To quote Kentridge’s famous line:  ‘Johannesburg, second greatest city after Paris ‘ ….  Well, we might not have the range and selection of live theatre of the West Ends and Broadways but we get a lot of really excellent productions in Jozi.  And you certainly can’t see good theatre internationally for as little as R66 (that’s what a [...]

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Here for the Joy of Jazz Festival, jazz giant Wynton Marsalis will be hosted in Conversation by Sibongile Khumalo and chaired by  John Kani.  Marsalis became the first jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his work Blood on the Fields, which was commissioned by jazz at Lincoln Centre.  Tuesday 23 August [...]

Refuse the Hour is a two week programme  of live performance events created by artist William Kentridge, composers Philip Miller and François Sarhan, dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, video editor Catherine Meyburgh and performance director Sue Pam-Grant.  The programme, which is presented by The Market Theatre in association with the Goodman Gallery and the French Institute [...]

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The Bassment is an ensemble consists of 6 jazz and 6 classically trained bassists, bringing together different musical backgrounds, techniques and cultures. Fri 10th and  & Sat 11th June @ 20h00  Ticket prices: R160 Market Theatre

Wasted IV is an easily accessible showcase of what’s happening right now.  … it is  Unity Gallery’s annual group exhibition featuring waste art from a wide variety of Jozi artists. The line up ranges from media pros to fine art professionals to street artists and up and coming names from training institutions.   The aim of the [...]

The Market Theatre now offers a dinner package for its patrons. For only R120 you can book for any production of your choice at the Market Theatre and a meal (beverages excluded) at The Market Bar and Bistro, the restaurant inside the Market Theatre complex. Bookings for the dinner package close at 17h00 every Wednesday [...]

WHAT:  Launch of Craig Higginson’s new novel The Landscape Painter                                                                                                                       WHO: Craig Higginson is a writer, theatre director and university lecturer. His plays as a writer include Dream of the Dog, The Girl in the Yellow Dress and Little Foot L. His other novels include The Hill and Last Summer .  Craig is currently the Literary [...]

RICHARD III at the Market Theatre is a  stunning contemporary production with 3 actors playing all the roles in Shakespeare’s play.  How they do it is beyond me – playing one role in a Shakespeare tragic drama is enough of a challenge. Excellent performances, very clever stage set,  and amazing use of over the top [...]