Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Theatres in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest theatres in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 150 theatres tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Lincoln Center, Baxter Theatre Centre and Moulin Rouge lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 223k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.7k, and the largest, Lincoln Center, reaches around 147k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each theatre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Theatre Royal, Newcastle 176 50.3 80.5% Theatre
52 Adelaide Festival Centre 175 50.0 70.0% Theatre
53 Hippodrome, London 174 47.1 79.0% Theatre
54 IFC Center 173 45.1 83.6% Theatre
55 Cultural Center of the Philippines 172 48.1 50.1% Theatre
56 Regal Theatre 171 49.9 84.7% Theatre
57 Theatre Workshop 171 49.8 64.4% Theatre
58 Bush Theatre 169 48.8 58.9% Theatre
59 Arcola Theatre 168 48.8 59.6% Theatre
60 Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam) 168 48.4 62.3% Theatre
61 Theatre Royal, Bath 168 44.4 87.5% Theatre
62 Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, New York) 167 46.2 52.9% Theatre
63 Det Ny Teater 167 49.6 65.6% Theatre
64 Joyce Theater 166 49.4 67.5% Theatre
65 Frankston Arts Centre 164 47.6 90.0% Theatre
66 Signature Theatre Company (New York City) 164 48.9 61.1% Theatre
67 Tricycle Theatre 164 48.7 57.1% Theatre
68 Roundabout Theatre Company 163 49.2 65.6% Theatre
69 Teatro Lara 159 44.5 69.0% Theatre
70 Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) 158 47.6 65.1% Theatre
71 Wycombe Swan 158 47.2 85.1% Theatre
72 Berliner Ensemble 155 41.4 57.3% Theatre
73 De Montfort Hall 155 46.3 64.3% Theatre
74 Taft Theatre 153 46.3 60.0% Theatre
75 National Theatre (Prague) 152 42.4 69.0% Theatre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular theatres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each theatre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest theatre in South Africa?

Lincoln Center currently leads with an estimated audience of 147k people in South Africa.

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