Theatre Arts • Methodist Church Hall • Cnr Milton Road and Wesley Street • Observatory • 7925 • Cape Town

Theatre Arts is a buzzing independent theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, that presents work that is fresh, experimental, innovative and diverse. Something for everyone including the very young. Plan your week/end theatre with us.

Theatre Arts is located at the Methodist Church Hall, cnr Milton Road and Wesley Street, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town

082 752 1376 | caroline@theatrearts.co.za

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MusicDance Cape Town is a performance residency for dancers and musicians, supported by Theatre Arts since 2018. Now in its eighth year, the project draws together artists from diverse genres and backgrounds. The emphasis of the work is interdisciplinary and real-time composition. Audiences are invited to witness the forging of exciting new collaborations and unique expressions in music and dance performance.

What's On

Masiphumelele Ontogeny

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

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Masiphumelele Ontogeny

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Sun 7th Sep 3:30pm
Sun 7th Sep 7:30pm
Mon 8th Sep 7:30pm
Tue 9th Sep 7:30pm

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Remnant

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

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Remnant

Body Politic 15 : Translations

Sun 14th Sep 4pm

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Body Politic 15 : Translations

Cottonwool Kid

Tue 23rd Sep 10am
Tue 23rd Sep 7pm
Wed 24th Sep 3pm
Wed 24th Sep 7pm
Thu 25th Sep 7pm
Fri 26th Sep 7pm
Sat 27th Sep 7pm

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Cottonwool Kid

Soapboxing

Sun 28th Sep 7pm

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Soapboxing

Masc

Tue 30th Sep 7pm

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Masc

Nie Ekke Nie

Thu 2nd Oct 7pm
Fri 3rd Oct 7pm
Sat 4th Oct 3pm
Sat 4th Oct 7pm

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Nie Ekke Nie

Emergency Workshop!

Thu 9th Oct 7pm
Fri 10th Oct 7pm
Sat 11th Oct 7pm
Sun 12th Oct 6pm

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Emergency Workshop!

Circle Song

Tue 14th Oct 7pm
Wed 15th Oct 7pm

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Circle Song

Messy

Mon 20th Oct 7pm
Tue 21st Oct 7pm
Wed 22nd Oct 7pm
Thu 23rd Oct 7pm
Fri 24th Oct 7pm
Sat 25th Oct 5pm
Sat 25th Oct 8pm

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Messy

Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Mon 27th Oct 7pm
Tue 28th Oct 7pm

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Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Clown Conc's Toolbox

Sun 2nd Nov 1pm

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Clown Conc's Toolbox

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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7

Sep

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Sunday
15:30
Written and Performed by Pat PILLAI

Life on the vibrant Cape Flats in the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s! | Tickets R180 with R150 concession

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7

Sep

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Sunday
19:30
Written and Performed by Pat PILLAI

Life on the vibrant Cape Flats in the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s! | Tickets R180 with R150 concession

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8

Sep

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Monday
19:30
Written and Performed by Pat PILLAI

Life on the vibrant Cape Flats in the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s! | Tickets R180 with R150 concession

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9

Sep

My Cape Town by Pat Pillai

Tuesday
19:30
Written and Performed by Pat PILLAI

Life on the vibrant Cape Flats in the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s! | Tickets R180 with R150 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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14

Sep

Body Politic 15 : Translations

Sunday
16:00
Curated by Louise WESTERHOUT

This month's Body Politic explores life in translation | Tickets R140

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23

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Tuesday
10:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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23

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Tuesday
19:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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24

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Wednesday
15:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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24

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Wednesday
19:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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25

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Thursday
19:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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26

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Friday
19:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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27

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

Saturday
19:00
Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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28

Sep

Soapboxing

Sunday
19:00
Curated by Natalie FRASER

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

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30

Sep

Masc

Tuesday
19:00
Written and performed by Aldo BRINCAT | Directed by Sophie JOANS

A story about love. Friendship. And the messy beauty of growing up | Tickets R150 and Students R80

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2

Oct

Nie Ekke Nie

Thursday
19:00
By Kanya VILJOEN | Performed by Darren CLOETE, Elzaan DANIELS, Emilie BADENHORST, Hanna TODD, Hendrik NIEUWOUDT, Karabo Hope BANDA, Roshina RATNAM, Thando MYEZA & Tylo RAS

A multilingual, chorus-based reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s Not I | Tickets R150 with R120 Concession

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3

Oct

Nie Ekke Nie

Friday
19:00
By Kanya VILJOEN | Performed by Darren CLOETE, Elzaan DANIELS, Emilie BADENHORST, Hanna TODD, Hendrik NIEUWOUDT, Karabo Hope BANDA, Roshina RATNAM, Thando MYEZA & Tylo RAS

A multilingual, chorus-based reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s Not I | Tickets R150 with R120 Concession

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4

Oct

Nie Ekke Nie

Saturday
15:00
By Kanya VILJOEN | Performed by Darren CLOETE, Elzaan DANIELS, Emilie BADENHORST, Hanna TODD, Hendrik NIEUWOUDT, Karabo Hope BANDA, Roshina RATNAM, Thando MYEZA & Tylo RAS

A multilingual, chorus-based reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s Not I | Tickets R150 with R120 Concession

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4

Oct

Nie Ekke Nie

Saturday
19:00
By Kanya VILJOEN | Performed by Darren CLOETE, Elzaan DANIELS, Emilie BADENHORST, Hanna TODD, Hendrik NIEUWOUDT, Karabo Hope BANDA, Roshina RATNAM, Thando MYEZA & Tylo RAS

A multilingual, chorus-based reimagining of Samuel Beckett’s Not I | Tickets R150 with R120 Concession

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9

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

Thursday
19:00
Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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10

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

Friday
19:00
Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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11

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

Saturday
19:00
Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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12

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

Sunday
18:00
Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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14

Oct

Circle Song

Tuesday
19:00
Written and performed by Ashley DOWDS | Directed by Caroline CALBURN

No one else seems to remember. Dad says he can’t remember all the details or even if it happened at all | Tickets R150

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15

Oct

Circle Song

Wednesday
19:00
Written and performed by Ashley DOWDS | Directed by Caroline CALBURN

No one else seems to remember. Dad says he can’t remember all the details or even if it happened at all | Tickets R150

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20

Oct

Messy

Monday
19:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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21

Oct

Messy

Tuesday
19:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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22

Oct

Messy

Wednesday
19:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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23

Oct

Messy

Thursday
19:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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24

Oct

Messy

Friday
19:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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25

Oct

Messy

Saturday
17:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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25

Oct

Messy

Saturday
20:00
Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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27

Oct

Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Monday
19:00
Written by: Nur FELIX & Vincent MEYBURGH | Directed by: Brent PALMER | Performed by Nur FELIX, Vincent MEYBURGH and Yolandi LA GRANGE

Climb Aboard the Peace Train | Tickets R150

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28

Oct

Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Tuesday
19:00
Written by: Nur FELIX & Vincent MEYBURGH | Directed by: Brent PALMER | Performed by Nur FELIX, Vincent MEYBURGH and Yolandi LA GRANGE

Climb Aboard the Peace Train | Tickets R150

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2

Nov

Clown Conc's Toolbox

Sunday
13:00
CLOWN TOWN presents: Marc Conc Colli’s Clowning Workshop

A clowning workshop with Marc conc Colli : Explore the sacred moment of transformation from ordinary to extra ordinary | Tickets R500

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