Staging operas, ballets and other dramas as well as orchestral performance Artscape is one of the best venues for performing arts in South Africa. The fully...
DF Malan Street
The Barnyard Theatre chain has its roots in a barn on a dairy farm outside Plettenberg Bay. The focus is on rollicking tribute shows and musical theatre.
Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre, Shop F09
There's a certain retro appeal to the huge orange lampshades dangling from the ceiling of the Baxter. But apart from the lighting, the theatre provides a...
Main RoadA historic chicken coop on Langverwagt Farm has found a new purpose as an atmospheric theatre venue. Due to the small stage area, the wee henhouse tends to...
Langverwagt FarmYou only need to look at the autographed show posters vying for space on the walls of this little theatre café to know that it's achieved almost mythical...
59 Dorp StreetThe city's biggest entertainment venue can seat a whopping 5,000 punters. It focuses mainly on international headline acts like funny man Chris Rock, R&B...
Grand West Casino & Entertainment World, GoodwoodThis puppetry company is hot property. Renowned around the world for its boundary-breaking work, Handspring has been revolutionising adult puppet theatre...
15A Clairvaux RoadThe drama department of the University of Stellenbosch plays host to one of the oldest theatres in the Cape - its foundations were laid way back in 1965....
Cnr Victoria & Andringa streetsA historic Dutch Reformed Church in the colourful fishing village of Kalk Bay now houses one of the city's favourite independent theatres. The venue only...
52 Main RoadThe Little Theatre Complex on Orange Street is home to the University of Cape Town's drama and fine arts departments. It's also where you'll find this...
Hiddingh CampusA pioneering physical theatre company that's been whipping up cutting-edge contemporary movement performances since 1987. Started by theatre heavyweights...
UCT Hiddingh campusThink you can act? Now's your chance to prove it. This community seaside theatre, next to the Muizenberg train station, has been around since the 1950s....
37 Main Road
The bard's legacy is celebrated every summer when hundreds of Shakespeare enthusiasts, lovers (and schoolchildren struggling to get to grips with their...
Cnr Wolfe & Church streets
Twenty-four years after closing its doors, the grande dame of South African theatre, the Space, has been reincarnated into a brand-spanking new playhouse....
44 Long StreetThis legendary local hangout in the heart of bohemian Observatory boasts a speck-sized stage - complete with red velvet Coca-Cola curtains - that regularly...
Lower Main Road