031 Theatre Festival
Get ready for an explosive celebration of theatre performances as the 031 Theatre Festival returns for its spectacular 4th edition.
The family-friendly cultural highlight promises an eclectic mix of top-tier comedy, raw drama, nostalgic music and riveting solo acts.
Spearheaded by the Mzansi comedy duo Lisa Bobbert and Aaron McIlroy of Macbob Productions, this year’s 11-production lineup expands its horizons to include sensational out-of-town acts alongside beloved local stars.
Theatre highlights include:
- "Rugby Mad": Catch festival co-creator Aaron McIlroy in a high-energy, laugh-out-loud solo comedic performance that puts South Africa's favourite sport centre stage.
- "Cottonwool Kid": A compelling and beautifully woven narrative by performer Toni Morkel and director Sylvaine Strike, exploring a young girl's life burdened by her parents' carelessness.
- "Ms. B-haved": Written and performed by Sue Diepeveen, this sharp comedy follows a veteran teacher whose shocking suspension rocks a tight-knit school community to its core.
- "Roti Queen": Shika Budhoo shines in this solo comedy that hilariously uncovers the delicate dance between love, identity and the art of making the perfect roti.
- "Growing Old Disgracefully": International cabaret star Tonya Koenderman delivers a wonderfully irreverent, hilarious look at the unfiltered truths of getting older.
Where: The Seabrookes Theatre at DHS, Musgrave, Durban.
When: Thursday, June 4, to Sunday, June 14.
KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Season
Warm up your winter evenings with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2026 Winter Season, running for two nights only.
- Concert 1 (June 11): Resident conductor Daniel Boico takes the podium, opening with Beethoven’s mighty "Egmont Overture". Turkish violinist Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev joins for Dvořák’s rhapsodic "Violin Concerto" in A minor, followed by Brahms’s "Third Symphony".
- Concert 2 (June 18): The KZN Youth Orchestra kicks things off with a vibrant curtain-raiser. Maestra Alexandra Arrieche then leads the main programme, featuring Italian pianist Federico Colli performing Schumann’s A Minor Piano Concerto, concluding with Mendelssohn’s atmospheric "Scottish Symphony".
Skip the drive! Secure bus services depart from Upper Highway, North Coast, Westville and Berea. Book your bus pass through the orchestra office or Quicket.
Where: The Playhouse Opera Theatre.
When: June 11 and 18, at 7pm.
