#Marabi

Name: #Marabi
Start: 2026-01-30T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-01-30T20:30:00+02:00
Location: 138 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Gauteng, 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa

The Market Theatre

Highlights

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm

1.5 hours

138 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Gauteng, 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa

9+ people are Interested

Date & Location

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm (SAST)

138 Lilian Ngoyi St, Newtown, Gauteng, 2001 Johannesburg

138 Lilian Ngoyi St, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

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55+ people are Interested

About the event

#Marabi

The legendary South African musical theatre classic, #MARABI, is returning to The Market Theatre! ��

Set in the vibrant 1920s of Doornfontein, Johannesburg, this production is a compelling journey into the heart of our history. It explores the clash between ancestral duty and the emerging Marabi jazz rhythm. We follow Mabongo and his daughter Martha as her love for a Marabi piano player ignites family turmoil, asking the timeless question: “When the ancestors call, who dares to sing a different song?”

Presented by Molepo Theatre Projects in association with The Market Theatre. (Adapted from Modikwe Dikobe’s seminal book, Marabi Dance.)

29 January – 15 February 2026

Masikhumbuleni umlando wethu! Woza uzobona!

#Marabi #MarketTheatre #SouthAfricanTheatre #History #2026

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