The Quickening Theatre Company

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We are a South African theatre company dedicated to producing local and international contemporary works, and to revitalising Shakespeare and other classical playwrights in productions that resonate with us all and reflect the here and now.

Final week!
13/04/2026

Final week!

Forgiveness isn’t always simple. Healing isn’t always neat.. This April, witness a unique collaboration between South Af...
09/04/2026

Forgiveness isn’t always simple. Healing isn’t always neat..

This April, witness a unique collaboration between South Africa and Kosovo as history, memory, and humanity meet on stage.🙌

10 Performances only!🔥

Dates: 9 – 19 April 2026

09 April 2026 Preview☑

10 April 2026 Opening Night☑

Tickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1583973783

Cast Announcement coming soon!🔥

Another powerhouse joins the cast, and you’ll want to see this 👏🔥Cast Announcement #4: 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐀Kensiwe Tshaba...
06/04/2026

Another powerhouse joins the cast, and you’ll want to see this 👏🔥

Cast Announcement #4: 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐀

Kensiwe Tshabalala is a South African professional performing artist and theatre-maker with an undergraduate degree in Musical Theatre and a master’s in Acting for Film. Her work has graced stages across Europe, Los Angeles, and New York, including a performance at Jazz at the Lincoln Centre.

In South Africa, she has performed at the People’s Theatre, Joburg Theatre, Teatro, and Theatre on the Bay. She associate-directed Lungs and A Doll’s House Part 2 for The Quickening Theatre Company and was an ensemble member of Pieter Toerien and Cape Town Opera’s My Fair Lady, awarded Best Production at the Naledi Theatre Awards.

Dates: 9 – 19 April 2026 (10 Performances only!)

Tickets: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1583973783

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Naledi Theatre Award winner Charlotte Butler 👏🔥A Doll’s House, Part 2 — well deserved!
24/03/2026

Naledi Theatre Award winner Charlotte Butler 👏🔥
A Doll’s House, Part 2 — well deserved!

10/03/2026

Our doing what she does best. Directing with a passion and power we are proud to have.

Q-JAM in action 🎭Rehearsals are underway for our new production of The Merchant of Venice, which we are taking to school...
10/03/2026

Q-JAM in action 🎭

Rehearsals are underway for our new production of The Merchant of Venice, which we are taking to schools.

Q-JAM is a collaboration between Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM) — a group of formerly homeless men in Johannesburg who rehearse and perform Shakespeare — and The Quickening Theatre Company, who partner with the group to direct, guide and develop these powerful performances.

This is theatre with purpose.
This is Shakespeare reimagined.
This is Q-JAM.

Q-JAM is where passion meets collaboration!The Quickening Theatre Company has teamed up with Johannesburg Awakening Mind...
07/03/2026

Q-JAM is where passion meets collaboration!

The Quickening Theatre Company has teamed up with Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM)—that remarkable group of former homeless men performing Shakespeare—to direct and rehearse these iconic pieces.

With The Quickening’s guidance, Shakespeare’s words are brought to life with raw authenticity and fresh energy.

Together, they’re proving that the Bard’s timeless themes resonate in all walks of life.

This partnership is all about transformation, connection, and the undeniable power of storytelling. Q-JAM is Shakespeare, but with a heartbeat you can’t ignore.

And yes, there will be shows!

Introducing you to Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM) is not just a theatre company — it is a living testimony to the po...
04/03/2026

Introducing you to Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM) is not just a theatre company — it is a living testimony to the power of art to heal, transform, and restore dignity.

Founded in July 2012 by award-winning actress and director Dorothy Ann Gould, JAM began as a small class at the Hillbrow Theatre, offered to men who had been living on the streets. With nothing but Shakespeare’s words, a safe space, and the courage to try, they began to find their voices again.

Over the past 12 years, JAM has grown into a respected, professional theatre troupe. Its members — once voiceless, homeless, and trapped in cycles of addiction — are now performers who bring audiences to tears with their eloquence and emotional depth.

Through Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, African poetry, and their own original writing, they give new meaning to resilience, hope, and the human spirit.

Today, almost all of the men are no longer homeless. Performing provides them with dignity, self-respect, and purpose, while also helping them stay drug- and alcohol-free. They earn a small living from their performances, but above all, they reclaim their place in society — not as beggars or outcasts, but as artists.


Dorothy Ann Gould Paige Bonnin Bianca Amato Kensiwe Tshabalala

What incredible news! Congratulations to , and
27/02/2026

What incredible news!
Congratulations to , and

LUNGS asked us to breathe, feel, and be vulnerable — and you breathed with us.Thank you to our cast, crew, and producers...
01/12/2025

LUNGS asked us to breathe, feel, and be vulnerable — and you breathed with us.

Thank you to our cast, crew, and producers for your tireless work and brave artistry, and to our audiences for holding our story with open hearts.

We will carry this experience forever. 🌱

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