Upcoming Events
Opera UCT 2026 Season Launch
At the very top of the new academic year, Opera UCT is delighted to present a concert of operatic excerpts sung by the cream of young South African vocal talent, and to unveil its plans for the forthcoming 2026 season.
Alan Committie - An Iliad
After the success of Richard III, Amadeus and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Gloucester Productions continues to present intriguing, challenging and entertaining classics to Cape Town audiences.
And The Girls In Their Sunday Dresses
Zakes Mda's And The Girls In Their Sunday Dresses is a sharp, humorous and deeply moving two-hander set in a sluggish government food-aid queue.
James May Memorial Concert
The South African College of Music presents a commemorative concert featuring performances by SACM lecturers, dedicated in loving memory to Professor Emeritus James May (1939-2025).
CTCS PRESENTS MOZART AND CHOPIN WITH LUDMIL ANGELOV
The Cape Town Concert Series presents a season of concerts focused around it’s Steinway Grand Piano - which turns 65 this year and is considered one of the finest recital pianos in the country.
Lukho Noyila - Zabalaza Festival 2026
Ingcinga "Thought"
A mesmerizing music experience weaving tales from the past, present, and future into enchanting folklore.
BRING LIGHT - Zabalaza Festival 2026
A harrowing journey through the shadows of a Cape Town township,seen through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Zanokhanyo, as she grapples with poverty, violence and the brutal shattering of her first love, all while embodying the vibrant, dange
EGAMENI - Zabalaza Festival 2026
Egameni is an intimate, emotionally charged two-hander exploring the deep and complex bond between a single mother and her son.
BEHIND THE FRAME - Zabalaza Festival 2026
In a home filled with photographs and memories frozen in time, Cikizwa Zoyi and Relebohile Moloi struggle to keep their marriage from quietly fading.
THE BATTERED HOUSEWIVES CLUB - Zabalaza Festival 2026
After experiencing severe emotional distress, five women attend a weekly meeting called The Battered Housewives’ Club to express their frustrations with domestic abuse and gender-based violence
BECOMING - Zabalaza Festival 2026
An actor steps into a role. The role steps into her. “Becoming” follows France, a first-year actress cast as Miss Jane: a grieving mother in a tragic period film.
THEMBA: THE LITTLE LION THAT LOST HIS MANE - Zabalaza Festival 2026
Themba is about a little lion that lost his mane. He goes on an extraordinary journey to find the mane.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR THOUGHTS - Zabalaza Festival 2026
While working at a cozy café in Kloof street, Monde politely navigates her difficult reality with 4 voices in her head.
KINNES VAN SOMERS - Zabalaza Festival 2026
Oupa het gewaarsku: as jy met die vuur speel, gaan jy in die kooi pee...
WHEN BLACK MEN DISAPPEAR - Zabalaza Festival 2026
On an ordinary day, a white man of British descent arrives and introduces a concept he calls The Eyes of
Truth, tasked with monitoring all activities in the area and maintaining law and order.
IT’S MY BABY - Zabalaza Festival 2026
What happens to a child when a father’s silence echoes louder than a gunshot? It’s an intimate, physical, poetic piece about broken families, injustice and the small voices lost between fences and prison bars.
INCINDI YEDLAKA - Zabalaza Festival 2026
“We are self-destructing. Tick Tock” In a world suffocating in violence, toxic masculinity and gun power, Phumla sits with a vision of her younger sister’s death...
ISIBELEKO, ES’BELEKWENI - Zabalaza Festival 2026
IIMPIXANO Zomphefumlo (Conflicts of the soul). This piece explores the story of a mother and daughter who died while in conflict with each other.
Captain Kwanda’s Fanplastic Adventures - Zabalaza Festival 2026
In partnership with Captain Fanplastic and based on their book “The Legend of Captain Fanplastic” Jungle Theatre Company presents Captain Kwanda’s Fanplastic Adventures.
BOUNCED - Zabalaza Festival 2026
The performance is 35 minutes long. BOUNCED is a fun, high energy, playful production to delight young audiences. Bounced explores the dynamics of the world of four friends as they come together.
MFAZWE YA MWEZI - Zabalaza Festival 2026
Mfazwe ya Mwezi is a four-piece all-female band based in Cape Town, South Africa - whose name means "War of the Moon." Our collective is rooted in women empowerment, liberation, and creative storytelling.
English Alive Launch and Panel Discussion - Zabalaza Festival 2026
South African Council for English Education (SACEE) is an NPO that in 2025 celebrated 70 years of service to schools and learners, supporting learners to enjoy
Joliza Bhaca Soul - Ushuni WeBhaca - Zabalaza Festival 2026
A celebration of traditional sounds, the honouring of cultural roots, African heritage and stories.
The RAW Experience V4
The Baxter Zabalaza Festival proudly presents The RAW Experience V4, a powerful night of live performance, storytelling, and artistic expression curated by Real Art World (RAW).
FoCTO Bursary Competition
Opera UCT and the Friends of Opera in Cape Town (FoCTO) present the finals of the annual FoCTO Bursary Competition for young South African singers.
Morning Melodies - A Pinch of Celt - Bob Hughes
Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.
Sin & Salvation – The Story of Johnny Cash
A Gripping Theatrical Experience Exploring the Life of a Music Legend
Afrisnaaks
Embrace your love for authentically Afrikaans humour this summer...
Stupid Fucking Bird
Aaron Posner’s Stupid Fucking Bird is a bold and darkly funny reimagining of Chekhov’s The Seagull, which deals with humans’ timeless obsessions with fame, love and the search for meaning.
CTCS PRESENTS YOUNG ARTIST RECITAL ROELOF TEMMINGH
The Cape Town Concert Series presents a season of concerts focused around it’s Steinway Grand Piano - which turns 65 this year and is considered one of the finest recital pianos in the country.
SACM Student Showcase
The 2026 South African College of Music UCT Symphony Orchestra Showcase features collaborative performances across Opera, Classical, Jazz and African/Pan-African music in one dynamic concert.
You should go in
You Should Go In is a moving new drama about family, abandonment, and the complicated road to forgiveness.
mAnJE ! MaNJe (an epic)
Following a very successful short run at Magnet Theatre in 2024 and nominated for 7 Fleur du Cap awards (winning for Best original music)
Sean Kierman Tribute Concert
WindWorx and the UCT Symphonic Wind Ensemble come together to honour the life and legacy of Sean Kierman in a special collaborative tribute concert.
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
South Africa’s oldest and largest comedy festival, established in 1997 and still going strong.
Morning Melodies - Faried Swartz
Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.
HATCHED ENSEMBLE by Mamela Nyamza
HATCHED ENSEMBLE is a new work as motivated by Mamela Nyamza’s highly acclaimed solo work HATCHED created in 2007,
UCT Big Band celebrates International Jazz Day
Join the UCT Big Band at the Baxter Theatre on April 30th in celebration of the 15th anniversary of International Jazz Day.
THE HERD/LESS by Mamela Nyamza
The work THE HERD/LESS embraces the dual meaning of the “herd”: a collective of people or animal species living...
6th David Aldred Memorial Prize for Sopranos
Established in 2021, the David Aldred Memorial Prize for Sopranos honours Aldred’s love of the soprano voice. SACM singers perform programmes including Strauss’s Four Last Songs, accompanied by Prof Jeremy Silver.
UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra presents Fragments of Sarah
The UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra presents Fragments of Sarah, an interdisciplinary performance reflecting on the life and legacy of Sarah Baartman through sound, movement, memory and storytelling.
Morning Melodies - Kim Kallie and Judy Page
Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.
CTCS PRESENTS CHARL DU PLESSIS – MOZART, MAMBO & MERLOT
The Cape Town Concert Series presents a season of concerts focused around it’s Steinway Grand Piano - which turns 65 this year and is considered one of the finest recital pianos in the country.
Morning Melodies - TBC
Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.
SAMTHING SOWETO presents Good Morning Live
Samthing Soweto’s Good Morning Live is the official live launch of his album Touch Is a Move: Good Morning...
Schalk Bezuidenhout - Hey Hey Divorcé
Have you ever gone through a divorce? Well, Schalk has! And lucky for you, he has to talk about it. Actually...