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Madame Zingara. Supplied
RESTAURANTS

The circus comes to the City of Gold

The Royal Countess Zingara returns to Joburg with dazzling circus acts, cabaret, live music and a four-course dinner at Melrose Arch

  • Jo Buitendach
2 min read
SAfm Sundowner Concert. Picture: Mark Wessels.
AFRICA

The show goes on – on fumes, if necessary

The National Arts Festival’s outgoing CEO, Monica Newton, talks to Currency’s Tim Cohen about the 2026 edition of this venerable South African cultural institution.

  • Tim Cohen
9 min read
Figaro. Opera. PIcture: supplied
FILM

‘Figaro’ for first timers: an opera newbie’s take

Opera meets the big screen in Cape Town as ‘The Met: Live in HD’ brings Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ to a new generation of viewers

  • Jo Buitendach
5 min read
The Life and Times of Michael K. Picture: Supplied.
JOBURG

Review: puppets give life to the times of Michael K

Experience the powerful and evocative adaptation of JM Coetzee’s ‘Life & Times of Michael K’ at Joburg’s Market Theatre

  • Ruby Delahunt
4 min read