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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.
Box office hits and more on Showmax this month
THE eighth biggest box office hit of 2025 globally, How To Train Your Dragon reimagines the beloved, Oscar-nominated franchise as a live-action epic, and is available to stream now on… →
Fiona Ramsay embodies high-stakes world of the diva in The Opera Singer
AFTER captivating audiences in Austria in 2024, the hit play The Opera Singer, starring Fiona Ramsay and Owain Rhys Davies and directed by Janna Ramos-Violante, begins its highly anticipated South… →
Showmax brings hit comedy to the small screen – in Afrikaans
MORE than 20 years ago the world was introduced to the wonderfully bleak mockumentary world of The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. MetaCritic lists the British version… →
Win tickets to a rockstar party for a good cause
THE Cape Wine Auction Trust has announced tickets are now officially on sale for The Celebration, a new highlight of The Cape Wine Auction 2026. Taking place on Saturday, 7… →
Throwback Cinema welcomes new year with a Diane Keaton tribute
STER-KINEKOR’S popular Throwback Cinema promotion continues, bringing back iconic movie titles to the big screen at the classic price of just R50 per ticket. All the films will now be… →
Aaaaand….that’s a wrap for 2025
THIS is a bumper newsletter to take us out of the old year and into the new; it seemed the longer I sat at my desk, the more stuff came… →
The magic of musical theatre and how it’s shaped Robert Everson
ANTON LUITINGH, assistant director of 20 Years Of The Tony Awards and the “L” in LAMTA (Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy), has promised to make a musical theatre nerd out… →
Honouring Achim von Arnim
It is with great sadness we share that Achim von Arnim, founder and guiding spirit of Haute Cabrière, passed away peacefully this week, surrounded by his beloved family. As we… →
Plenitude at Majeka House – your new go-to relaxed dining spot
LET’S talk about pillows. They’re a bit of an obsession of mine, and I will always carry a Scoprio grudge against the person who rolled their eyes that time and… →
Ché-jean Jupp takes us behind the scenes of Cats
CATS opens at Artscape in Cape Town on 10 December 2025; this legendary production is set to dazzle audiences through the festive season and into early 2026 as it transfers… →
Let Colleen bring the joy into your life this festive season
MY real life friend Colleen and I were talking about I don’t know what (there are many messages and voice notes all day) and the topic of Colleen The Musical… →
Genevieve Magua to make her Cape Town City Ballet lead debut
CAPE Town City Ballet will present a new production of Alice in Wonderland, by internationally acclaimed choreographer Gerard Charles, at Artscape from 12 to 28 December 2025. Making her CTCB… →
