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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 […]

The Sleeping Beauty

WithThe Stellenbosch Ballet Association Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, this classical production is a ballet of contrasts: light and darkness, innocence and danger, and at heart, a story of hope, resilience and love’s triumph. The Sleeping Beautybrings together professional and young dancers of every level from schools across Stellenbosch. Come and experience the joy that […]

The Smallest Ones

Presented by Penguin Random House Journalist and author Karin Brynardspeaks toPopina Khumandaabout her harrowing memoir, The Smallest Ones. Popina is a survivor of the brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In her book, she recounts her capture by rebels, the horrors of child soldiering, and her epic flight to South Africa. Written with […]

The Stonemason

2026 A stonemason, consumed by envy and a hunger for recognition, discovers a block of marble that he believes will prove his worth as a sculptor. But when the stone resists his efforts, his ambition crumbles, forcing him to confront his ego and abandon imitation. By relinquishing control, he discovers that true art – like […]