• The Zabalaza Theatre Festival runs from Saturday to March 28 at the Baxter Theatre. The fifth annual festival, showcasing the talents of development theatre groups from all over the Western Cape, features more than 300 artists; including 13 acts on the Main Festival and 20 Fringe performances. R25. Info: 021 685 7880.
• Obs Family Festival runs from Friday to March 28 at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective. This year the Family Season is a nine-day festival in Observatory and features local and international work that explores science, history and more. R20 to R40. Info: 021 447 3683.
• Heart of Redness runs Thursday to Sunday at the Fugard Theatre. The musical version of the Zakes Mda’s novel Heart of Redness is performed by members of the Magnet Theatre and UCT performance graduates and some of the young Cape Town Opera Members under the direction of Mark Fleishman. 7.30pm. R100 to R190. Info : 021 461 4554.
• Lionboy runs tomorrow to Saturday at the Baxter Theatre Centre. Inspired by Zizou Corder’s bestselling novels, Lionboy fuses storytelling, circus performance and live percussion in an adventure for everyone aged eight and up. 7pm. R110. Info: 021 685 7880.
• The Flower Spider Emerges ends Friday at the Company Gardens. Eco art, performance art and public art merge with education in the Flower Spider which will be moving and talking in the Company’s Gardens. 10am. Free. Info: 021 423 2919.
• Stranger Here Myself runs from tomorrow to Saturday at the Hiddingh Campus. 8pm. R70. Info: 021 480 7142.
• SA College of Music’s first Symphony Concert for 2015 today at the Baxter Concert Hall. 8.15pm. R85. Info: 021 650 2640.
• The Clarinet Shall Sound runs Thursday at the Simon’s Town Methodist Church. This Camerata Tinta Barocca concert features the soloist, Danre Strydom. 8pm. R110. Info: 083 684 7318.
• You Bet Your Life! runs until Saturday at the Alexander Theatre. A musical that is set on an ‘80s reality TV game show. 7pm. R80. Info: 021 300 1088.
• The Crucible runs until March 28 at The Galloway Theatre, cnr Port & Alfred roads, Waterfront. Set in 1692, The Crucible tells the story of the witch hunt of Salem, Massachusetts. 8pm. R110. Info: 082 772 8867 .
• Inherent End runs until April 2 at the Alexander Bar. A solo show with Tamarin McGinley about misplaced affection. 9pm. R80. Info: 021 300 1088.
• Stage by Stage runs until Saturday at the Theatre on the Bay. A musical performance by Jonathan Roxmouth. 8pm. R95 to R165. Info: 021 428 3300.
• Beautiful Thing runs until March 27 at the Milnerton Playhouse. 7.30pm. R80. Info: 082 627 1061.
• The Music Shop runs until March 28 at The Rosebank Theatre. This story follows the journey of six survivors who rediscover the joys of lost songs and forgotten dances.8pm. R120. Info: 074 101 5066.
• Cabaret runs until June 28 at The Fugard Theatre. Broadway’s great musical comes to life at The Fugard Theatre. 8pm. R100 to R280 at Computicket.
• Another Day runs until Sunday at The Kalk Bay Theatre. The multiple award-winning FollowSpot present a new musical production. 8.30pm. R120. Bookings: 079 361 8275.
• Jou Ma se Comedy Club runs from Wednesday to Sunday at The Pumphouse, V&A Waterfront. 8.30pm.R95 – R120. See www.joumase comedy.com or call 021 418 8880.
• Kaapse Stories from the Mother City runs until March 28 at Richard’s Supper Stage and Bistro, 229 Main Road, Sea Point. Directed by Basil Appollis and produced by Richard Loring, Kaapse Stories is a new musical dinner that introduces the Kleintjies family while giving us an insight into a vigorous cosmopolitan community that thrived at the foot of Table Mountain in District Six. 7.30pm. R420 at Computicket.
• Comedy on Long every Thursday at Iconic Lounge, Long Street, CBD. R50. Info via Quicket. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ comedyonlong.
• Improguise every Monday at The Galloway Theatre. 8pm. Info: 072 939 3351.
• Comedy at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, on Wednesdays. Tickets from R30 at the door (open at 8pm). Stand-up comedy on the last Wednesday of the month, improvisation otherwise. Info: 021 465 2106.
• Comedy at Chilli Bar, 5 Victoria Road, Southfield, at 8pm on Thursdays. R30. See www.thechillibar.co.za.
• Comedy at Obviouzly Armchair Backpackers & Pub, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, every Sunday. 8.30pm to 10.30pm.
• E-mail theatre and production-related information to Atiyyah Khan at [email protected] by Thursday afternoon for publication on Tuesday. Please put “boardwalk” in the subject line.