Shows

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Auto and General Theatre on the Square (formerly Theatre on the Square) in Nelson Mandela Square Sandton continues under its new naming rights sponsorship as Johannesburg's most prestigious intimate theatrical venue, delivering superlative productions of South African and international drama, comedy, and music theatre to Sandton's sophisticated audiences. The theatre's remarkable history of presenting outstanding work and its extraordinary location at the heart of Africa's most economically significant urban square create a showroom of genuine Johannesburg cultural prestige.

Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Barnyard Theatre is South Africa's most popular and beloved family-friendly live entertainment showroom brand, with its Johannesburg venues consistently drawing some of the largest theatrical audiences in the country for their energetic mix-tape revue shows celebrating popular music from every decade. Barnyard's extraordinary formula of audience participation, outstanding performer energy, and family-inclusive programming has made it one of the most financially successful and culturally influential live entertainment companies in South Africa.

Cresta Shopping Centre, Rosettenville Rd, Cresta, Johannesburg, 2195

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Joburg Theatre is South Africa's largest performing arts complex — a three-venue facility in Braamfontein presenting opera, ballet, musical theatre, and drama to Johannesburg audiences and serving as the city's primary home for large-scale touring productions and South African performing arts. The theatre's extraordinary scale, its central location, and its ambition to serve as the civic cultural heart of Africa's largest city create a performing arts destination of considerable national significance.

163 Civic Blvd, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Pieter Toerien's Theatre at Montecasino is South Africa's premier destination for Broadway and West End touring productions — the country's foremost producer of major international musical theatre, having brought The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Chicago, Mamma Mia, Cats, and dozens more landmark musicals to South African audiences for the first time. Toerien's extraordinary legacy as the curator of international musical theatre for South Africa and the spectacular Montecasino entertainment complex setting create a showroom of considerable national performing arts significance.

Montecasino, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways, Johannesburg, 2055

Johannesburg, Gauteng

The Market Theatre in Newtown is the most historically important showroom in South African theatrical history — the legendary Johannesburg theatre that staged Athol Fugard's most searing anti-apartheid plays during the 1970s and 1980s and served as one of the very few non-racial cultural spaces during the apartheid era, where Black and white South Africans could sit together in an audience and share a theatrical experience. The Market Theatre's extraordinary moral courage during apartheid and its continuing commitment to challenging, truthful South African theatre create a performing arts venue of remarkable national and international significance.

Margaret Mcingana St, Newtown, Johannesburg, 2001

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Theatre on the Square in Nelson Mandela Square is Johannesburg's most sophisticated intimate theatrical showroom — a 237-seat venue at the heart of Sandton that has presented some of the finest productions of South African and international theatre for over three decades. The theatre's remarkable programming quality, its central Sandton location, and its intimate scale have made it the preferred home of cerebral, challenging, and beautifully produced theatrical work in Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

The Playhouse Company in Durban is one of South Africa's most important regional performing arts institutions — a multi-venue complex presenting theatre, opera, music, and dance that reflects the extraordinary cultural diversity of KwaZulu-Natal province, where Zulu traditional culture, Indian South African heritage, and English colonial history have fused into one of the most complex and creative cultural environments in Africa. The Playhouse's outstanding programming and its deep community roots in Durban's diverse population create a showroom of genuine South African multicultural performing arts significance.

29 Acutt St, Durban Central, Durban, 4001

Cape Town, Western Cape

Artscape Opera House is South Africa's most important opera and performing arts showroom — the premier stage for Cape Town City Ballet, Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, and major national and international productions in a city that has been building a world-class performing arts culture for over a century. Artscape's extraordinary role as the cultural anchor of Cape Town's performing arts ecosystem and its diverse multi-venue programming create a performing arts destination of genuine South African national cultural significance.

DF Malan St, Cape Town City Bowl, Cape Town, 8001

Cape Town, Western Cape

The Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch is one of South Africa's most beloved and influential theatrical showrooms — a University of Cape Town-affiliated venue that has nurtured some of the most important South African playwrights, directors, and performers and presented productions that engaged directly with the social and political realities of South African life during and after the apartheid era. The Baxter's extraordinary commitment to South African stories and its remarkable track record of developing world-class theatrical talent make it one of the most creatively significant theatres in Africa.

Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700

Cape Town, Western Cape

The Masque Theatre in Muizenberg is one of Cape Town's most beloved community theatre showrooms — a dedicated performing arts venue serving the Southern Suburbs communities of Cape Town with a consistently rich program of drama, comedy, musical theatre, and children's productions. Muizenberg's extraordinary surfing heritage (it is one of the oldest surfing destinations in South Africa, with gentle beach breaks that have attracted surfers since the early 20th century) and the Masque's warm community theatre culture create a showroom of genuine Cape Town suburban cultural significance.

37 Main Rd, Muizenberg, Cape Town, 7945