Market Theatre

This part-time introductory course focuses on acting techniques specifically for television and film.

This course is an introduction to acting for people who have no previous experience, or for people who want to practise and hone their existing skills.

This course is an introduction to solo performance writing for individuals who have some acting experience.

This course sets out to help aspiring writers better understand key concepts necessary to developing story for screen. We offer TWO levels in this part-time screenwriting course.

The Market Theatre Laboratory, a creative hub of The Market Theatre Foundation (MTF), is proud to announce multi‑award‑winning artist, choreographer and dancer Thamsanqa Tshabalala as the [...]

With the support of the Barney Simon Trust, the Market Theatre Laboratory offers one residency a year to provide a space for theatre-makers to develop a new work, investigate artistic process, [...]

Applications for The Market Theatre Laboratory’s renowned Theatre and Performance full-time course open from 1 August – 30 September 2025, for study in 2026. We are looking for talented, [...]

The Market Theatre Laboratory presents their next Theatre Think Tank instalment, with a focus on women as active participants during live theatre performances. Titled Her Lens: Provocations from [...]

It is with the heaviest of hearts that The Market Theatre Foundation announces the passing of Sibusiso Ndumndum, who not only is a graduate from The Market Theatre Laboratory but who worked [...]

The Market Lab will continue hosting the Saturday Showcases, Dlala Wena! in 2025. Many moons ago, theatre practitioners from all around Johannesburg would gather at The Market Lab on a Saturday [...]