Show Archive

The stage is yours...  we really mean it! Calling all live performers : musicians, actors, comics, beatboxers, poets, dancers... we want you to show us something brand new. (under 10 mins please). All you need to do, is book your slot by emailing popartjhb@gmail.com (this is essential as we may not be able to accommodate performers needs on the night). Entrance for audience

With this run, we really want to make sure that the production reaches as many people as possible - particularly the youth. Our matinees will feature workshops with children that interrogate their feeling toward and agency to challenge the government. As such, we will be inviting children from the communities in and around Maboneng to watch the show and participate in

Ubizo (The Calling), a piece which infuses both dance and physical theatre brining life to the truth and beauty of the African ritual, Ubizo. This piece follows the story of a young man who has thepowers of his father’s ancestors bestowed upon him and now finds himself having to heed their call and search for his roots. However he is

Join us for a night of awareness, conversation and healing around Mental Health Stories from Palesa Buyeye, Kuhle Nkosi, Noluvuyo Mtshotshisa and Joel LeonardProceeds will be donated to Tara Hospital. 

The Market Theatre in collaboration with POPArt Theatre presents "The Fluidity of Resistance" an online festival devised by Kwasha Theatre Company with the first years from the Market Lab. The theme speaks to the notion of social protest exploring how individuals and specific groups of people challenge current societal norms to own their life choices. The Festival is available online from 18 -

Chuana Original presents a staged reading by CHALI - CHuana Arts and Leadership Initiative Starring : Thuli Nduvane and Dintshitile Mashile Written by Naledi Shuenyane and directed by Khutjo Green Tickets are R 100

*** BACK BY AUDIENCE DEMAND FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY ****In 2014, J.Bobs Tshabalala and an ensemble of 5 actors premiered Secret Ballot, with a cast of five Black males who became affectionately known as the ‘Daddies of Sugar’. In 2017, the source text of Secret Ballot which was a play titled ‘Khongolose Khommanding Khommisars’ was staged with MoMo Matsunyane as the director and an

Using only mime, mask and sound, Darkie looks at the black body in a factory work setting. Set in the early 1990s, the show seeks to push the notion that the Darkie is expected to endure manual labour suggesting Darkie gaana lebaka la goikhutsa mo bophelong.No Text. No Set.The show premiered at the 30 Years of the Market Theatre Lab

Johannesburg-born, Cape Town-based stand-up comedian Eureka Nkese is bringing the funny home with a special one night only exclusive performance to his brand new comedy special: Man’s 2 Funny at the POPArt. This natural storyteller and funnyman is set to tour South Africa with Man’s 2 Funny, proving to audiences why he is one of SA’s funniest acts to watch this

After a groundbreaking performance at the Market Theatre Laboratory 24th Zwakala Festival, WorldzAStage productions (co-owned by Sipho Zakwe & Luthando Mngomezulu) presents ISITHUNZI.ISITHUNZI is about the shattering and revival of the dignity of a family and its name. In the midst of the 2007 'Reitz Four' incident that saw four white males at the university of Free State display gruesome

A one-man stand-up comedy show experience that successfully keeps audiences at the edge of their seats and engaged. A magical effect well-crafted and brought to life by the shows live game show format that allows the live audience to make-up the show.    The live game shows format doesn’t only create a stand-up comedy experience that’s fun, fresh, and funny,

It's BACK! Just in time for Valentines Day!!! And in this season, we're running for two nights to spread the love… SINGLE + ESKOM = Dating in the Dark. Well that's how it started… when the dating scene in Johannesburg was about as unpredictable and uncertain as the Load Shedding schedule, leaving all of us singles wondering how we can indeed secure