Where: Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
When: Annually from mid-January to mid-March.
The annual Maynardville Open-Air experience is an essential experience, as is the preceding picnic in the park. Each year sees a different Bard-production brought to life on the tree-shrouded stage. Be sure to bring a blanket or two, as the open-air theatre gets quite chilly in the evenings.
This spectacular green wooded park has earned the reputation for one of the best-loved outdoor theatre venues in the Cape Region. It offers its patrons both a beautiful park and lake for pre-show picnics and drinks, as well as a unique wooded 700-seater theatre setting. Cape Town’s annual Shakespeare under the stars has delighted audiences for 62 years but 2018 took the theatre tradition into a new era with an expanded classical experience called the Maynardville Open-Air Festival. Showcasing a season of symphony, Shakespeare, ballet, comedy and more, the Festival runs from 17 January – 10 March 2019.
Festival Programme – 2019
Thursday | 17-Jan-18 | FAMOUSLY INCIDENTAL, Orchestral Classic Concert | 20h15 |
Friday | 18-Jan-19 | FAMOUSLY INCIDENTAL, Orchestral Classic Concert | 20h15 |
Saturday | 19-Jan-19 | FAMOUSLY INCIDENTAL, Orchestral Classic Concert | 20h15 |
Sunday | 20-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Monday | 21-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Tuesday | 22-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Wednesday | 23-Jan-19 | SWINGTIME IN THE PARK | 20h15 |
Thursday | 24-Jan-19 | SWINGTIME IN THE PARK | 20h15 |
Friday | 25-Jan-19 | SWINGTIME IN THE PARK | 20h15 |
Saturday | 26-Jan-19 | SWINGTIME IN THE PARK | 20h15 |
Sunday | 27-Jan-19 | SWINGTIME IN THE PARK | 20h15 |
Monday | 28-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Tuesday | 29-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Wednesday | 30-Jan-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Thursday | 31-Jan-19 | JESTERS IN THE PARK – SEASON 2 | 20h15 |
Friday | 1-Feb-19 | JESTERS IN THE PARK – SEASON 2 | 20h15 |
Saturday | 2-Feb-19 | JESTERS IN THE PARK – SEASON 2 | 20h15 |
Sunday | 3-Feb-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Monday | 4-Feb-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Tuesday | 5-Feb-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Wednesday | 6-Feb-19 | RICHARD III – Preview | 20h15 |
Thursday | 7-Feb-19 | RICHARD III – Preview | 20h15 |
Friday | 8-Feb-19 | RICHARD III – Preview | 20h15 |
Saturday | 9-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Sunday | 10-Feb-19 | OPERA EVENING IN THE PARK | 19h45 |
Monday | 11-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Tuesday | 12-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Wednesday | 13-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Thursday | 14-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Friday | 15-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Saturday | 16-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Sunday | 17-Feb-19 | NO PERFORMANCE | |
Monday | 18-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Tuesday | 19-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Wednesday | 20-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Thursday | 21-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Friday | 22-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Saturday | 23-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Sunday | 24-Feb-19 | DEREK GRIPPER @ MAYNARDVILLE | 19h45 |
Monday | 25-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Tuesday | 26-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 19h45 |
Wednesday | 27-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Thursday | 28-Feb-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Friday | 1-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Saturday | 2-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Sunday | 3-Mar-19 | GRAHAM WEIR & JONO TAIT – SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE | 19h45 |
Monday | 4-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Tuesday | 5-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Wednesday | 6-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Thursday | 7-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Friday | 8-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Saturday | 9-Mar-19 | RICHARD III | 20h15 |
Sunday | 10-Mar-19 | GOSPEL CLASSICS | 18h30 |