UPCOMING SHOWS : BROWSE & BOOK

Join us for a text analysis session with Phumzile Sitole. 
(If you have not signed up for the whole Vuka Actor Challenge - please bring along a text you would like to work with). 

Phumzile Sitole is a South African actor, writer, and director whose work spans stage and screen. A Columbia University MFA graduate and University of Cape Town Honors grad, she has worked across Johannesburg, Cape Town, New York, and Los Angeles, shaping an artistic identity that bridges South African roots with global perspectives.

She is the writer and director of Minky (Short film 2025) and is developing further projects that explore intimate, human-centered storytelling. As an actor, Sitole is known for her versatility, and as a teacher and mentor, she has extensive experience leading acting and performance workshops, empowering young creatives through storytelling

Her production company, Triple One Eight Productions, is dedicated to telling stories that explore the human experience with depth, intimacy, and emotional truth.

Join us for a two hour acting session with Dintshile Mashile. 

Dintshitile Mashile is a dynamic and socially conscious performing artist whose work blends playfulness with ethical inquiry. Passionate about creating, examining, and illustrating thought-provoking issues for diverse audiences, she brings both heart and intellect to the stage. She is the proud recipient of the Theatre Arts Emerging Director Award (2022) and Naledi Award (2022), recognizing her bold contributions to South African theatre. Acommitted scholar and practitioner, Dintshitile holds a BA Honours in Applied Drama and Theatre (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand, with a focus on education, communities, and social contexts.

Her journey is rooted in rigorous training at institutions including The Market Theatre Laboratory, The University of Johannesburg, and The Sibikwa Arts Centre Saturday Arts Academy (SAA). Through her work, she continues to challenge norms, amplify marginalized voices, and spark meaningful dialogue always with a touch of wit and wonder.

Drop in for an introduction / refresher to improv with Ncumisa Ndimeni, and stay to observe the Causing a Scene practice session from 6pm - 8pm. 

Ncumisa Ndimeni is a Johannesburg based performing arts practitioner and educator with a passion for improvisation and story telling. She teaches the Improvisation module at the Market Theatre Laboratory and has a background in teaching and facilitation at institutions like Wits University, Kingsmead College, Tshishimani Centre for Activist Education, and various corporates. She brings a wealth of experience to her students.

A story about re-membering: Two Irishmen leave the shore of Northern Ireland to search for a new sense of belonging; a letter written back in 1864 is found in an old trunk; a woman wakes up from a coma, inside a moment of time when she was a 15 year old girl…

Circle Song is a memory piece. Not quite play or monologue, not quite story-telling, it is spoken to the audience from a narrator’s perspective across an arc of time. Sometimes it is from the voices of people, re-imagined in the past, who left the shores of Ireland and England to begin a life in South Africa. But it rests on the story prompted by a real life event: After a severe brain operation, my mother wakes to the world as a fifteen year old version of herself. CIRCLE SONG garnered a Silver Ovation award at the National Arts Festival 2025 ‘Circle Song’ is an exploration of time, memory, family history, and the interweaving of personal and historical narratives. It uses fragmented memories, overheard conversations, and historical anecdotes to construct a multi-layered story. The structure moves between personal recollections and broader family history, spanning generations and geographical locations, from Ireland to Africa, and explores the impact of these migrations on subsequent generations, connecting their identities and experiences to the past. QUOTE FROM THE PLAY: “…this is not ‘simple geography'. It’s a journey from the known into imagined geographies - a mythical journey. Away from where the bones of their people are buried.” 

(post Theatre Arts performance) Photo Credits: Jonathan Rees

Audience response:

"It is a work about longing and belonging and memory. Remembering everything about who it is we are. He invites you to perform your own remembering; igniting your own memories and snap shots as he tenderly performs a tribute to his own lineage and loved ones. This piece has the same magical nature I first remember feeling about Paul Slabolepszy’s Elvis du Pisanie. It is a beautifully crafted work and needs to be produced by one of the major Theatres. Be the first to show this piece to the world. It needs to be seen". Kate Normington

BROCHURE: https://circle-song-yourstory.my.canva.site/

AUDIO INTERVIEWS: https://circle-song-yourstory.my.canva.site/audio-interviews

Johannesburg! The Agents are in town! Meet Venter, Linda (she’s new here) and the ever-effervescent Brenda in an outrageous satirical comedy that tears apart the absurdities of the real estate industry. Robaby Productions presents a trio of mischievous performers who delve into the cut-throat world of property development, gentrification and fancy estate living. No one is safe from their hilariously sharp critiques - from slick real estate agents to clueless home buyers to neighbourhood watch groups (you know the ones). With a massive dose of irreverence and a keen eye for the ridiculous, this show is a must-see for anyone who loves a spicy, laugh-out-loud cringefest.

Created and performed by Lisa Derryn Overy, Kyla Davis and Roberto Pombo and directed by Toni Morkel.