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Mind the Gap

Sennay Ghebreab
Ashraf Johaardien: Incomplete data is an engineering problem until it decides where a child goes to school.

Eyes Wide Listening

Photo by Andreas Gladis
Ashraf Johaardien: Flow is music made with no picture in mind, and it asks the room to listen the same way.

Bum Stuff: A Cheeky Cabaret

Bum Stuff
A Cheeky Cabaret gets to the bottom of our complicated relationship with the bum. 23 October - 25 October 2016, Market Theatre Queer Festival.

Evita Bezuidenhout for one night only

Evita Bezuidenhout
Evita Bezuidenhout, now 91, returns to The Market Theatre on 21 October at 19:00, revisiting her remarkable journey from 1981 to 1994.

Umklomelo Wogesi

Ashraf Johaardien: Powering the Fak’ugesi Awards 2026.
Ashraf Johaardien: Powering the Fak’ugesi Awards 2026.

Radical joy at Queer Festival

Queer Festival
The Market Theatre presents its inaugural Queer Festival from 21–25 October 2026, featuring nine performances spanning cabaret, drama and dance.

Seven new script ideas at Teksmark

Seven new script ideas at third Teksmark Joburg © Nardus Engelbrecht
The third Teksmark Joburg creates a platform where new South African stories are presented to roleplayers in the theatre industry.

Live. Right. Now.

Live. Right. Now.
Ashraf Johaardien: A brief meditation on the rooms where decisions get made.

Two great piano quintets for Joburg

Jean-Phillipe Sylvestre
The Johannesburg Musical Society offers a chance to hear two great piano quintets performed in the Linder Auditorium on Sunday 11 October at 15:00.

The future under construction

The future under construction
Ashraf Johaardien: Imagination, Infrastructure and Future Engines at Fak'ugesi 2026.