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Are you a young Joburg artist or theatre-maker looking to learn a bit more about Spark Hub? Join our in person Q&A today...
06/09/2026

Are you a young Joburg artist or theatre-maker looking to learn a bit more about Spark Hub? Join our in person Q&A today!

Final act announcement! If you haven’’t got your tickets yet, now’s your chance. Catch Playwright of the Month read by S...
05/09/2026

Final act announcement! If you haven’’t got your tickets yet, now’s your chance. Catch Playwright of the Month read by Samantha Carlisle and
Long time friend of Play Things wombatsam is doing storytelling.
thomaswege is igniting the stage with some magic!

Ticket link in bio!

“Spark, we are so excited for Play Things but who is on the lineup?” we hear you ask with desperation in your voice! Wel...
04/09/2026

“Spark, we are so excited for Play Things but who is on the lineup?” we hear you ask with desperation in your voice! Well here we have our first three performers!

Reverend mother KAHLIL VISSER, bin bag enthusiast Nokulunga, and our incredible headliner, papa Play Things himself, Jon Keevy ✨

Get your tickets to Play Things at The Antique from our Linktree (link in bio)!

05 September at 19:00
📍The Antique Theatre & Bar

Drumroll please... our first ‘Playwright of the Month’ is the brilliant Khanya Ngcuka ✨Her piece, Bad, Sad & Glad follow...
03/09/2026

Drumroll please... our first ‘Playwright of the Month’ is the brilliant Khanya Ngcuka ✨

Her piece, Bad, Sad & Glad follows 3 retired sister witches.

You can catch Khanya’s excerpt performed by some of the hottest young talent in town at Play Things, Cape Town’s freshest scratch night! Ticket link on our Linktree (link in bio) 💛

30/08/2026

Play Things is back baby! Catch us at The Antique on 5 September at 19:00 ✨ ticket link on our Linktree (link in bio)

*taps mic, this is not a drill! 🗣️ Play Things is here with an invitation to all theatre makers: The Antique Theatre sta...
27/08/2026

*taps mic, this is not a drill! 🗣️ Play Things is here with an invitation to all theatre makers: The Antique Theatre stage is yours to showcase your new work, be it physical theatre, poetry, sketches - you name it.

Sign up in the link in the bio!

Let’s play.
📆 05 Sept 19:00
📍The Antique Theatre The Antique
🎟️ R180 - ticket link on our Linktree (link in bio)

The spring breeze is upon us and with it a bold monthly line-up of SA’s freshest & wildest creative talent. With that be...
24/08/2026

The spring breeze is upon us and with it a bold monthly line-up of SA’s freshest & wildest creative talent.

With that being said, we introduce Play Things: Back to the Future. In honour of Heritage Month we’ll be witnessing a meeting of the past and future in the present brought to you by a bouquet of bold performances.

Join us for riveting night.
📆 05 Sept 19:00
📍 The Antique Theatre The Antique
🎟️ R180 - link in bio

Babe, wake up! Play Things announcement just dropped! Clear your calendars and prepare for a freshly curated line up.Oh ...
22/08/2026

Babe, wake up! Play Things announcement just dropped! Clear your calendars and prepare for a freshly curated line up.

Oh wait… there’s more! It is our great pleasure to announce that Play Things has found a new home, The Antique Theatre! We’re incredibly thrilled and we suggest you start the countdown now.

Let’s play!
📆 05 Sept 19:00
📍The Antique Theatre & Bar The Antique
🎟️ R180 - link on our Linktree (link in bio)

Swipe to see what we’ve got cooking! ✨Facilitated by Sophie Joans, On The Road is a workshop on how and where to tour yo...
17/08/2026

Swipe to see what we’ve got cooking! ✨

Facilitated by Sophie Joans, On The Road is a workshop on how and where to tour your show!

Want to know what Quack! And Other Stories is about? So do we 🦆 but you can expect clowning, sketches, hehes, hahas, classic Joans-esque chaos, and a duck maybe idk?

So, You Wanna Write a Solo Show is back! Take your writing from page to stage with Sophie Joans ✨

Got something you’re working on and want to test it out in front of an audience? Get ready for Play Things at The Antique Theatre & Bar!

Perhaps you’re in Secunda and looking for an evening of laughter, over-sharing, and little pink panties? You can catch Messy at the Umuzi Kunstefees for one night only!

To honour all of the exceptional productions that were part of The Spark Hub at National Arts Festival here are the winn...
12/08/2026

To honour all of the exceptional productions that were part of The Spark Hub at National Arts Festival here are the winners of The Donkeys 2026! It’s a bit late but the deliberation panel are a bunch of asses 🫏

And runner up for The Daily Dispatch Award for Biggest S*x Pest

Very well deserved

Gwaai Master General at it again

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Omg Amandla guys

cailyb the presser of buttons and receiver of abuse

PNA | Colour Your World sponsor us

He loves to dance

Do we think Sophie Joans is a real comedian yet? What’s the consensus?

Papa Spark!

I see big things in his future

The man, the myth, the Papa Impala

cailyb not seen here

Nothing says safe space like a bunch of l**e and some pins from Curated Chaos 🇿🇦

Curated Chaos x Spark in the Dark collab?

Criminal that someone this fine is behind the camera but we’re grateful he is!

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