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In the Limelight: SA production Lady Aoi honoured international theatre awards, Milan
Review: Into the Woods, SA, five star production, pioneering staging and knock out performances
Motorsport: Aashay Nagur, young SA driver transitioning from competitive karting into single seater racing
Review: Mlungu, Shannon Hendry, chanteuse, clown, jester and comic
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa brings its acclaimed Giselle to Stellenbosch, November 2026
Review: The Royal Countess Zingara’s Melanina, immersive, fun, thrilling entertainment
Review: Vivaldi in Dance, joyous, miraculous, edged by fragility of existence and connection
Review: First Date the musical SA, funny and entertaining, wise, deep dive into communication
Community: Outside the Bowl Africa bringing 10 000 children together for World Children’s Day 2026
Community: MTBPS 2026, while the fiscus stabilizes, SA’s youngest children are still waiting
Review: Enthralling psychothriller, Opera UCT’s Don Giovanni
Dance: SOBREMESA, celebrating the life and legacy of Sir Geoffrey Neiman
Creative economy: Justin Nanak and Talia Hamid unveil Blvnc Studios in Durban
In the Limelight: Rousing One Day, World Singing Day 2026, Cape Town
Review: Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, Cape Town, superb production
Review: Intimate, personal, emotionally charged, Albie Sachs Father, Son and Soft Vengeance by Gail Louw
Community: Business and cultural elite gather at Kay Mason Foundation’s Hummingbird Ball
Interview: Majika Africa’s Greatest Illusionists at Cape Town City Hall
Review: Kinnes van Somers, impressive play by young creatives
Review: Blissful dance theatre, Cape Ballet Africa’s Elysium
Fun: Kick off summer, celebration of music, food and family fun at Best Day Out 2026
Review: Live Art Weekend, The Soil Remembers at the Masambe
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa’s spectacular Swan Lake at Artscape, limited season, February 2027
Review: Lindokuhle Melaphi’s Until I Arrive, masterful, tour de force
Stage: October 2026 brings music to our ears at Drama Factory and theatre, comedy
Lifestyle: Janet Pillai’s Footsteps to Freedom connects history, heritage and tourism in Cape Town
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa announces first overseas tour for SA full length production Swan Lake
Community: Do More Foundation ECD helping a Rustenburg child to find her voice
Stage magic: Majika takes over Cape Town City Hall for three shows only
Interview: Live art Weekend The Soil Remembers, insights
Review: The Fifth Step by David Ireland, in Cape Town
Review: Mamma Mia South Africa 2026, sublime, joyous, moving and heaps of fun
Review: Stacey’s Bay, fun, funny, quirky, sexy, erotic and deliciously entertaining
Performance: Working Title presents Live Art at Masambe Theatre, The Soil Remembers
Lifestyle: How local innovation is crushing the wallpaper guessing conundrum
Lifestyle: Where entertaining is at, review of Solstice Venue Bryanston for Corporate Functions
Stage: Acclaimed MOFFIE returns to SA stage at 2026 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees
Interview: In conversation about Stacey’s Bay by Pierre Malherbe
Review: Yasmina Reza’s ART, brilliant production, blistering mediation on friendship, art of conversation
Music: Loren Erasmus celebrates milestone birthday and career with Golden Concert and release of A Woman Unbroken
Review: Superfan, the gees, thrills, anticipation and drama
Stage: PULSE by the WTS, stunning, dance theatre par excellence
Travel: From bustling bazaars to Cappadocia vistas, here’s how to plan an upcoming trip to Turkey
Stage: Donate to Magnet Theatre SOS
Lifestyle: Beyond the Plate, Jetsetting with Janet Launches bold new vision for culinary travel
Stage: Morapeleng Molekoa’s achingly moving Scott, with a tour de force performance by Sbuja Dywili
Review: An Unexpected Guest by Lindy Wilson, exceptional writing and production
Review: Impressive work at Masque One Act Play Festival 2026
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa launches Spring Season with Elysium, quadruple bill at the Baxter
Review: Prima Facie in SA, astounding theatre, with the extraordinary Danica de La Rey Jones
Review: Tender and poignant, Alyssa Dionne’s I Can’t Speak for Freddy
Interview: Brasse, Tot Laat Toe by Zubayr Charles, Abdullatief Davids in conversation
Interview: Brasse, Tot Laat Toe by Zubayr Charles, Anzio September in conversation
Interview: Brasse, Tot Laat Toe by Zubayr Charles, Carlo Daniels in conversation
Review: Brasse, Tot Laat Toe, an urgent and visceral intimacy
Stage: Stacey’s Bay, debut of new indie comedy drama, by Pierre Malherbe
Review: Rapturous standing ovation, preview Prima Facie, Cape Town
Interview: Zubayr Charles’ Brasse, Tot Laat Toe from short story to stage
Stage: South African premiere of hit Broadway comedy First Date The Musical
Interview: Teater op Toer, vital collaboration, meaningful work deserves an audience
Stage: Brasse, Tot Laat Toe comes to The Baxter, August 2026
Review: Transcendent Simphiwe Dana, Symphonic Experience with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
Stage: Teater op Toer bringing top tier theatre to venues in the Cape
Stage: I Can’t Speak for Freddy, two hander by Alyssa Dionne, returns August 2026
Review: II, the play, egregiously existential
Review: Dalin Oliver’s Stuck in Dubai, hysterically funny, inspirational, proudly SA
Review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Mark Shanahan’s adaption, invigorating, sheer escapism
Review: Bianca Flanders’ Karamonk, magical, enchanting, exquisitely crafted and performed
Review: Barrels of fun with Steven Stead’s Puss in Boots, Magical Family Pantomime
Review: Peter Pan A Musical Fantasy, wistful, enigmatic and quirky
Interview: Creating Peter Pan, A Musical Fantasy, based on the play by JM Barrie
Classical music: Significant offering of music at the Klein Karoo Klassique 2026
Lifestyle: Serenity Beauty Studio, luxury, self care and entrepreneurship
Review: Something Rotten! Brilliant musical, exceptional production by WTS, SA 2026
Stage: How Now Brown Cow presents SA premiere of Olivier Award winning, gripping legal drama Prima Facie
Review: Bowled over by dazzling G&S Pirates of Penzance
Interview: Something Rotten! WTS celebrating the art form of Musical Theatre
Review: Awe inspiring concert by young and talented DCYOP
Community: Do More Foundation and Kids Collab making magic for Mandela Day 67 Minutes of Play
Review: Sublime, divine, enthralling, A Little Night Music South Africa 2026
Stage: Winners announced for the 61st Cape Town Theatre Awards
Stage: New voices take centre stage at The Masque’s 2026 One Act Play Festival
Review: Constellations SA 2026, please don’t miss this exceptional production
Review: Minnesota Boychoir and CT Children’s Choir charm and delight at Cape Town concert
Community: Join Outside The Bowl Africa’s 10 Million Meals Initiative
Lifestyle: Nature Connect marks 25 years of building pathways between people, nature, opportunity
Stage: Canal Walk takes flight with Peter Pan for 2026 winter theatre magic
Ballet review: Orpheus in the Underworld, stunning, CTCB, Artscape 2026
Stage: Mabel the mermaid brings magical twist to The Pirates of Penzance, July 2026, Cape Town
Stage: WTS presents SA premiere of Tony Award nominated musical comedy, Something Rotten!
Music: DCYOP SA tour, July 2026, celebrating power of music to connect young artists across cultures
Stage: Kurt Schoonraad, Funny Side Up On the Road, June 2026
Lifestyle: Launch of Jetsetting with Janet Immersive Culinary Experience
Interview: The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair, playful and unpredictable
Interview: A fun Pirates of Penzance for the Cape Town winter 2026
Interview: Holding space for inner workings of the characters, Wolf Britz designing for Constellations
Choir concerts: Minnesota Boychoir first tour, South Africa, June 2026
Interview: Anzio September in conversation, Please, don’t call me moffie
Interview: Zubayr Charles, storytelling should be used to create a much needed voice for those who are marginalised in society
Review: A triumph, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in Cape Town
Interview: Jay Pather on directing Constellations by Nick Payne in South Africa 2026
Stage: Artscape presents Please, don’t call me moffie, June 2026
Stage: New era for theatre awards in Cape Town
Choir: Crystal Children’s Choir first South African tour
Review: Andrew Buckland’s A Fools Guide to Living & Dying, brilliant, hilarious
Stage: The Curious Case of Katherine Sinclair, new jukebox murder mystery
Stage: A bold new production of The Pirates of Penzance sails into Artscape
Review: Rise 76 The Story of June 16th, beautifully staged, within the grief, horror, loss, small tender moments
Review: The Killing of a Union Leader, creepy, twisted, taught and thrillingly entertaining
Stage: Chicken, And. Thrilling new satire debuts in Cape Town
Interview: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Barend Van Der Westhuizen in conversation
Choir concerts: Morgan State University Choir, SA tour, May 2026
Music: St Petersburg String Quartet Embarks on first SA Tour, May 2026
Interview: Magician Sinalo Mtwana aka Khalo Magic, I carry my story, community and hopes of young people
Stage: Paternoster’s first MayGay Weekend, 2026
Review: Songs for a New World, glorious songs, beautifully performed by BBATA, Cape Town
Review: Transcendent dance theatre Mamela Nyamza’a Hatched Ensemble, Cape Town 2026
Musical theatre: Annie Jr, Cape Town, 2026, staged by the Drama Lab
Review: Your Perfect Life 2026, deepened and become more nuanced
Stage: Hit musical comedy, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Cape Town 2026
Interview: Staging Songs for a New World, BBATA, Cape Town 2026
Arts: Afrofuture In Motion, leaves lasting impact across South Africa
Review: Rocky Horror Show, South Africa 2026, astounding production
Review: Aaron Posner’s Stupid F Bird, effing fabulous theatre
Review: Emma Amber’s You Should Go In, engrossing, hard hitting drama
Magic: Over 50 young magicians take the stage, Makin’ Magic at Artscape
Review: Talia Kodesh Actress, masterclass, beautifully crafted mini musical
Review: Meeting Murphy, mesmerising psychological thriller, when it is too late to apologise
Stage: Songs for a New World, presented by The Byron Bure Academy of Theatre Arts, Cape Town
Stage: How Now Brown Cow Winter season 2026, two new productions across two cities
In conversation: Dr Hildegardt Raubenheimer aka Dr Hilla, Cape Town based medical aesthetic practitioner
Interview: In conversation, Reagan Clay, South African luxury marketing strategist
Stage: Milnerton Playhouse presents Vaslav, starring Godfrey Johnson
Review: Whimsical and fun Children’s Concert at Kirstenbosch
Stage: Western Cape tour for funny, poignant award winning Your Perfect Life
Review: The Royal Countess Zingara, sublime experience of theatre, food and fun
Interview: Gavin Werner in conversation, Meeting Murphy and Spanish Steps
Review: Hello, this is Johnny Cash, Sin and Salvation in Cape Town
Comedy news: AfriSnaaks brings unapologetically Afrikaans laughter to Baxter
Stage: Winners announced, Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026
Interview: In conversation with Janet Pillai, South African entrepreneur, academic, lifestyle guru
Review: Pretty Woman, upbeat and fun, fantasy love story musical
Review: Amaxelegu, funny, entertaining, sexy, perceptive, tender and achingly intimate
Impressions: Being jolted awake at the Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026
Review: David Nixon’s Dracula, alluring, erotic fantasy, twisted and manic love story of possession and obsession
Stage: The Killing of a Union Leader, Louis Viljoen’s new thriller, Artscape, May 2026
Stage: You Should Go In, forgiveness and the complicated road toward it
Book review: Haram, by Zubayr Charles, intriguing, wistful, elegiac coming of age novel
Stage: Western Cape premiere of Naledi award winning musical, Actress, at Drama Factory
Review: Key Change, beautiful show by the incomparable Jonathan Roxmouth
Stage: Qondiswa James’ edgy new play about bedroom dynamics comes to Cape Town
Stage: Exciting season of two plays by Gavin Werner, Cape Town April 2026
Stage: Die Koelkamers Theatre 5th year Anniversary Celebrations 2026
Performance: My Body My Space Festival 2026 celebrates 11th edition
Stage: Four new plays for little ones at Magnet Family Festival 2026
Review: An Iliad, riveting with the superlative Alan Committie as eternal roving storyteller
Review: Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, Cape Town 2026, fun, quirky, cheeky
Review: Tankiso Mamabolo, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, entertaining, funny, with a biting edge
Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s extraordinary production of The Nutcracker, sublimely beautiful, layered, entrancing
Stage: Godfrey Johnson, with a Little Help From My Friends, Fundraising Concert For Miracle Kidz
Stage: Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026 celebrates South African stories and artistic excellence
Interview: Rugby, golf, cooking, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), in Cape Town 2026
Review: The Lady Aoi by Yukio Mishima, dark, twisted psychotic and yet beautiful and lyrical
Stage: College of Magic Children’s Magic Festival, returns with Magical Circus Adventure
Insight: Listen at the 2026 Investec Cape Town Art Fair
Review: Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis, The Beginning and the End of Time, when freedom means no fear
Review: And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses, intriguing play with superb performances,
Review: ‘S Wonderful, Cape Town Opera’s Gershwin in the Park
Interview: Pieces of Me, Bo Petersen in conversation
Insight: From Hanover Street, emotional, moving, poignant and uplifting
Review: Sensational Ndlovu Youth Choir in Cape Town, at Artscape
Review: Electrifying concert by Charl du Plessis Trio at Maynardville 2026
Stage: Music, Memory and Community, Golden Oldies Concert on the Lawn, Baxter 2026 Valentine’s Celebration
Review: Thrilling and utterly mesmerising Twelfth Night at Maynardville 2026, entertaining, stylish, fun, poignant
Stage: Pieces of Me, award winning solo theatre returns to the Western Cape for 2026 tour
Stage: A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in two hours
Books: Cape Town launch of Haram, debut novel by playwright Zubayr Charles
Review: Alan Committie, AV-A-LAUGH-TA, brilliant
Interview: Twelfth Night at Maynardville 2026, a comedy set against a background of loss
Review: Sublimely beautiful, immersive Giselle at Maynardville 2026
Review: The rousing songs of Freshlyground at Kirstenbosch 2026
Review: The Opera Singer, poignant and moving portrait of the loneliness of fame and celebrity
Stage: From Hanover Street, a Tribute to Memory, Music and District Six
Magic: College of Magic Free Open Days accompany launch of extended beginner courses
Stage: Milnerton Players present Ayn Rand’s Night of January 16
Review: Shades of Blue, sublime opening Maynardville 2026 In Full Swing
Interview: Designing Cape Ballet Africa’s Nutcracker, staged by Maina Gielgud
Stage: In Full Swing and all that jazz at Maynardville’s 70th Summer in Cape Town
Stage: STAND Foundation fundraiser, Breath and Hammer Acoustic at Baxter
Review: Touché, innovative and powerful fusion of improv music, cabaret, cirque and dance
Stage: Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2025/2026
Review: Rouge, at the Kalk Bay Theatre, slick, acrobatic, naughty, fun and entertaining
Review: Princess and the Pea, fairytale with a biting twist
Review: Mad, bizarre, Gerald Charles’ brilliant Alice in Wonderland ballet
Dance: Cape Ballet Africa’s The Nutcracker at Artscape for seven shows only
Community: The KKA Klopse Voorsmakie kicks off 2026 minstrels season
Review: Stunning, alluring, Cats, the musical, South Africa
Dance call: Emerging choreographers invited to apply for Open Call, ACDC Duet Xchange 2026
Review: Let’s dance together 123 As One, A Japanese SA Butoh Experience
Stage: Sarajevo, the play, theatre remembers what history forgets
Review: Live Art Weekend Soft Rebellion, beautiful, stimulating, immersive
Review: Let the sunshine in, Nik Rabinowitz, Geriatric Millennial
Review: Colleen The Musical, stunning, magic box of surprises
Review: Off the Record, captivating launch of Leah Mari’s new cabaret platform
Review: Hearty and gorgeous tasting menu of Broadway musicals with LAMTA’s 20 Years of the Tony Awards
Interview: Princess and The Pea, blending fairytale whimsy with a contemporary, Afrocentric energy
Insight: Miracles are just changes, the urgent call of Hidden Current
Stage: Universe on Stage presents Hidden Giants in Cape Town
Interview: jacki job in conversation about 1 2 3 As One, A Japanese SA Butoh Experience
Review: Magnet Theatre’s Animal Farm 2025, urgent, dark, hilarious
Interview: Carin Bester in Conversation, Soft Rebellion Live Art Weekend
Community: Calling all vendors, join the Baruch Community Carnival 2025
Tribute: Celebrating Bernhard Gueller for 30 years of music in Cape Town, Nov 22, 2025
Theatre interview: Hidden Current, gathering stories a vital intersection of the grassroots and global
Stage: Innovative collaboration, Butoh performances create dailogue between language and culture
Review: Maina Gielgud’s, Giselle, danced by CBA, beautiful, dark, enthralling, unsettling and utterly mesmerising
Performance: Soft Rebellion at Live Art Weekend, Masambe, December 2025
Review: Far Gone, harrowing, immersive and enchanting
Stage: Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town celebrates 70 years in 2026
Stage: Freehold Theatre Lab’s Hidden Current, Cape Town, November 2025
Interview: Bringing the story home, John Rwothomack’s Far Gone, SA tour November 2025
Review: The luscious Vulgarians, juicy, fun and entertaining.
Stage: Spice up the festive season with Masque’s delicious fairytale, The Princess and the Pea
Food: Cape Town chef, Jill Van As, brings Kitchen Table Talk to Makers Landing, November 2025
Review: Stirred not Shaken, entertaining and wry, tale, with a bite
Stage: The Call, a bold new queer African musical, celebrating joy, artistry and survival
Interview: Off the Record with Leah Mari
Review: The One Who Stays, testimony and remembrance
Interview: Glorious vocals, food, wine, whiskey and Freddy Mercury with SA vocalist vocalist Warren Driscoll
Review: Glittering escapism, joy and hilarity, Opera UCT’s Die Fledermaus
Review: The Royal Countess Zingara, La Dolce Royal, divine in every way
Review: Ms Bhaved, in the Time Out Zone aka the Naughty Corner, laughing through the panic
Review: David Kramer’s Orpheus McAdoo exhilarating legacy musical resonates profoundly now for our times
Stage: Cast, international guest artist for Cape Ballet Africa’s production of Maina Gielgud’s Giselle, Baxter
Stage: Mr and Miss Sovereign Western Cape 2025 celebrates 15 years
Stage: Stuart Taylor’s award winning Odd Man Out, CPT and Jozi, November 2025
Stage: Ms B haved, hilarious, incisive new comedy from Sue Diepeveen
Stage: War drama, Far Gone, brings its powerful story to SA theatres, November 2025
Review: Exhilarating day in Darling at Voorkamerfest 2025
Review: Sublime Coppelia by Cape Town City Ballet
Review: Moffie, monumental theatre, achingly exquisite
Interview: Alan Committie talks about playing the jailer, Frosch in Die Fledermaus, Opera UCT
Review: Holding space in Circle Song with Ashley Dowds
Review: Wolf Biscuit, wacky and surreal, absurdist suspense thriller
Review: The Tramp, inspired by Charlie Chaplin, Tour de force by Daniel Anderson
Review: Down the Rabbit Hole at the Masque, CT, nuanced and edgy theatre for young people by young people.
Stage: Die Fledermaus, Opera UCT, a toast to glamour, laughter and opera
Stage: Drag race superstar Latrice Royale returns to SA after 13 years
Review: Emergency Workshop, let us play and breathe through our fears
Tribute: Daniel Anderson, The Tramp, legacy performance dedicated to 92 year old grandmother
Stage: Magicana Junior Magic Championships, Cape Town 2025, huge fun, entertaining and inspirational
Community: National Nutrition Week, investing in young children’s nutrition, building a stronger SA
Review: 2025 Dance Intersect, exceptional and beautiful dance across diverse genres and approaches
Stage: How Now Brown Cow presents My Name Is Lucy Barton at Woordfees 2025
Community: SA’s largest World Animal Day gathering, October 5, Sea Point Promenade
Review: The Routes of Sound 2025, sublime journey of music, wine and chocolate
Review: Chicago the musical SA 2025, breathtaking razzle dazzle production
Lifestyle: Look at Me Now 2025, celebration of growth, renewal and connection
Interview: Anderson Carvalho talks about ACDC Dance Intersect 2025 at Artscape
Fun: Stan Mars presents Smooth R&B Sip ’n Paint, Cape Town
Stage: Wolf Biscuit, written and directed by Pierre Malherbe debuts at the Outlore Base
Book review: Juliet Prowse, Born to Dance, charming and inspirational homage
Community: The SA Guide Dogs Association launches Wear Your Shades Day Campaign 2025
Community: Thrive By Five Index 2024, SA youngest children pay price of inequality
Stage: The Masque’s Youth Theatre Club presents Down the Rabbit Hole, school holiday fun
Interview: ‘n Pandok se Liefde, by Lauren Snyders, a call to witness, not to resolve
Stage: The Tramp, acclaimed production in Cape Town 2025
Stage: The Long Way Home, original SA jukebox musical
Community: World Koesister Day 2025, from cultural tradition to inclusive hospitality training
Stage: Cape Town’s brightest young magicians to compete in Magicana Junior Magic Champs 2025
Stage: Celebration of the 15th Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival with Best of the Fest, September 2025
Review: Interrogating silence in The Grab After A Doll’s House, by Morapeleng Molekoa
Review: Outstanding Little Shop of Horrors South Africa 2025, a protest musical for our times
Dance: Cape Town Welcomes ACDC Dance Intersect 2025
Performance: The Routes of Sound 2025, intimate musical journey at Spier, curated by Brett Bailey
Lifestyle: Meditation master, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche SA tour August to September 2025
Review: Truth and reality viscerally conjured up in To Life with Love
Review: Feedback is deliciously cheesy, a biting satirical caper and physical theatre feast
Review: So much fun, Melomania takes Quiz Night to another level at Kalk Bay Theatre
Stage: The WTS, In Flux, A Dance Production Exploring Human Transformation
Stage: Melomania, live music comedy quiz at Kalk Bay Theatre
Review: Joyful, hilarious and utterly captivating, The Barber of Seville, dished up by CTO
Review: The Glass Menagerie South Africa, masterful reimagining, exhilarating theatre
Festival news: Three day celebration at Open Book Festival 2025
Interview: Unique dialogue between language, memory and performance with Glass Menagerie and Speelgoed van glas
Festival news: Klein Karoo Klassique 2025, a choral journey with heart
Review: this bra’s a pyscho, rousing new play, brave, confrontational and entertaining
Interview: Jill van As, the kitchen where hearts connect, memories are made, with joy and peace
Review: The Mikado in Concert, gorgeous production, presented by the Cape Town G&S
Stage: Mike van Graan’s To Life, With Love, featuring John Maytham at Societas Theatre
Interview: Anzio September on performing multiple characters, yearning for human connection in this bra’s a pyscho
Review: Becoming Benno with Ben Vos, funny and wistful reflection on leaving one’s home country
Interview: Zubayr Charles in conversation, bashing down taboos in his play, this bra’s a pyscho