Theatre Arts is a buzzing independent theatre in Observatory, Cape Town, that presents work that is fresh, experimental, innovative and diverse. Something for everyone including the very young. Plan your week/end theatre with us.

Theatre Arts is located at the Methodist Church Hall, cnr Milton Road and Wesley Street, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town

082 752 1376 | caroline@theatrearts.co.za



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Call to participate in MusicDance 2025 from 29th November - 13th December
Deadline: 20th September
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MusicDance Cape Town is a performance residency for dancers and musicians, supported by Theatre Arts since 2018. Now in its eighth year, the project draws together artists from diverse genres and backgrounds. The emphasis of the work is interdisciplinary and real-time composition. Audiences are invited to witness the forging of exciting new collaborations and unique expressions in music and dance performance.

What's On

Cottonwool Kid

Tue 23rd Sep 10am
Tue 23rd Sep 7pm
Wed 24th Sep 3pm
Wed 24th Sep 7pm
Thu 25th Sep 7pm
Fri 26th Sep 7pm
Sat 27th Sep 7pm


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Slam City

Sat 27th Sep 1pm


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Soapboxing

Sun 28th Sep 7pm


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Masc

Tue 30th Sep 7pm


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Emergency Workshop!

Thu 9th Oct 7pm
Fri 10th Oct 7pm
Sat 11th Oct 7pm
Sun 12th Oct 6pm


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Circle Song

Tue 14th Oct 7pm
Wed 15th Oct 7pm


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The Unexperienced Yet

Fri 17th Oct 7pm
Sat 18th Oct 3pm
Sat 18th Oct 7pm


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Messy

Mon 20th Oct 7pm
Tue 21st Oct 7pm
Wed 22nd Oct 7pm
Thu 23rd Oct 7pm
Fri 24th Oct 7pm
Sat 25th Oct 5pm
Sat 25th Oct 8pm


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Clown Conc's Toolbox

Sun 2nd Nov 1pm


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Ityala

Tue 4th Nov 7pm
Wed 5th Nov 7pm
Thu 6th Nov 7pm


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And Now : The Show

Sat 15th Nov 7pm
Sun 16th Nov 3pm


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21

Sep

The Reading Room - First play/First, play

  • Sunday
  • 16:30
  • Curated by Tiisetso MASHIFANE | Directed by Roshina RATNAM

But first, let’s play before the play | Tickets R120 with student concession of R100

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23

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Tuesday
  • 10:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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23

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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24

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Wednesday
  • 15:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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24

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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25

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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26

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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27

Sep

Cottonwool Kid

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Toni MORKEL and Sylvaine STRIKE | Directed by Sylvaine STRIKE | Performed by Toni MORKEL

FINALLY ON STAGE IN CAPE TOWN! | Tickets R180

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27

Sep

Slam City

  • Saturday
  • 13:00
  • Curated by SLAM CITY | Directed by Thapelo THARAGA & Zizipho BAM | The performers are subject to change every month.

Slam City 2025: 15 Poets, 1 winner and a Cash Prize. And a free writing workshops | Tickets R80

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28

Sep

Soapboxing

  • Sunday
  • 19:00
  • Curated by Natalie FRASER

A low-stakes, high-fun performance event | Tickets R100

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30

Sep

Masc

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Aldo BRINCAT | Directed by Sophie JOANS

A story about love. Friendship. And the messy beauty of growing up | Tickets R150 and Students R80

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5

Oct

Thokozani Mhlambi & Friends

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Performed by Thokozani N MHLAMBI | Featuring Edward FUNGAYI on violin and dancer Darion THORNE

A genre-bending music performance that gives homage to tradition and anticipates the future | Tickets R120

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9

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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10

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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11

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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12

Oct

Emergency Workshop!

  • Sunday
  • 18:00
  • Marie HAHNE as Performer & Gordon EVANS as Musician

The End Is Near... Let’s Rehearse For It! | Tickets R150

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14

Oct

Circle Song

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Ashley DOWDS | Directed by Caroline CALBURN

No one else seems to remember. Dad says he can’t remember all the details or even if it happened at all | Tickets R150

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15

Oct

Circle Song

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Ashley DOWDS | Directed by Caroline CALBURN

No one else seems to remember. Dad says he can’t remember all the details or even if it happened at all | Tickets R150

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16

Oct

REMO - a true story about the day I died, told by Rameez Cassiem

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Written by Rameez CASSIEM with contributions from Daniel Mpilo May RICHARDS and Kim Blanché ADONIS | Directed by Kim Blanché ADONIS | Performed by Rameez CASSIEM | Produced by Daniel Mpilo May RICHARDS

“This is a true story about when I, Rameez Cassiem, died in a car accident.” | Tickets R140 with Concession price of R110

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17

Oct

The Unexperienced Yet

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Choreographed & Performed by TSHOL4ELO | Directed by Eugene MASHIANE

“The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Leonard Sweet | Tickets R120 with Student Concession of R80

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18

Oct

The Unexperienced Yet

  • Saturday
  • 15:00
  • Choreographed & Performed by TSHOL4ELO | Directed by Eugene MASHIANE

“The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Leonard Sweet | Tickets R120 with Student Concession of R80

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18

Oct

The Unexperienced Yet

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Choreographed & Performed by TSHOL4ELO | Directed by Eugene MASHIANE

“The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Leonard Sweet | Tickets R120 with Student Concession of R80

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20

Oct

Messy

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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21

Oct

Messy

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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22

Oct

Messy

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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23

Oct

Messy

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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24

Oct

Messy

  • Friday
  • 19:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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25

Oct

Messy

  • Saturday
  • 17:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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25

Oct

Messy

  • Saturday
  • 20:00
  • Written and performed by Samantha CARLISLE | Directed by Dara BETH | Produced by SPARK IN THE DARK

A cumming-of-age story for the horny & unsatisfied | Tickets R120 with R100 Concession

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27

Oct

Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

  • Monday
  • 19:00
  • Written by: Nur FELIX & Vincent MEYBURGH | Directed by: Brent PALMER | Performed by Nur FELIX, Vincent MEYBURGH and Yolandi LA GRANGE

Climb Aboard the Peace Train | Tickets R150 .

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28

Oct

Peace Train - The Life & Music of Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Written by: Nur FELIX & Vincent MEYBURGH | Directed by: Brent PALMER | Performed by Nur FELIX, Vincent MEYBURGH and Yolandi LA GRANGE

Climb Aboard the Peace Train | Tickets R150 .

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2

Nov

Clown Conc's Toolbox

  • Sunday
  • 13:00
  • CLOWN TOWN presents: Marc Conc Colli’s Clowning Workshop

A clowning workshop with Marc conc Colli : Explore the sacred moment of transformation from ordinary to extra ordinary | Tickets R500

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4

Nov

Ityala

  • Tuesday
  • 19:00
  • Co-Written by Lukho NOYILA & Nokulunga MASIA | Directed by Lukho NOYILA | Music Direction by Lukho NOYILA | Choreographed by Bongiwe MKHUMBENI | Lighting Design by Buntu TYALI & Frans ZUNGUZE | Sound Design by Buntu TYALI | Costume by Luniko LUGOGWANA | Set Design by Lukho NOYILA & Yonela MACIBELA

Culture versus salvation. A village's soul hangs in the balance. What will they sacrifice to survive? | Tickets R100 with Student Concession R80

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5

Nov

Ityala

  • Wednesday
  • 19:00
  • Co-Written by Lukho NOYILA & Nokulunga MASIA | Directed by Lukho NOYILA | Music Direction by Lukho NOYILA | Choreographed by Bongiwe MKHUMBENI | Lighting Design by Buntu TYALI & Frans ZUNGUZE | Sound Design by Buntu TYALI | Costume by Luniko LUGOGWANA | Set Design by Lukho NOYILA & Yonela MACIBELA

Culture versus salvation. A village's soul hangs in the balance. What will they sacrifice to survive? | Tickets R100 with Student Concession R80

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6

Nov

Ityala

  • Thursday
  • 19:00
  • Co-Written by Lukho NOYILA & Nokulunga MASIA | Directed by Lukho NOYILA | Music Direction by Lukho NOYILA | Choreographed by Bongiwe MKHUMBENI | Lighting Design by Buntu TYALI & Frans ZUNGUZE | Sound Design by Buntu TYALI | Costume by Luniko LUGOGWANA | Set Design by Lukho NOYILA & Yonela MACIBELA

Culture versus salvation. A village's soul hangs in the balance. What will they sacrifice to survive? | Tickets R100 with Student Concession R80

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15

Nov

And Now : The Show

  • Saturday
  • 19:00
  • Performed by Daneel VAN DER WALT and Chris VAN RENSBURG | Directed by Karen JEYNES | Written by the Company

A cabaret, a reflection on storytelling, the power of narrative, and why humans thrive on stories | Tickets R100 with Student Concession of R80

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16

Nov

And Now : The Show

  • Sunday
  • 15:00
  • Performed by Daneel VAN DER WALT and Chris VAN RENSBURG | Directed by Karen JEYNES | Written by the Company

A cabaret, a reflection on storytelling, the power of narrative, and why humans thrive on stories | Tickets R100 with Student Concession of R80

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