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Payday to payday gig guide – April vibes

We get all those public holidays this April, why not use some of them?

Theatre

Death and comedy, a surprisingly fun pair. Louw Venter and Rob van Vuuren (directing) open their sequel to The Best Man’s Speech, which ran at the Kalk Bay Theatre for five years before becoming the feature film Konfetti.… Read more

March gigs in the mother city

Theatre

I watched The Stranger at the National Arts Festival in 2024, I think. It felt like my soul dropped into the underworld; some people were lulled to sleep, hypnotised. You leave blinking back reality. A ritual drama of love, consciousness, and impermanence, on 27 and 28 Feb at Theatre Arts, Observatory.… Read more

Nov/Dec gig guide

It’s that final push to the end of the year, we are all scraping through to Dezembaaaa! And sjoe! Cape Town, you don’t make it easy to be frugal with such kiff summer happenings.

Theatre

A Ru Paul’s Drag Race diva, Latrice Royale and All Stars alum, sings, jokes, and lip-syncs in  Terms and Conditions (May Vary) at the Barnyard Theatre on 19 November.… Read more

Mother City September gig guide

Theatre

Moffie, André Carl van der Merwe’s bruising coming-of-age novel, adapted by Philip Rademeyer and directed by Greg Karvellas is playing at the Baxter’s Flipside stage. It opened in London in 2024 to rave reviews; this is its SA premiere.… Read more

Saffa’s Aussi run makes for comedy gold

Two award-winning shows are coming to Cape Town after cutting their teeth at the National Arts Festival

Hot from its run at the National Arts Festival (NAF) in Makhanda, Durban-based performer and comedian Ben Voss will keep asking his audiences if at 50, would anyone still want to watch him? … Read more

June gig guide

What’s on in Cape Town this month

Music

Under a marquee on the lawn outside the Gugulethu sports complex in 2005 or so, Simphiwe Dana held a crowd of about 1,000 adoring fans in thrall. Her debut album, Zandisile, had been out for less than a year, and everyone in the crowd knew every word of every song.… Read more