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The Editor’s Choice. Discover Bianca Coleman’s personal top picks and standout experiences across Cape Town. From exceptional fine dining and luxury stays to unmissable theatre and opera, this is the ultimate shortlist of the Mother City’s best.
The Royal Countess Zingara returns with completely new show
THE Royal Countess Zingara is coming back to Century City in Cape Town by popular demand, this time with Melanina — Return to Origin, a new production set to open… →
Cape Ballet Africa launches spring season with ELYSIUM
CAPE Ballet Africa (CBA) is set to enthrall audiences with a new quadruple bill at The Baxter this October, launching the dynamic young company’s Spring Season. Hot off its highly successful… →
Celebrate International Pinot Noir Day with four signature wines from Creation
ON International Pinot Noir Day, Tuesday 18 August 2026, Creation Wines has not one but four signature wines for you to enjoy and compare, all coming from a single appellation… →
Rocky Horror Show returns to Theatre On The Bay this August
THE Rocky Horror Show is back by popular demand at Theatre On The Bay from 28 August 2026, after two sensational sell-out seasons in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Presented by Pieter… →
Two chefs. Six Michelin stars. Four nights of exquisite feasting
CHEF ÁNGEL LEÓN and chef Alain Roux join forces at Amura, Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel. In less than a year, Amura by Ángel León at Mount Nelson, A Belmond… →
Tickle those little grey cells and see if you can beat Poirot
THE thing is with these Agatha Christie stories is that the killer is more often than not the one you’d least expect. Even so, it is possible to over correct… →
Win with Stellenbosch Wine Festival
STELLENBOSCH Wine Routes is celebrating 55 years of championing South African wine tourism this year, and the occasion will be marked by Wine Town Stellenbosch – a nine-day celebration of… →
Something Rotten! proves nothing is as amazing as a musical
HOLD up just a minute…these are, checks notes…students? This is a cast fresh in its craft, and we just watched their fourth performance of the criminally short run of Tony… →
Fiona du Plooy’s CTO directorial debut with Cunning Little Vixen
CAPE TOWN OPERA (CTO) will present The Cunning Little Vixen at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone on 21 July for a limited season. Aimed at families, school learners and… →
A weekend in the country, what could possibly go wrong?
WELL, “wrong” is a strong word; this particular weekend actually works out for the best for all the parties — except maybe for Madame Armfeldt — even if the outcomes… →
Puss In Boots is a riot of a good time, in true panto spirit
UNDER normal circumstances, you wouldn’t catch me dead or alive at a show like this, surrounded by small children. Those who know me, know. However, I saw it is directed… →
Wine, dine and stay at the water’s edge at Blaauwberg Beach Hotel
THE romanticism of waves crashing on the shore, mere metres from where you are sleeping, is undeniably irresistible. Readers, it is in fact very loud. From my fifth floor room… →
