Thanda

2026 This documentary is set in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa’s largest and most dangerous townships, where a youth choir rises as a beacon of hope. Through music, these young voices confront poverty and crime, finding unity, purpose, and self-expression on the way. More than a film about music, this visual and aural experience allows […]
The Collector’s Lens

JoinFrank Kilbourn, avid collector and Executive Chairperson of Strauss & Co, Dr Alastair Meredith, Head of Strauss & Co’s Art Department, and Carel Nolte, Chief Enablement Officer of EasyEquities, as they discuss the passion and value of discerning collecting. Facilitated by writer and curator Sean O’Toole, the panel will explore why collecting can be a […]
The Daisy Jones Bar: Jan Blohm Live

After three years, Jan Blohm is finally back at Daisy Jones, and this time he’s bringing the whole band for a full-blooded rock show as part of the Woordfees’s Toyota Music Festival. For more than two decades, Jan Blohm has blended blues, rock, poetry and raw emotion into songs that sometimes hit you hard and […]
The Daisy Jones Bar: Local Line-up

The best local tunes, and the newest and best on the Boland music scene – don’t miss. It’s going to be party!
The Daisy Jones Bar: Louis Mhlanga Live

A true giant of African guitar comes to Daisy Jones for a one-off full-band performance as part of the Woordfees programme. Louis Mhlanga is a guitarist, composer, producer and songwriter whose playing has become legendary in its own right. His unmistakable guitar style draws from African rhythms, jazz, blues, rock, rumba, funk and traditional musical […]
The Fool’s Guide … to living and dying …

… to living and dying … With Andrew Buckland The work is an hilarious and highly physical journey through the world of contemporary tech, navigated with the virtuoso skill of an actor at the peak of his powers. The one man tour de force asks serious questions about the human condition, especially in relation to […]
The Heart is a Muscle

2025 With Keenan Arrison, Dean Marais, Melissa De Vries, Danny Ross, Ridaa Adams, Loren Loubser, Robyn Rossouw, Lincoln Van Wyk, Troy Paulse, EB Inglis, Marlon Swart, Ayden Croy, Muneel Jacobs In Cape Town, a group of friends are having a braai. The day is disrupted when Ryan’s son goes missing. This sparks a series of […]
The Journey

Presented by Penguin Random House The Journey is a celebration of Naqiyah Mayat‘s efforts to preserve the art of Indian cooking while discovering her own culinary style. This collection of both simple and decadent Indian recipes is nostalgia with a modern twist, showing how the essence of Indian cooking can be transferred across generations (and […]
The Perfect Pitch

With Saartjie Botha, Pieter Toerien, Carel Nolteand others Ever wondered what would happen if you set the sharks from Shark Tank loose among a bunch of dramatic theatre makers? The answer is The Perfect Pitch, the unique opportunity for the country’s most brilliant theatrical minds to battle it out for a grand prize, a staggering […]
The Reservation

With Figure of 8 Dance Theatre-geselskap:Shaun Oelf, Marang Gwatyu, Jenna Wilkinson, Damian Jacobs, Thalia Alberts, Liam Frantz, Sasha Nkonyana, Kirsten Messias, Irshaad Essack, Natasha Tsanwani, Lukhanyo Anta This bold, immersive dance theatre production holds up a mirror to social habits and hungers. It is a family-friendly performance is set in a fast-paced, bustling urban restaurant, […]
The Second Coming

FRINGE With Taylor Ackermann, Kimi de Beer, Matthew Gray, Kgahlisho Matloga, Lutho Ndyalvane, Mateo Komlosy, Lea Steenkamp The end is here! Hiding in a convent’s ruins, five strangers wait out the apocalypse while following the divine visions of Pope Innocence. The commandment above all commandments? The church doors are not to be opened. Not for […]
The Silver Fez

With Kaatjie Davids & The Continentals, Hadjie Bucks & The Starlites, Mac McKenzie Once upon a time in a city at the tip of Africa, two men were possessed by a dream that could only come true for one of them. Kaatji Davids was a house painter with barely two cents to rub together… but […]