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What's On

Slam City

Sat 28th Jun 1pm


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Slam City

Soapboxing

Sun 29th Jun 6pm


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Soapboxing

Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko! goes to NAF

Mon 30th Jun 12am


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Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko! goes to NAF

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

Tue 1st Jul 7pm
Wed 2nd Jul 7pm
Thu 3rd Jul 7pm
Fri 4th Jul 7pm
Sat 5th Jul 3pm
Sat 5th Jul 7pm
Sun 6th Jul 6pm


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An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

Wed 9th Jul 7pm
Sat 12th Jul 7pm
Sun 13th Jul 6pm


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Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

Thu 10th Jul 2pm
Fri 11th Jul 2pm
Fri 11th Jul 7pm
Sat 12th Jul 2pm


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My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

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

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

28

Jun

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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29

Jun

Soapboxing

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Curated by Natalie FRASER

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

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30

Jun

Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko! goes to NAF

  • Monday
  • 00:00
  • Written by Sibuyiselo DYWILI | Directed by Siphenathi SIQWAYI | Performed by Sibuyiselo DYWILI and Siyamthanda BANGANI | Produced by Tandile MBATSHA

Support award-winning Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko! going to NAF by buying a ticket for the filmed version

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1

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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2

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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3

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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4

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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5

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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5

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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6

Jul

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Directed by Lwanda SINDAPHI | Written and Performed by Sara MATCHETT and Nina CALLAGHAN | Set and Lighting design by the creative team

An immersive journey through grief, collapse and renewal | Tickets R150 with student and pensioner concession R100

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9

Jul

Love Me, Feed Me, Never Leave Me

  • Wednesday
  • 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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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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10

Jul

My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

  • Thursday
  • 14:00
  • Written and Directed by Zandile MENTJIE

A powerful narrative of pain, resilience, and the quiet strength of a woman determined to protect her family | Tickets R100 with R80 Student and Pensioner Concession

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11

Jul

My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

  • Friday
  • 14:00
  • Written and Directed by Zandile MENTJIE

A powerful narrative of pain, resilience, and the quiet strength of a woman determined to protect her family | Tickets R100 with R80 Student and Pensioner Concession

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11

Jul

My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written and Directed by Zandile MENTJIE

A powerful narrative of pain, resilience, and the quiet strength of a woman determined to protect her family | Tickets R100 with R80 Student and Pensioner Concession

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12

Jul

My Grandmother's Sewing Machine

  • Saturday
  • 14:00
  • Written and Directed by Zandile MENTJIE

A powerful narrative of pain, resilience, and the quiet strength of a woman determined to protect her family | Tickets R100 with R80 Student and Pensioner Concession

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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.

More info

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.

More info

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.

More info

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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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

More info

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

More info

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