
Stand Up Comedy
ADHD, the Bottle and Me
Chantal Harris Comedy
A Journey of Recovery, Realisation, and Really Bad Impulse Control

Stand Up Comedy
Are You Pleased!
Thula Sithole
Thula Sithole muses on people-pleasing, religion, philosophy and more!

Theatre
Battle Of Lurwayizo
Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
A drama telling a story of the liberation



Theatre
Captured In Silence
Native Eye Creatives SA
Shining a Light on Gender Based Violence and Ukuthwalwa

Illusion / Magic
CharlieQuinn Presents 'The Sleightly Honest Trickster'
CharlieQuinn
Every trick has a truth…and every truth hides a trick!

Dance & Physical Theatre
Chasing Laughter
Generation of stars
A riveting and unsettling exploration of the human psyche

Theatre
Circle of Quest
Arise and Shine Production
A young girl doesn't believe there is God and is thinking of suicide.

Stand Up Comedy
Conrad Koch & Chester Missing's "Puppet Power"
Conrad Koch
Hilarious comedy ventriloquism!

Stand Up Comedy
Devin Gray - How To Get Away With Marriage
Devin Gray Comedy
A comedy show about life, love and lemons

Theatre
Dikgang Tsa Bagolo: Ngwana Mme
Dramatic Scholars
No revolution has ever been won without casualties.

Music
Echoes Across Continents: A Musical Journey from Europe to Africa
Belinda de Villiers
A musical journey including Beethoven, Debussy and Alexander Johnson.

Dance & Physical Theatre
Echoes of a Century
Prestige School of Dance
A story told through music, and a dance through time.

Theatre
Freedom Next time
Tshwane University of Technology
After 30 years of democracy, government still hasn’t delivered on their promises



Theatre
I CAN BUY MYSELF FLOWERS...
Unlikely Productions in Association with MVG Productions
A comedy-drama about a woman trying to find balance

Children's Theatre / Family Fare
I Don't Believe in Dinosaurs
How to Hold Productions
An adventure full of friendship, puppets, and learning how to let go ... and, yes, there is a dinosaur!

Dance & Physical Theatre
ISINGQI SOM-AFRICA BY UYISE KANGQAYIMBANA
Tzk Entertainment Group Primary Cooperative
Sihleka sonwatyiswe ngamandla engoma noncuthu lomxhentso wese africa

Theatre
Igazi Lase Senqu (Orange River)
Pioneers Arts Movement
A production that goes back in time through dance and music.

Dance & Physical Theatre
June 16 Re-Imagined
Versatile Dance school
Youth Month: Where Passion Meets Performance

Theatre
Listen and Hear
Tshwane University of Technology
Dreams of Love and Hope Shattered in the Cold Shadows of Poverty

Theatre
Love me, Feed me, Never Leave me
Origen Productions
The modern dating play you never knew you needed.

Dance & Physical Theatre
Lowe's Children
Tswelelang Cultural Dancers
A journey into the past in search of 'the seed of birth of mankind'

Theatre
Mqambi weNyembezi Vuka
University of Cape Town
A poignant exploration of love, loss, and the enduring power of family

Theatre for Children & Young People
My Grandfather's Dancing Shoes
FELICITY ARTS THEATRE
Continuing the legacy of dance!

Performance Art
MyKomVandaan
Boitshepo Development Foundation (NPC)
The rich cultural history of the indigenous Nama people, brought to life.


Cabaret or Musical Theatre
RE-MACHARORA
JUDAH ARTS FOUNDATION
We are the sons and daughters of the soil


Theatre
Sikhohlwa Kanjani
Rhodes University Drama Department
A story of collaboration, exile, loss, and resilience

Theatre
Siyaphanda
Unsung Artists Foundation
Can redemption ever be attained when we are shackled by our past?

Stand Up Comedy
So Over The Rainbow
MVG
Rainbows, sunset clauses and new dawns combine to offer gifts of cathartic mirth.

Theatre
Strangers' Tears - Cry, My Beloved Africa
World Of Art Movement
The echoes of unspoken pain, the voice of a silenced continent.

Theatre
TIRO's TOUGHLOOP TESTIMONY
Lwandle Arts Academy
Will we ever get a fair deal in this land, land of our forefathers?

Children's Theatre / Family Fare
The Forest
Contemporary Dance Laboratory
Interactive Dance Performance for Children

Theatre
The Garden Boy
Khayalamangema Artists Productions
Let's acknowledge our scars and face the future

Theatre
The Preacher
The Preacher Production In Partnership With Emalahleni Civic Theatre
Unveiling Secrets, Testing Faith — When Loyalty Turns to Betrayal.

Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Tutti Frutti
Fruity Lix Productions (Pty) Ltd
A colourful cabaret by award-winning queer queen Pichi Keane!

Theatre
Umnqophiso The Covenant
Umnqophiso The Covenant
Uncovering the intersection of faith, ancestry and identity.

Music
Unveiling a Legacy: The Intergenerational Odyssey of Uhadi Music
Tinklay Production
A musical journey honouring heritage and inspiring the future

Illusion & Magic
VIVA! A Vegas Magic Show
Brendon Peel Entertainment
Peel & Lau bring the magic of Vegas to Makhanda...

Cabaret & Musical Theatre
s'il vous plaît
Fruity Lix Productions (Pty) Ltd
Come inside Mistress Mae's boudoir - a sexy & sassy cabaret.

Theatre
Breakfast with Mugabe
Market Theatre and FEC
Nuanced depiction of Mugabe and the political landscape of Zimbabwe

Dance & Physical Theatre
Die een wat bly
Figure of 8 Dance Theatre and FEC
Exploring the relationship between mothers and their sons

Music
Dumza Maswana's Umngqungqo Orchestral Experience
Dumza Muswana
An unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and cultural celebration!

Poetry & Spoken Word
Gabo Legwala
Modise Sekgothe
Poetic theatre following Modise ‘Ndish’ Sekgothe through his formative years in Soweto

Music
IZWI LAMI (My Voice)
Anelisa “Annalyzer” Stuurman
An invitation to listen, feel, and bear witness to the voice within.

Dance & Physical Theatre
Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker
VAP Dance Academy, Theatre & Studios, Vusi Mdoyi, Jeremy Nedd & Phala Ookeditse Phala
The brutality and exploitation of capitalism laid bare

Dance & Physical Theatre
KEMET – Black Lands / Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq – Completeness and Absolute Wholeness
Asanda Ruda
Asanda Ruda explores themes of Black identity, land, and spiritual reclamation

Dance & Physical Theatre
Magic Maids
Eisa Jocson/Venuri Perera
Exploring the power of incantation, and intention to interrogate systematic violence

Circus
Malo and the Moon-Maiden
Cirk Circus
The story of Malo the Clown and Melodia Luna, the Moon-Maiden.

Dance & Physical Theatre
Portals and petals; the subtle alchemy of my grandmother’s dreams...
JAZZART DANCE THEATRE and Musa Hlatshwayo
A collaboration between dreams and realities

Music
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA (SANJO)
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Highlighting Eastern Cape Jazz



Theatre
The Talent
Action Hero and Deborah Pearson
The legacy of the human voice in a non-human future.

Theatre
Vakavigwa (Burials/They Were Buried)
Campbel Meas and National Playwright Competition
Justice and accountability are never simple

Music
War and Peace
The Wits Trio
Pianist Malcolm Nay, violinist Zanta Hofmeyr, and cellist Susan Mouton

Dance & Physical Theatre
Eastern Cape Ensemble
DSRAC
An unforgettable journey through culture, dance, and music

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival
ECDSRAC
A festival rooted in legacy, transformation, and creative excellence.

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | Fab Farm by Lori-Ann Preston
ECDSRAC
A farmyard adventure packed with fun!

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | Read, Please, Dream! with Nal'ibali
ECDSRAC
The Nal’ibali team brings stories to life with songs and role play!

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | The Wanda World Way with Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni-Bikitsha
ECDSRAC
Step into the vibrant WANDAverse!

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Financial Literacy Workshop
ECDSRAC
Artists do not have to die poor!

Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Stories of Resilience, Identity, and Truth
ECDSRAC
South African life stories of resilience, identity, and the pursuit of truth.

Music
Ingoma Music Conference and Exhibition (IMCE)
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex in partnership with Eastern Cape Department
A two-day gathering of musical policy and development minds