Permission to fail
Thirty years ago it was decided by Barney Simon and John Kani, the then managers of the world-renowned Market Theatre, that, as an extension of the company, it was important
Magnet Theatre’s powerful G7: Okwe-Bokhwe for Cape Town and NAF
Multiple award-winning Magnet Theatre presents G7: Okwe-Bokhwe directed by Mandla Mbothwe and starring the talented graduates of the fifth Magnet Theatre training programme. G7: Okwe-Bokhwe (like/of a goat) will be
The Color Purple returns to Joburg Theatre
Joburg Theatre and producer Bernard Jay are proud to announce the ‘bon voyage’ season of the musical The Color Purple. It will return to Joburg Theatre’s The Mandela stage prior
Brett Bailey’s Samson
Third World Bunfight’s newest production, Samson, is a sensuous, poetic and thought-provoking dance-music-theatre piece set in a dystopian contemporary context of political extremism, inequality, human displacement and violence. Creative Feel
The Snow Goose to show at The Fugard Theatre
Contagious Theatre is bringing their beloved hit show – The Snow Goose – to The Fugard Theatre from 9 April until 4 May 2019. The Snow Goose is
Killer Chicago SA cast returns from world tour to razzle-dazzle SA again!
A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin surrounded by the razzle-dazzle of the world’s sexiest musical soon returns to the stage in Cape
Fugard Theatre appoints Greg Karvellas as first artistic director
Greg Karvellas is no stranger to South African theatre goers, having directed multiple-award winning productions at The Fugard Theatre in his former role as Resident Director there. These include Oleanna,
Johannesburg’s theatres define the soul of the city
Artlooks & Artlines is a monthly column written by Ismail Mahomed, CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation. With a growing circuit of independent theatre venues and newer arts festivals popping up in some of
Matthew Wild Reveals the Art of Directing Musicals
Find out what it takes to direct South African musicals from Matthew Wild, one of the most versatile and prolific South African theatre directors of his generation. Equally at home
Lwanda Sindaphi’s Kudu at Magnet Theatre
The Magnet Theatre’s Internship programme presents Lwanda Sindaphi’s new play KUDU. The second Theatre-Maker from Lwanda Sindaphi’s KUDU opens at Magnet Theatre on the 1 December and runs until the 3 December. This
The Market Theatre
About: The Market Theatre, founded in Johannesburg in 1976 by Mannie Manim and the late Barney Simon, was constructed out of Johannesburg’s Indian Fruit Market – built in 1913. The
Four Productions from Four TAAC Bursary Winners
Four original and diverse productions created and staged by the four Theatre Arts Admin Collective’s (TAAC) Emerging Theatre Directors Bursary Winners. In June, bursary winners Mahlatsi Mokgonyana and Jason Jacobs
Song of Nongoma at South African State Theatre
The South African State Theatre in association with Afrikan Freedom Station premiered Song of Nongoma on 21 October 2016. Song of Nongoma is a tale of an African queen told through
Triple Shot of Star Power in Joys of Sharing
Diverse South African artistic spirits joined forces to create Joys of Sharing, an exuberant music and dance spectacle directed and conceptualised by Gregory Maqoma As you experience Joys of Sharing, the dancers swoop
Joys of Sharing at the Lyric Theatre
Vuyani Dance Theatre’s new production, Joys of Sharing, salutes the exquisite interplay between music and dance at the Lyric Theatre. Gregory Maqoma directs this production, set to explode on to the beautiful
Joburg Theatre Brings Youth Arts Festival
Joburg Theatre in partnership with VGM presents Joburg Youth Arts Festival from September 6 to 18. The Joburg Youth Arts Festival (JoYA) is a Joburg Theatre initiative showcasing original work
Artscape Women’s Humanity Arts Festival 2016
The 10th Artscape Women’s Humanity Arts Festival takes place from Thursday, the 4th to Wednesday, the 10th of August 2016. Sixty years after 20000 brave women marched for their rights in
Annual South African Women’s Arts Festival at The Playhouse
The Playhouse Company’s 20th annual South African Women’s Arts Festival For Women’s Month in August, The Playhouse Company will present its famed South African Women’s Arts Festival (SAWAF), from 11