The Mandela is Joburg Theatre’s flagship auditorium. Lined with plush red seating and accommodating 1069 patrons, it boasts one of the most technically proficient stages in the Southern Hemisphere. More recent memorable productions on The Mandela stage include CHICAGO THE MUSICAL, WE WILL ROCK YOU, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, SPIRIT OF THE DANCE, BIG BAND BLAST, WILLIAM KENTRIDGE’S THE MAGIC FLUTE, SHAOLIN MONKS – THE WHEEL OF LIFE, LE GRANDE CIRQUE, ASPECTS OF LOVE, FOOTLOOSE, EDDIE IZZARD, PIETER-DIRK UYS, JOHNNY CLEGG, QUEEN IT’S A KINDA MAGIC, BEATLEMANIA as well as the annual Janice Honeyman festive season pantomimes, which have become synonymous with this theatre, and twice-yearly seasons by The South African Ballet Theatre.