National Children's Theatre (NCT)

See upcoming events below for dates and details

Children's theatre

A professional children's theatre dedicated to empower, inspire, entertain and educate young audience in a warm, relaxed and theatrical surrounding. There are drama, singing, dance classes, holiday camps held year round.

PIED PIPER: 12 June - 15 July 2018

Take a trip to National Children’s Theatre as they perform an original musical adaptation of the well-known, well loved, and classic Robert Browning poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin town. Skillfully adapted for the stage by NCT Resident Director Francois Theron, this fantastic, humorous adventure will transports you into a world of song and dance, mystery and make-believe, love and laughter. It’s a story that will warm your heart during the cold winter school holidays.

MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! 7 May - 1 June 2018

Grade 12 government schools set work for English, 2018. Set in 1985 South Africa, My Children! My Africa! explores the interaction and relationships between Thami, a gifted 17 year old black boy, his teacher and mentor of many years, Mr. M., and Isabel, a confident and enthusiastic white pupil who befriends the other two during an inter-school debate in the Location, a black ghetto at the edge of a small provincial town.

NCT Theatre Workshops Term One: 14 April - 9 June 2018

NCT Workshops are open to all children who are motivated to learn, grow, and explore the world of theatre and the arts. The program is an ongoing, year–round training project for youth of diverse backgrounds designed to teach students about live theatre, both on stage and behind the scenes.

Kids birthday parties

Celebrate your birthday on a very "Special Birthday Party Journey". Carloads of children, family and friends arrive at the theatre. They meet the birthday girl or boy in the "Birthday Party Room". There is jostling and laughter as excitement and anticipation of seeing the "Special Party Theatre Production" mounts.

Birthday party tickets are handed to each party guest and then they proceed to the theatre for the performance.
Music... The lights go down... Silence.

The audience is close to the action and is exhilarated watching the plays. NCT finds subjects and stories that matter to young people and adults and brings them to life in a relevant exciting way, creating an unforgettable theatrical and learning experience.

As a special "Birthday Treat", the birthday child is invited on the stage and receives a birthday gift, photo of cast while the audience sing "Happy Birthday".

Birthday parties are arranged directly with the Theatre Management on 011 484 1584/5.