ONCE UPON A TEACUP
2026-07-28 19:30 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, Corner Sandton Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
BOOK TICKETS ONLINE HERE

Theatre on the Square proudly presents:
ONCE UPON A TEACUP
Written and performed by JESSICA HAINES
Directed by JAMES CUNINGHAM
A magical, moving and imaginative theatrical journey through memory, childhood and growing up in Africa. Through the eyes of Violet, ONCE UPON A TEACUP explores the beauty of imagination, the pressures of modern life and the search for belonging in an often-overwhelming world. Tender, funny and deeply heartfelt, this captivating one-woman play reminds us of the power of home and healing.

ARIAS OF THE HEART
2026-07-31 13:00 - 14:00
The sensational SASA YENDE brings her soaring voice and captivating stage presence to a beautiful lunchtime concert of beloved arias. Featuring works by Bellini, Gounod, Menotti, Floyd, Buthelezi, and Dvořák, this programme promises passion, drama, and unforgettable musical moments.
Unreserved tickets will be available at the box office from 12:30
Ticket Price: R100 (R60 for members)
Enquiries: 011 883 8606
The theatre has presented and produced this uplifting music programme for all, with leading local and international musicians for the last 15 years. It prides itself on being the only venue in Gauteng to host such regular weekly daytime concerts. Concerts take place every Friday at 1pm & unreserved tickets are available at the theatre from 12.30 on the day.
The revenue from ticket sales goes to the artists, so please invite a friend to join you at your next visit to our weekly music series.

Return season of the award winning SARAJEVO
2026-08-05 19:30 - 21:00
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5th – 22nd August
The Theatre on the Square presents Sarajevo — a powerful South African stage production about friendship, love, and the human cost of war.
Winner of 4 Naledi Theatre Awards and nominated for 7, including Best Production of a Play, Sarajevo has been acclaimed for its powerful storytelling and emotional impact.
Before the siege, Mirela, Aleksander, and Slobo were inseparable. They shared the same streets, the same dreams, and the same future. But as Yugoslavia descends into conflict, fear, nationalism, and ideology slowly tear their world apart. What breaks them is not one act of violence, but countless small fractures — silences, suspicions, and impossible choices.
Into their world steps Peter, a South African photographer escaping personal tragedy and searching for meaning beyond the life he left behind. As he documents the conflict, the line between observer and participant begins to blur.
Intimate, gripping, and emotionally charged, Sarajevo is not simply a play about war. It is a story about identity, loyalty, betrayal, and how easily ordinary people can be divided.
A haunting theatrical experience that lingers long after the final curtain.
Because theatre remembers what history forgets.
ACCOLADES
Winner
• Best Production of a Play
• Best Director of a Play
• Best Lead Performance in a Play : Female
• Best breakthrough Performance in a Play
Nominated
• Best New South African Script/Adaptation
• Best Director of a Play
• Best Production of a Play
• Best Lead Performance in a Play : Female
• Best breakthrough Performance in a Play
• Best Theatre Set – and AV Design
• Best Supporting Performance in a play : Male
CAST
Mirela – Aimèe Mica Komorowsky
Aleksander – Andrè Lötter
Slobo – Ivan Nedeljkovic
Peter – Damon Berry
Written by Aimèe Mica Komorowsky
Directed by Thorsten Wedekind

WELSH MALE VOICE CHOIR
2026-08-07 13:00 - 14:00
We warmly welcome back the WELSH MALE VOICE CHOIR, conducted by NEIL BENNETT, for another lunchtime performance. Expect rich harmonies and beloved choral favourites.
Unreserved tickets will be available at the box office from 12:30
Ticket Price: R100 (R60 for members)
Enquiries: 011 883 8606
The theatre has presented and produced this uplifting music programme for all, with leading local and international musicians for the last 15 years. It prides itself on being the only venue in Gauteng to host such regular weekly daytime concerts. Concerts take place every Friday at 1pm & unreserved tickets are available at the theatre from 12.30 on the day.
The revenue from ticket sales goes to the artists, so please invite a friend to join you at your next visit to our weekly music series.

NHLANHLA DUBE & THE MUSIC MOVES BAND
2026-08-14 13:00 - 14:00
Experience the vibrant sounds of NHLANHLA DUBE & THE MUSIC MOVES BAND in a dynamic lunchtime concert blending jazz, Afro-fusion and blues. Bursting with local flavour and infectious energy straight from Tembisa, this promises to be an exciting musical experience.
Unreserved tickets will be available at the box office from 12:30
Ticket Price: R100 (R60 for members)
Enquiries: 011 883 8606
The theatre has presented and produced this uplifting music programme for all, with leading local and international musicians for the last 15 years. It prides itself on being the only venue in Gauteng to host such regular weekly daytime concerts. Concerts take place every Friday at 1pm & unreserved tickets are available at the theatre from 12.30 on the day.
The revenue from ticket sales goes to the artists, so please invite a friend to join you at your next visit to our weekly music series.

VIOLIN AND VIOLA DUO
2026-08-21 13:00 - 14:00
Join JONATHAN MAYER and LYNN RUDOLPH for a beautiful lunchtime performance exploring the unique partnership of violin and viola. With music by Mozart, Martinů and Halvorsen, this promises an afternoon of warmth, brilliance and expressive chamber music.
Unreserved tickets will be available at the box office from 12:30
Ticket Price: R100 (R60 for members)
Enquiries: 011 883 8606
The theatre has presented and produced this uplifting music programme for all, with leading local and international musicians for the last 15 years. It prides itself on being the only venue in Gauteng to host such regular weekly daytime concerts. Concerts take place every Friday at 1pm & unreserved tickets are available at the theatre from 12.30 on the day.
The revenue from ticket sales goes to the artists, so please invite a friend to join you at your next visit to our weekly music series.

NIK RABINOWITZ in MOUNTAIN JEW - Back after a sold out season earlier this year
2026-08-24 19:30 - 21:00
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24th – 30th August – ONE WEEK ONLY!
Back by popular demand after a SOLD OUT three-week season at Theatre on the Square in May/June
Born in a converted barn on the slopes of Constantiaberg, comedian and mountain-farm-boy-Jew Nik Rabinowitz grew up climbing trees, commentating on his own rugby games in three official languages, and attending a Waldorf school – where he learned to crochet his feelings and divine the precise spiritual frequency of organic fair-trade mohair (using only a pentatonic Flute and a watercolor of a gnome).
Half nature-child, half niceJewish boy, half failed-mathematician – this is his Stable-to-stand-up story:
MOUNTAIN JEW! #DoTheJew.

ONE PIANO | FOUR HANDS
2026-08-28 13:00 - 14:00
Join the remarkable LAURA PAUNA and RENTIA VENTER for an exciting lunchtime piano recital presenting works by Schubert and Diabelli.
Unreserved tickets will be available at the box office from 12:30
Ticket Price: R100 (R60 for members)
Enquiries: 011 883 8606
The theatre has presented and produced this uplifting music programme for all, with leading local and international musicians for the last 15 years. It prides itself on being the only venue in Gauteng to host such regular weekly daytime concerts. Concerts take place every Friday at 1pm & unreserved tickets are available at the theatre from 12.30 on the day.
The revenue from ticket sales goes to the artists, so please invite a friend to join you at your next visit to our weekly music series.

ROLAND’S CAVE
2026-09-01 19:30 - 21:00
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ROLAND’S CAVE
31st August – 13 September
Written & performed by Jürgen Hellberg
Directed by Shireen Hollier
Roland, a Springbok-German millionaire, is forced to take refuge in a remote cave in the Drakensberg and take stock of his life. The story shifts effortlessly between tenderness and tension, stillness and eruption, as he wrestles with his need for connection, the danger of emotional isolation and the courage it takes to begin again. Unflinching, poetic, funny, tragic and deeply relatable, Roland’s Cave is a theatrical journey into the places we hide… and the truths that insist on being found.
A beautiful play that inspires to follow one’s dreams
Run Time:80min
