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082 752 1376 | caroline@theatrearts.co.za | Methodist Church Hall • Cnr Milton Road and Wesley Street • Observatory • 7925 • Cape Town

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What's On

Connected

Fri 21st Feb 7pm
Sat 22nd Feb 3pm
Sat 22nd Feb 7pm


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Connected

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Mon 24th Feb 7pm
Tue 25th Feb 7pm
Wed 26th Feb 7pm


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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Grieve, that is how you survive

Fri 28th Feb 8pm
Sat 1st Mar 3pm
Sat 1st Mar 8pm
Sun 2nd Mar 6pm


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Grieve, that is how you survive

Pantsula Dance Workshop - Physical Reflection Methodology

Wed 5th Mar 5pm
Thu 6th Mar 5pm


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Pantsula Dance Workshop - Physical Reflection Methodology

The Creative Accountability Circle

Wed 5th Mar 6pm
Wed 19th Mar 6pm
Wed 2nd Apr 6pm
Wed 16th Apr 6pm


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The Creative Accountability Circle

Body Politic 14: hack

Sun 9th Mar 6pm


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Body Politic 14: hack

Dump State

Wed 12th Mar 7pm
Thu 13th Mar 7pm
Fri 14th Mar 7pm
Sat 15th Mar 3pm
Sat 15th Mar 7pm


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Dump State

Babah_Go_Wild

Sat 15th Mar 10am
Sat 15th Mar 12pm
Sun 16th Mar 10am
Sun 16th Mar 12pm


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Babah_Go_Wild

Generations

Thu 20th Mar 7pm
Fri 21st Mar 7pm
Sat 22nd Mar 3pm


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Generations

Soapboxing

Sun 23rd Mar 7:30pm


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Soapboxing

Kailasa Krishna

Mon 24th Mar 7pm
Sun 30th Mar 6pm


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Kailasa Krishna

Wild Woman

Tue 25th Mar 7pm


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Wild Woman

earthside

Thu 27th Mar 7:30pm
Fri 28th Mar 7:30pm
Sat 29th Mar 7:30pm


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earthside

One Love , One Heart

Sat 5th Apr 2pm
Sat 5th Apr 7pm


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One Love , One Heart

2Lovers

Fri 25th Apr 7pm
Sat 26th Apr 7pm
Sun 27th Apr 6pm
Mon 28th Apr 7pm


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2Lovers

21

Feb

Connected

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Presented by ELEVATION DANCE CO | Directed by Leila MEYER and Courtney SMITH

Connection - having it, not having it, losing it and finding it | Tickets R120 online & R150 at door

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22

Feb

Connected

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Presented by ELEVATION DANCE CO | Directed by Leila MEYER and Courtney SMITH

Connection - having it, not having it, losing it and finding it | Tickets R120 online & R150 at door

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22

Feb

Connected

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Presented by ELEVATION DANCE CO | Directed by Leila MEYER and Courtney SMITH

Connection - having it, not having it, losing it and finding it | Tickets R120 online & R150 at door

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24

Feb

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Sam STEINER | Directed by Henu BADEN | Performed by Jessie DIEPEVEEN and Maxim DU TOIT

How far can love survive when words run out? Tickets R180 | R120

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25

Feb

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Sam STEINER | Directed by Henu BADEN | Performed by Jessie DIEPEVEEN and Maxim DU TOIT

How far can love survive when words run out? Tickets R180 | R120

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26

Feb

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Sam STEINER | Directed by Henu BADEN | Performed by Jessie DIEPEVEEN and Maxim DU TOIT

How far can love survive when words run out? Tickets R180 | R120

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28

Feb

Grieve, that is how you survive

  • Friday
  • 20:00
  • Written, Directed and Performed by Grace STORM & Thandiwe NQANDA | Sound Design byJason MARSHALL, Tshilidzi MFUMPHA and Thandiwe NQANDA

Grief is a rocking chair that we never got taught how to get up from. A journey through loss, grief, love and the discovery of joy on the other side. | Tickets R150 with R120 for concessions

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1

Mar

Grieve, that is how you survive

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Written, Directed and Performed by Grace STORM & Thandiwe NQANDA | Sound Design byJason MARSHALL, Tshilidzi MFUMPHA and Thandiwe NQANDA

Grief is a rocking chair that we never got taught how to get up from. A journey through loss, grief, love and the discovery of joy on the other side. | Tickets R150 with R120 for concessions

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1

Mar

Grieve, that is how you survive

  • Saturday
  • 20:00
  • Written, Directed and Performed by Grace STORM & Thandiwe NQANDA | Sound Design byJason MARSHALL, Tshilidzi MFUMPHA and Thandiwe NQANDA

Grief is a rocking chair that we never got taught how to get up from. A journey through loss, grief, love and the discovery of joy on the other side. | Tickets R150 with R120 for concessions

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2

Mar

Grieve, that is how you survive

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Written, Directed and Performed by Grace STORM & Thandiwe NQANDA | Sound Design byJason MARSHALL, Tshilidzi MFUMPHA and Thandiwe NQANDA

Grief is a rocking chair that we never got taught how to get up from. A journey through loss, grief, love and the discovery of joy on the other side. | Tickets R150 with R120 for concessions

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5

Mar

Pantsula Dance Workshop - Physical Reflection Methodology

  • Wednesday
  • 17:00
  • Conceptualized and Taught by TSHOLO4ELO

Physical Reflection Methodology: Unlocking the Fundamentals of Pantsula Dance | R100 with R50 concession

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6

Mar

Pantsula Dance Workshop - Physical Reflection Methodology

  • Thursday
  • 17:00
  • Conceptualized and Taught by TSHOLO4ELO

Physical Reflection Methodology: Unlocking the Fundamentals of Pantsula Dance | R100 with R50 concession

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5

Mar

The Creative Accountability Circle

  • Wednesday
  • 18:00
  • Led by Jade LUDSKI

Ready to unlock your creative potential? Join The Creative Accountability Circle—a space where collaboration meets accountability.

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19

Mar

The Creative Accountability Circle

  • Wednesday
  • 18:00
  • Led by Jade LUDSKI

Ready to unlock your creative potential? Join The Creative Accountability Circle—a space where collaboration meets accountability.

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2

Apr

The Creative Accountability Circle

  • Wednesday
  • 18:00
  • Led by Jade LUDSKI

Ready to unlock your creative potential? Join The Creative Accountability Circle—a space where collaboration meets accountability.

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16

Apr

The Creative Accountability Circle

  • Wednesday
  • 18:00
  • Led by Jade LUDSKI

Ready to unlock your creative potential? Join The Creative Accountability Circle—a space where collaboration meets accountability.

More info

9

Mar

Body Politic 14: hack

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Curated by Louise WESTERHOUT | Performances by Nadine MCKENZIE and Siphenathi MAYEKISO, Marlon POKPAS and Brad HOWZITER, Tsholo4elo NDABA, Amy LONG

Body Politic 14 is a call to disabled artists about how they hack life | Tickets R120

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12

Mar

Dump State

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Devised and Performed by Lizandre ISAACS, Nicola SHAPIRO, Theetso MPHOENG, David-John TEMPLETON | Written and Directed by Qondiswa JAMES

The Young Professionals series presents Dump State. The lives of four people living on the streets are threatened by a terrible secret that could rupture their tenuous peace | Tickets R120 with R100 concessions

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13

Mar

Dump State

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Devised and Performed by Lizandre ISAACS, Nicola SHAPIRO, Theetso MPHOENG, David-John TEMPLETON | Written and Directed by Qondiswa JAMES

The Young Professionals series presents Dump State. The lives of four people living on the streets are threatened by a terrible secret that could rupture their tenuous peace | Tickets R120 with R100 concessions

More info

14

Mar

Dump State

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Devised and Performed by Lizandre ISAACS, Nicola SHAPIRO, Theetso MPHOENG, David-John TEMPLETON | Written and Directed by Qondiswa JAMES

The Young Professionals series presents Dump State. The lives of four people living on the streets are threatened by a terrible secret that could rupture their tenuous peace | Tickets R120 with R100 concessions

More info

15

Mar

Dump State

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Devised and Performed by Lizandre ISAACS, Nicola SHAPIRO, Theetso MPHOENG, David-John TEMPLETON | Written and Directed by Qondiswa JAMES

The Young Professionals series presents Dump State. The lives of four people living on the streets are threatened by a terrible secret that could rupture their tenuous peace | Tickets R120 with R100 concessions

More info

15

Mar

Dump State

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Devised and Performed by Lizandre ISAACS, Nicola SHAPIRO, Theetso MPHOENG, David-John TEMPLETON | Written and Directed by Qondiswa JAMES

The Young Professionals series presents Dump State. The lives of four people living on the streets are threatened by a terrible secret that could rupture their tenuous peace | Tickets R120 with R100 concessions

More info

15

Mar

Babah_Go_Wild

  • Saturday
  • 10:00
  • Developed and Performed by Schoemé STEENKAMP | Musical direction by Hilletje Möller BASHEW | Produced by PuppeTrix

Experience a wilderness wonderland with your Babah! | Tickets R150 for child & carer. R100 for extra child/caregiver

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15

Mar

Babah_Go_Wild

  • Saturday
  • 12:00
  • Developed and Performed by Schoemé STEENKAMP | Musical direction by Hilletje Möller BASHEW | Produced by PuppeTrix

Experience a wilderness wonderland with your Babah! | Tickets R150 for child & carer. R100 for extra child/caregiver

More info

16

Mar

Babah_Go_Wild

  • Sunday
  • 10:00
  • Developed and Performed by Schoemé STEENKAMP | Musical direction by Hilletje Möller BASHEW | Produced by PuppeTrix

Experience a wilderness wonderland with your Babah! | Tickets R150 for child & carer. R100 for extra child/caregiver

More info

16

Mar

Babah_Go_Wild

  • Sunday
  • 12:00
  • Developed and Performed by Schoemé STEENKAMP | Musical direction by Hilletje Möller BASHEW | Produced by PuppeTrix

Experience a wilderness wonderland with your Babah! | Tickets R150 for child & carer. R100 for extra child/caregiver

More info

20

Mar

Generations

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Sinaxo MXELI | Choreographed by Sonwabile MHLONYANE, Litha MAKANDA, Vuyolwethu MDLULI & Wanie JOHANNES, Lusindiso DIBELA, Clayton JANNIKE and Sbonakaliso NDABA Performed by SBONDABADANCE together with musician Zinzi NOGAVU

We are because They were… Then and the journey to Now | Tickets R100 with R80 concession

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21

Mar

Generations

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Sinaxo MXELI | Choreographed by Sonwabile MHLONYANE, Litha MAKANDA, Vuyolwethu MDLULI & Wanie JOHANNES, Lusindiso DIBELA, Clayton JANNIKE and Sbonakaliso NDABA Performed by SBONDABADANCE together with musician Zinzi NOGAVU

We are because They were… Then and the journey to Now | Tickets R100 with R80 concession

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22

Mar

Generations

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Directed by Sinaxo MXELI | Choreographed by Sonwabile MHLONYANE, Litha MAKANDA, Vuyolwethu MDLULI & Wanie JOHANNES, Lusindiso DIBELA, Clayton JANNIKE and Sbonakaliso NDABA Performed by SBONDABADANCE together with musician Zinzi NOGAVU

We are because They were… Then and the journey to Now | Tickets R100 with R80 concession

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23

Mar

Soapboxing

  • Sunday
  • 19:30
  • Curated by Natalie FRASER

A low-stakes, high-fun performance event | Tickets R100

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24

Mar

Kailasa Krishna

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Directed, choreographed and performed by K SARVESHAN

Bringing ancient stories to life through Bharatanatyam dance | Tickets R180

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30

Mar

Kailasa Krishna

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Directed, choreographed and performed by K SARVESHAN

Bringing ancient stories to life through Bharatanatyam dance | Tickets R180

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25

Mar

Wild Woman

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and Performed by Julia ARIETE

When the divine feminine meets female rage | Tickets R80 with R60 concession

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27

Mar

earthside

  • Thursday
  • 19:30
  • 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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28

Mar

earthside

  • Friday
  • 19:30
  • 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

Mar

earthside

  • Saturday
  • 19:30
  • 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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5

Apr

One Love , One Heart

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Co-choreographed and Directed by Thimna SITOKISI and Nomalanga MATOMELA with their entire creative team | Performed by Students of VERSATILE DANCE SCHOOL

Versatile Dance School's celebration of four years | Tickets R100

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5

Apr

One Love , One Heart

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Co-choreographed and Directed by Thimna SITOKISI and Nomalanga MATOMELA with their entire creative team | Performed by Students of VERSATILE DANCE SCHOOL

Versatile Dance School's celebration of four years | Tickets R100

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25

Apr

2Lovers

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Ter HOLLMANN | Directed by Craig MORRIS | Starring tessa JUBBER & Ter HOLLMANN

What if relationships started with the worst stuff and finished with the best? | Tickets R180

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26

Apr

2Lovers

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Ter HOLLMANN | Directed by Craig MORRIS | Starring tessa JUBBER & Ter HOLLMANN

What if relationships started with the worst stuff and finished with the best? | Tickets R180

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27

Apr

2Lovers

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Written by Ter HOLLMANN | Directed by Craig MORRIS | Starring tessa JUBBER & Ter HOLLMANN

What if relationships started with the worst stuff and finished with the best? | Tickets R180

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28

Apr

2Lovers

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Ter HOLLMANN | Directed by Craig MORRIS | Starring tessa JUBBER & Ter HOLLMANN

What if relationships started with the worst stuff and finished with the best? | Tickets R180

More info