Upcoming Events

CAPE TOWN BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL

(Ends 31 May 2025)
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The Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival is renowned as one of South Africa's premier showcases of musical youthful talent. If you are a jazz lover, then the Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival is sure to set your feet tapping...

The Moon Looks Delicious From Here

(Ends 31 May 2025)
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Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award at the 50th anniversary of the National Arts Festival, in Makhanda (2024), and The Special Jury Award at the Bitesize Theatre Festival in London (2024)...

Bitter Winter

(Ends 14 June 2025)
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After earning critical acclaim in Joburg, Paul Slabolepszy’s Bitter Winter takes the stage once more...

The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival

(Ends 29 June 2025)
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South Africa’s oldest and foremost comedy festival showcasing the best local stand-up comedians together with top international variety acts It’s Cape Town’s winter comedic talent and a great night out!

Ka-BOOM!

(Ends 14 June 2025)
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Word deel van Squish en Splat se avonture, in ’n wêreld waar verbeelding geen perke het nie en empatie die middelpunt is!

Bach Beethoven and Boogie

(Ends 10 June 2025)
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The Cape Town Concert Series 2025 celebrates 70 years of music making with an ‘extra’ concert in collaboration with the SA Collage of Music featuring the Charl du Plessis Trio and Maestro Richard Cock.

La Ronde

(Ends 12 July 2025)
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La Ronde is a provocative play written in 1897 by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler. It explores themes of love, desire, and societal hypocrisy through a circular structure of interconnected encounters between characters...

Simphiwe Dana: 20 years of song

(Ends 28 June 2025)
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It’s been 20 years since Simphiwe Dana touched our souls with her debut album, Zandisile. If you find that hard to believe, so does the multi award-winning singer and songwriter...

Jack and the Beanstalk

(Ends 27 July 2025)
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Get Ready to be Panto’d! For the first time ever, KickstArt Theatre brings its beloved pantomime magic to the Mother City - in association with the Baxter Theatre.

Adaptation of Gogols Diary of a Madman

(Ends 19 July 2025)
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Set in modern Cape Town, this gripping, darkly comic play follows Thabo Kani’s delusional rise to power. Reality unravels, madness takes hold—don’t miss this bold, unforgettable twist on Gogol’s Diary of a Madman!

Unruly

(Ends 2 August 2025)
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Empatheatre, in collaboration with the Stockholm Resilience Centre, the Unruly Natures research project, and The Baxter proudly presents "UNRULY," a ground-breaking participative and public theatre experience.

Songs & Stories with Majozi

(Ends 2 August 2025)
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Songs & Stories with Majozi – Live at Baxter Theatre South African singer-songwriter Majozi brings his heartfelt melodies and captivating storytelling to the Concert Hall at Baxter Theatre on 2 August 2025...

Feedback

(Ends 30 August 2025)
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Feedback is an extraordinary murder mystery that, under the unique and unconventional vision of playwright and director Andrew Buckland, transforms into a humorous, poignant, lyrical, and eccentric work of Physical Theatre.

CTCS presents The Baxter Trio

(Ends 16 August 2025)
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The Cape Town Concert Series 2025 celebrates 70 years of music making with a special concert featuring the launch of the Baxter Trio featuring Francois du Toit on piano, violinist Farida Bacharova and Graham du Plessis on cello.

Resound Night

(Ends 23 August 2025)
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Resound Night is a creative experience aimed to impact the audience with faith, hope and love. Through music, poetry and spoken word the event will inspire a desire to pursue purpose and truth that brings eternal freedom.

MOFFIE

(Ends 27 September 2025)
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Fresh from its critically acclaimed London premiere, MOFFIE arrives in Cape Town. Based on André Carl van der Merwe’s novel, this powerful stage adaptation explores identity, masculinity...

UNDERMINED

(Ends 25 October 2025)
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UNDERMINED – The true story of Madlebe, an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift.