Discover NCT's Smash-Hit Summer/Autumn 2026 Programme
Including the return of ‘The Lion King JR
NCT announces an expansive Summer/Autumn 2026 season filled with groundbreaking performances across children’s theater, workshops, camps and education programming.
The season marks the continuation of an ambitious multi-year partnership between NCT and Disney’s Theatre Group focused on shared productions, education and cultural exchange. The partnership will run the Disney-NCT Musicals in Schools Education Programme in ten Johannesburg and Soweto schools early in 2026 and return Disney’s The Lion King JR to NCT’s stage in April.
See theatrical milestones including Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet for high-schools in March-April, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark for pre-primary school learners and all their families in March-April, and Aesops Fables for families and primary school learners in June-July.
Our education programming kicks off in January with busy Saturdays for Term 1’s Acting, Singing and Dancing Workshops for ages 7-17, a new Storytelling Workshop for ages 5-7, the Shakespeare Club for all ages, and the NCT Youth Theatre Company for invited talent. Holiday Camps run 30 Mar to 02 April 2026, and 29 June to 03 July 2026.
You can also expect an exciting campus experience with February’s expected groundbreaking for a new outdoor stage and amphitheatre. More about this soon.
Learn more about the programme on www.NCTheatreSA.org/program and www.NCTheatreSA.org/education.
FIND TICKETS ON JANUARY 24 2026, HERE AND ON QUICKET.
Schools please call Nthabiseng Mmethi for group bookings at 011 484 1584 or nthabiseng@NCTheatreSA.org.za.
