Join us for a night like no other. Do you like a warm cozy night, with gluwein and soup, with a live band in the background? We’ve got the perfect evening for you! And, it’s for an amazing cause. This is more than just a fundraiser, it’s a celebration of South African Theatre and community.

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Last year, a group of young South African theatre makers got together with a mission: to help each other cover the costs of taking their shows to South Africa’s National Arts Festival, where they could have the opportunity to launch their careers on the Fringe. And we did! In 2025, we raised R100 000 in 3 weeks on ThundaFund, which allowed us to cover the costs of touring 14 brand new, original South African shows to Makhanda, EC for NAF.

The festival was a huge success. Of our 10 qualifying productions, 7 won Standard Bank Ovation Awards. Several young artists made their industry debut. And a movement began. It was such a triumph, that we got the attention of some other South African festivals, and were subsequently invited to host an Afrikaans version of the theatre, VonkProp, at the KKNK in Outshoorn in March 2026. We also produced a further 14 new shows, in both English and Afrikaans.

As a new generation of South African theatre-makers, who entered a post-Covid theatre industry, it’s been a struggle. But it’s a struggle we fight triumphantly, together. And this year, we’re back for more! And we need your help…

This season’s lineup brings together a compelling collection of solo and ensemble performances spanning comedy, drama, and physical theatre. On the more personal, introspective end, Samantha Carlisle’s Messy lays bare the realities of sex work and modern dating, Kamogelo Mhlantla’s Solitude navigates mental health and isolation, and Vihann van Rooyen’s MARKUS traces the fragmented inner world of a young man post-medication. Themes of identity and belonging extend into Alyssa Jacobs, Wyatt Afrika, and Jasmine Maduna’s dance-driven ensemble piece Kenan Ennie Klopse and Shannon Hendry’s provocative Mlungu, which confronts race and prejudice in post-apartheid South Africa.

Sophie Joans leads the comedic charge with two shows of her own, Netphlix and Real Comedian, and joins forces with her father David Schmidt to bring his powerful storytelling piece Betaman to life. Anne Bosch’s Please, I Promise examines addiction and grief within a family fractured by mental illness. Closing out the programme is a true veteran of South African theatre, Andrew Buckland, who brings both a riotous new tech-age satire in Fool’s Guide and a freshly revived staging of his legendary 1988 masterpiece Ugly Noo Noo, cementing his place as one of the most enduring and vital forces on the local stage.