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Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

Sat 12th Jul 7pm
Sun 13th Jul 6pm


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Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

Petticoat Princess

Fri 18th Jul 7pm
Sat 19th Jul 2pm
Sat 19th Jul 7pm
Sun 20th Jul 6pm


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Petticoat Princess

Umzimba

Tue 22nd Jul 2pm
Tue 22nd Jul 7pm


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Umzimba

Becoming Benno

Wed 23rd Jul 7pm
Thu 24th Jul 7pm


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Becoming Benno

Who Done Did It

Fri 25th Jul 7pm
Sat 26th Jul 7pm
Sun 27th Jul 2pm


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Who Done Did It

Slam City

Sat 26th Jul 1pm


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Slam City

earthside

Mon 28th Jul 7pm
Tue 29th Jul 7pm


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earthside

Madiba Zenani

Wed 30th Jul 7pm


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Madiba Zenani

Pumla's Song and The Dung Beetle : a double bill

Fri 1st Aug 7pm
Sat 2nd Aug 2pm
Sat 2nd Aug 6pm


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Pumla's Song and The Dung Beetle : a double bill

unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

Wed 6th Aug 7pm
Thu 7th Aug 7pm
Fri 8th Aug 7pm
Sat 9th Aug 3pm


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unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

Poet-O-Type

Tue 12th Aug 7pm
Wed 13th Aug 7pm
Thu 14th Aug 7pm
Fri 15th Aug 7pm
Sat 16th Aug 2pm
Sat 16th Aug 7pm
Sun 17th Aug 6pm


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Poet-O-Type

The Grab After A Doll's House

Sat 23rd Aug 2pm
Sat 23rd Aug 7pm
Mon 25th Aug 7pm
Tue 26th Aug 7pm
Wed 27th Aug 7pm
Thu 28th Aug 7pm
Fri 29th Aug 7pm


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The Grab After A Doll's House

Masiphumelele Ontogeny

Fri 5th Sep 7pm
Sat 6th Sep 3pm
Sat 6th Sep 7pm


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Masiphumelele Ontogeny

Remnant

Thu 11th Sep 7pm
Fri 12th Sep 7pm
Sat 13th Sep 2pm
Sat 13th Sep 7pm


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Remnant

12

Jul

Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Written and Directed by Emma AMBER | Produced by Origen Productions | Performed by Anja TALJAARD, Emma AMBER, Siphe SIBIYA, Ethan SAUNDERS | Lighting Design by Emma AMBER

Fresh from the National Arts Festival. The modern dating show you never knew you needed | Tickets R125 with Student and Pensioner Concession R100

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13

Jul

Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Written and Directed by Emma AMBER | Produced by Origen Productions | Performed by Anja TALJAARD, Emma AMBER, Siphe SIBIYA, Ethan SAUNDERS | Lighting Design by Emma AMBER

Fresh from the National Arts Festival. The modern dating show you never knew you needed | Tickets R125 with Student and Pensioner Concession R100

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18

Jul

Petticoat Princess

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Concept, Choreography and Performed by Thami TSHABALALA | Directed by Khutjo GREEN | Music Composition by Nik SAKELLARIDES &Thami TSHABALALA | Technical Director Mandla MTSHALI | Costume byThamsanqa THSABALALA & Khutjo GREEN | Audio Visual Design by Sizwe NDABANA | Co-produced by Thandekile COKA--TSHABALALA, Thamsanqa TSHABALALA with support from Morris Issacson Centre for Music (MICM), Soweto.

A sensational reimagining of Kenyan Sabina Chebichi who won the 1973 Commonwealth Games Marathon barefoot wearing nothing but a petticoat.

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19

Jul

Petticoat Princess

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Concept, Choreography and Performed by Thami TSHABALALA | Directed by Khutjo GREEN | Music Composition by Nik SAKELLARIDES &Thami TSHABALALA | Technical Director Mandla MTSHALI | Costume byThamsanqa THSABALALA & Khutjo GREEN | Audio Visual Design by Sizwe NDABANA | Co-produced by Thandekile COKA--TSHABALALA, Thamsanqa TSHABALALA with support from Morris Issacson Centre for Music (MICM), Soweto.

A sensational reimagining of Kenyan Sabina Chebichi who won the 1973 Commonwealth Games Marathon barefoot wearing nothing but a petticoat.

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19

Jul

Petticoat Princess

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Concept, Choreography and Performed by Thami TSHABALALA | Directed by Khutjo GREEN | Music Composition by Nik SAKELLARIDES &Thami TSHABALALA | Technical Director Mandla MTSHALI | Costume byThamsanqa THSABALALA & Khutjo GREEN | Audio Visual Design by Sizwe NDABANA | Co-produced by Thandekile COKA--TSHABALALA, Thamsanqa TSHABALALA with support from Morris Issacson Centre for Music (MICM), Soweto.

A sensational reimagining of Kenyan Sabina Chebichi who won the 1973 Commonwealth Games Marathon barefoot wearing nothing but a petticoat.

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20

Jul

Petticoat Princess

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Concept, Choreography and Performed by Thami TSHABALALA | Directed by Khutjo GREEN | Music Composition by Nik SAKELLARIDES &Thami TSHABALALA | Technical Director Mandla MTSHALI | Costume byThamsanqa THSABALALA & Khutjo GREEN | Audio Visual Design by Sizwe NDABANA | Co-produced by Thandekile COKA--TSHABALALA, Thamsanqa TSHABALALA with support from Morris Issacson Centre for Music (MICM), Soweto.

A sensational reimagining of Kenyan Sabina Chebichi who won the 1973 Commonwealth Games Marathon barefoot wearing nothing but a petticoat.

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22

Jul

Umzimba

  • Tuesday
  • 14:00
  • Performed, Choreographed and Directed by Mahle DLAMBULA

The body as a site of emotion and transformation | Tickets R120 with R80 for block bookings

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22

Jul

Umzimba

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Performed, Choreographed and Directed by Mahle DLAMBULA

The body as a site of emotion and transformation | Tickets R120 with R80 for block bookings

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23

Jul

Becoming Benno

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and Performed by Ben VOSS | Directed by Michael RICHARD | Dramaturge John VAN DE RUIT

Know someone immigrating? Becoming Benno is for you! | Tickets R170 with Student and Pensioner Concession of R140

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24

Jul

Becoming Benno

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Written and Performed by Ben VOSS | Directed by Michael RICHARD | Dramaturge John VAN DE RUIT

Know someone immigrating? Becoming Benno is for you! | Tickets R170 with Student and Pensioner Concession of R140

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25

Jul

Who Done Did It

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Michaela RICHARDS | Directed by Emma AMBER | Produced by Origen Productions | Performed by Ethan SAUNDERS, Daniele DU PLESSIS, Siphe SIBIYA, Jaden PHILANDER, Taylyn MILLER, Emma AMBER, Sage VAN KIEKERK

A diva’s dead. A detective’s clueless. In this mystery, chaos takes center stage | Tickets R150 with Student and Pension Concession R125

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26

Jul

Who Done Did It

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Michaela RICHARDS | Directed by Emma AMBER | Produced by Origen Productions | Performed by Ethan SAUNDERS, Daniele DU PLESSIS, Siphe SIBIYA, Jaden PHILANDER, Taylyn MILLER, Emma AMBER, Sage VAN KIEKERK

A diva’s dead. A detective’s clueless. In this mystery, chaos takes center stage | Tickets R150 with Student and Pension Concession R125

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27

Jul

Who Done Did It

  • Sunday
  • 14:00
  • Written by Michaela RICHARDS | Directed by Emma AMBER | Produced by Origen Productions | Performed by Ethan SAUNDERS, Daniele DU PLESSIS, Siphe SIBIYA, Jaden PHILANDER, Taylyn MILLER, Emma AMBER, Sage VAN KIEKERK

A diva’s dead. A detective’s clueless. In this mystery, chaos takes center stage | Tickets R150 with Student and Pension Concession R125

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26

Jul

Slam City

  • Saturday
  • 13:00
  • Curated by SLAM CITY | Directed by Thapelo THARAGA & Zizipho BAM | The performers are subject to change every month.

Slam City 2025: 15 Poets, 1 winner and a Cash Prize. And a free writing workshops | Tickets R80

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28

Jul

earthside

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Candice BERNSTEIN | Directed by Jennifer STEYN

Life as we know it just got a whole lot more absurd | Tickets R180 with R100 concession

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29

Jul

earthside

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Candice BERNSTEIN | Directed by Jennifer STEYN

Life as we know it just got a whole lot more absurd | Tickets R180 with R100 concession

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30

Jul

Madiba Zenani

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Directed and written by Jocelyne LAVEILLE | Performed by Erick ISANA and Keïla MADI

In a claustrophobic space of anger and love, two departed souls—Nelson Mandela, known as Madiba, and his great-granddaughter, Zénani — unveil their emotions, their hopes, and their vision of History. | French Language | Tickets R150 with R100 Concession

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1

Aug

Pumla's Song and The Dung Beetle : a double bill

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • PUMLA'S SONG: Written and Performed by Khanya NGCUKA | Directed by Bulelani MABUTYANA (45 mins) THE DUNG BEETLE : Written by Sbahle MAGWAZA | Directed by Thamsanqa KHUMALO | Performed by Buyani DLAMINI | Guitarist Mthokozisi NDLOVU (45 mins)

A double bill that explores two very different journeys of self-discovery - one from soldier to mother, the other from expectations of doctor to artist. Each performance is 45 mins with a 15 minute interval | Tickets R120

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2

Aug

Pumla's Song and The Dung Beetle : a double bill

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • PUMLA'S SONG: Written and Performed by Khanya NGCUKA | Directed by Bulelani MABUTYANA (45 mins) THE DUNG BEETLE : Written by Sbahle MAGWAZA | Directed by Thamsanqa KHUMALO | Performed by Buyani DLAMINI | Guitarist Mthokozisi NDLOVU (45 mins)

A double bill that explores two very different journeys of self-discovery - one from soldier to mother, the other from expectations of doctor to artist. Each performance is 45 mins with a 15 minute interval | Tickets R120

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2

Aug

Pumla's Song and The Dung Beetle : a double bill

  • Saturday
  • 18:00
  • PUMLA'S SONG: Written and Performed by Khanya NGCUKA | Directed by Bulelani MABUTYANA (45 mins) THE DUNG BEETLE : Written by Sbahle MAGWAZA | Directed by Thamsanqa KHUMALO | Performed by Buyani DLAMINI | Guitarist Mthokozisi NDLOVU (45 mins)

A double bill that explores two very different journeys of self-discovery - one from soldier to mother, the other from expectations of doctor to artist. Each performance is 45 mins with a 15 minute interval | Tickets R120

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6

Aug

unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Louise WESTERHOUT and Denise LL ONEN

An immersive, inclusive sharing from Louise and Denise | Tickets R140

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7

Aug

unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Louise WESTERHOUT and Denise LL ONEN

An immersive, inclusive sharing from Louise and Denise | Tickets R140

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8

Aug

unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Louise WESTERHOUT and Denise LL ONEN

An immersive, inclusive sharing from Louise and Denise | Tickets R140

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9

Aug

unclear | Rooming with Shadows | Becoming Cyborg Made Me Human

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Louise WESTERHOUT and Denise LL ONEN

An immersive, inclusive sharing from Louise and Denise | Tickets R140

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12

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

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13

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

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14

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

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15

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

More info

16

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

More info

16

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

More info

17

Aug

Poet-O-Type

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Directed by Mahlatsi MOKGONYANA | Performed by Billy LANGA and Trevor LYNCH | Written by J Bobs TSHABALALA | Movement Direction by Ernest Ginger BALENI | Music by Kozo ZWANE | Produced by THEATRE DUO AND CO

Probing, two poets negotiate the illusive underworld of poetry circles | Tickets R150 with R100 for Student Concession

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23

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

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23

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

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25

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

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26

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

More info

27

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

More info

28

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

More info

29

Aug

The Grab After A Doll's House

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written and directed by Morapeleng MOLEKOA | Set and music design by Smamkele MENTYISI | Performed by Bianca OOSTHUIZEN, Oliver CARNEGIE, Anathi GODLO, and Thukelo MAKA

Loosely inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s classic, the play follows a series of interwoven narratives across time and memory to explore the impact of buried truths, race, power, and justice in post-apartheid South Africa | Tickets R120 with R90 Student Concession

More info

5

Sep

Masiphumelele Ontogeny

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO | Written by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO and Abueng JUNIOR | Photography by Clive GRAY | Featuring Luxolo Rapula MBOSO, Abueng JUNIOR, Siboniso MONI, Sanele MBANA, Nosi MBILI

Here we stand 2004 to 2025. Growing, evolving. We are generations in motion | Tickets R100 with R50 concession

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6

Sep

Masiphumelele Ontogeny

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Directed by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO | Written by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO and Abueng JUNIOR | Photography by Clive GRAY | Featuring Luxolo Rapula MBOSO, Abueng JUNIOR, Siboniso MONI, Sanele MBANA, Nosi MBILI

Here we stand 2004 to 2025. Growing, evolving. We are generations in motion | Tickets R100 with R50 concession

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6

Sep

Masiphumelele Ontogeny

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO | Written by Luxolo Rapula MBOSO and Abueng JUNIOR | Photography by Clive GRAY | Featuring Luxolo Rapula MBOSO, Abueng JUNIOR, Siboniso MONI, Sanele MBANA, Nosi MBILI

Here we stand 2004 to 2025. Growing, evolving. We are generations in motion | Tickets R100 with R50 concession

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11

Sep

Remnant

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Created and Performed by Kayla VAN DER MERWE and Kirsten SCHOUW | Music by Gideon BIRULI

Space meets your lungs. You exhale. But now your limbs are lost | Physical Theatre | Tickets R120

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12

Sep

Remnant

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Created and Performed by Kayla VAN DER MERWE and Kirsten SCHOUW | Music by Gideon BIRULI

Space meets your lungs. You exhale. But now your limbs are lost | Physical Theatre | Tickets R120

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13

Sep

Remnant

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Created and Performed by Kayla VAN DER MERWE and Kirsten SCHOUW | Music by Gideon BIRULI

Space meets your lungs. You exhale. But now your limbs are lost | Physical Theatre | Tickets R120

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13

Sep

Remnant

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Created and Performed by Kayla VAN DER MERWE and Kirsten SCHOUW | Music by Gideon BIRULI

Space meets your lungs. You exhale. But now your limbs are lost | Physical Theatre | Tickets R120

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