Comedy Returns to Delta Park’s Historic Site with Comedy in the Park at the Whirlwind Theatre

On 21 March 2026, laughter will echo through one of Johannesburg’s most unexpected cultural spaces when Comedy in the Park takes over the Whirlwind Theatre at Delta Park, bringing together some of South Africa’s sharpest comedic voices for an evening in a beautiful historic site amongst the trees in Delta Park.

The line-up features comedy heavyweights Chris Forrest, Mojak Lehoko, Nick Goliath, and Rae Du Plooy, promising a night of razor-sharp stand-up, quick wit and uniquely South African humour.

Comedy Returns to Delta Park’s Historic Site with Comedy in the Park at the Whirlwind Theatre

But this show is about more than comedy. It marks an exciting new chapter for a theatre space rooted in Johannesburg’s remarkable history. The theatre sits within Delta Park, a sprawling 104-hectare green space in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs that was once part of Klipfontein Farm, used for grazing cattle in the early 1900s. In the 1930s the area was transformed into the Delta Sewage Disposal Works, which operated from 1934 until 1963, servicing the city’s expanding northern suburbs.

When the facility closed, the buildings stood abandoned until conservationists stepped in. Rather than demolish the structures, they envisioned something radically different: a centre dedicated to environmental learning.

By 1978, the site had been reborn as the Delta Environmental Centre, today one of Johannesburg’s most respected environmental education facilities. The surrounding park now hosts bird sanctuaries, walking trails, environmental programmes for thousands of learners, and over 200 recorded bird species.

It is nestled within this space that the intimate Whirlwind Theatre now brings live performance back into the heart of the park. Even the theatre’s seating carries a piece of South African theatre history: the chairs in the auditorium were donated by His Majesty’s Theatre in the early 1980s, giving audiences a tangible link to the country’s theatrical past.

Designed as an intimate venue seating around 185 guests, the Whirlwind Theatre aims to bring accessible theatre, comedy, music and community-driven events into Johannesburg’s cultural landscape. With on-site food and drink offerings, technical support, and secure parking, the venue is positioned to become a welcoming gathering space for audiences and performers alike.

With Johannesburg’s skyline just beyond the trees, Comedy in the Park promises a uniquely atmospheric evening where audiences can experience top-tier comedy inside a theatre shaped by decades of transformation: from farmland, to sewage works, to environmental education centre, and now to a vibrant creative space.

The Comedy Line-Up:
Chris Forrest
Mojak Lehoko
Nick Goliath
Rae Du Plooy

Event Details:
Comedy in the Park
Whirlwind Theatre, Delta Park – Delta Environmental Centre
21 March 2026
Doors open: 17h00
Show starts: 19h00

From 5pm, the theatre’s pop-up restaurant opens alongside a fully licensed bar, allowing audiences to enjoy dinner and drinks in the relaxed surroundings of Delta Park before the evening’s performance begins.

Tickets available via https://www.quicket.co.za