A puppet dog, a scene-stealing crocodile, and a cast of fourty young performers bringing Neverland to life with real polish and plenty of heart. This is a Peter Pan Jr. that earns its magic honestly, and leaves you humming all the way home.

A second viewing of a devastating play changes everything and nothing. Knowing exactly where three childhood friends are headed only sharpens the ache of watching them get there, while two new performances offer fresh ways into old wounds. A haunting return season that loses none of its power the second time around.

A one-woman show built from light, shadow and rhyme, Once Upon a Teacup follows a young girl's journey from the boundless imagination of childhood into the harder realities of growing up. Whimsical, patient and unexpectedly brave, it's a small production that leaves a lasting impression.

A Crown Court judge who can command any courtroom finds herself powerless in her own home when an unthinkable event threatens to unravel everything she's built. This breathless production, anchored by a towering central performance, barely lets you catch your breath, and that's exactly why it works.

A journalist meant to be reporting on war finds himself living inside it, pulled into the lives of ordinary people caught in conflicts across Palestine and Israel, Ukraine and Russia, and Rwanda. This solo show refuses to let global tragedy stay abstract, insisting instead on names, families and single unbearable moments. Difficult, essential viewing for a world that feels increasingly on edge.

The Big Bad Wolf is on trial, and the audience gets to decide his fate. This joyful, high-energy courtroom comedy uses fairy-tale mischief to smuggle in a message worth taking seriously: every story has two sides. A properly fun night out for the whole family.

A tiny heroine, a room full of four to eight year olds, and a production that knows exactly who it's for. The Adventures of Thumbelina turns careful pacing, audience participation and a few familiar faces into a thoroughly joyful afternoon, and why that precision matters more than it might seem.

Two strangers. One long night. A secret neither of them saw coming. What starts as small talk slowly becomes something much harder to walk away from. This is a play that asks what we're willing to do, and give up, for the people we love.

Constellations is, on its face, a love story told across parallel universes. But this remarkable play has something harder and more important to say about choice, agency, and who gets to decide how a life ends.

Moving into Dance's Rites and Rituals programme is a celebration of female choreographic legacy and a powerful reminder of what the human body is capable of when trained, guided, and given something true to say. Three works, spanning ritual, youth, and gender-based violence, add up to one of the most moving evenings of dance Johannesburg has to offer.

Peter Pan Jr. is a joyful, visually inventive production that captures both the wonder of childhood and the bittersweet reality of growing up. With a superb cast of adults and children, magical flying effects, and genuine heart, this is a trip to Neverland well worth taking.

Gabriela Lena Frank's El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego is a genuinely rare thing: a contemporary opera that is as visually ravishing as it is emotionally profound. It brings Frida Kahlo back from the underworld for one final reckoning with love, pain, and the enduring power of art.

At 91, Albie Sachs remains one of the most quietly extraordinary figures in South Africa's history: a man who survived a car bomb, helped write the Constitution, and chose grace over revenge at every turn. This new one-person play captures his remarkable life with warmth, lyricism, and a central performance of rare emotional honesty.

What happens when South Africa's most theatrically-minded fashion designer partners with one of Johannesburg's most daring cirque companies? Behind The Crimson Door is the thrilling answer: a collision of couture, aerial performance, and storytelling that you simply have to see to believe. Go for the athleticism, the beauty, the fashion, and the music. Let the show do the rest.

Paul Slabolepszy's beloved classic returns to the Joburg stage in a production that is funny, heartbreaking, and ultimately, deeply uplifting. Ashley Dowds builds an entire world from nothing but a street lamp and his own extraordinary skill, drawing audiences into one of the most distinctly South African stories ever written for the theatre.

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is one of the most extraordinary works in the history of Western music, and experiencing it on the big screen is something close to a revelation. This is a review for anyone who has ever wondered whether opera might be for them, and for anyone who already knows it is.

Roald Dahl's story of golden tickets and quiet goodness is as potent as ever, and Pretoria Youth Theatre's production brings it to life with infectious energy, committed young performers, and a warmth that fills the room. A joyful treat for families and anyone who still believes in a little magic.

Twenty-eight solo shows in, Alan Committie remains one of the great constants of South African comedy, and his latest, AV-A-LAUGH-TA, is exactly the kind of warm, wordplay-filled evening the moment calls for. It may not reinvent the wheel, but it spins it with tremendous affection and considerable skill. Right now, that is more than enough.

Shrek The Musical Jr. is back, and it is as joyful, irreverent, and quietly radical as ever. This is a fairy tale for everyone who has ever felt like they didn't quite fit the mould, told with colour, comedy, and a whole lot of heart. A brilliant afternoon out for the whole family.

What does it cost a person to be truly extraordinary? The Opera Singer explores that question with sharp wit, genuine warmth, and a fearlessness that is rare in new South African writing.