Circus.  Bigger, better and back for another spectacular season, this year’s adventure includes creative master puppetry, set to bring a host ...

Alan Committie returns to Jozi as a Class(y) Clown Popular South African funnyman, Alan Committie, is back at Montecasino after a long hiatus in which he did some seriously dramatic work including playing the title role in Richard III at Maynardville Open air theatre in Cape Town. But now it’s back to Comedy and another installment of examining the foibles and madness of being alive ...

Contagious Theatre Stages new Production in Montecasino. Contagious Theatre has delighted audiences across the country with their sensitive, evocative depiction of the Paul Gallico classic, The Snow Goose – and now visitors to Montecasino can experience the magic of this timeless production at Pieter Toerien’s Studio Theatre. Gallico’s story of a lonely recluse and a young girl, and the surprising friendship that blossoms between them ...

For the First time At People Theatre… The magic of one of society’s all-time favourite films Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. comes alive on stage in spectacular fashion from Monday, 28th October – Sunday 22nd December. Take a fantastic musical adventure with an out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas. Based on the beloved film version of Ian Fleming’s children’s book, ...

Innovation and enlightenment with Cape Town City Ballet’s SATORI Cape Town City Ballet presents an exciting new trilogy of works with their Spring Season, Satori, which will be performed at the Artscape Opera House from 26 October to 9 November. Satori encapsulates innovation and enlightenment with three inspiring works, two of which are being newly staged alongside an original commissioned work for Cape Town City ...

Random Acts of Comedy Mark Banks has come out of hibernation to bring you his new one-man stand up show – Mark Banks On Ice! Some nights the Russian All-Star Mints will make a guest appearance. This year Mark is turning sixty and would love you to come celebrate his birthday with him in what is his favourite way to celebrate: You staring at him ...

Brittish Piano Duet set for Limited Two Week Run at Montecasino.  Worbey and Farrell are a British piano musical comedy duo comprising of Steven Worbey and Kevin Farrell – internationally acclaimed concert pianists with a wicked sense of humour. They have played with the world’s leading symphony orchestras, achieved over a million hits on YouTube, and entertained in over 150 countries around the globe with their ...

In Joburg, Laughing should be Mandatory!!! In a stand-up city, filled with stand-up people, 947, together with Blu Blood, are proud to announce the first annual Stand-Up Joburg comedy show – a brand new comedy experience committed to celebrating the ultimate local comedic talent in South Africa. This no-holds-barred comedy spectacular will take place on the 23rd of September at Centre Court at Emperors Palace ...