The State Theatre is Pretoria's major performing-arts complex, with stages for theatre, dance, music, opera, and large cultural events. Architecturally and socially, it belongs to the city's postwar civic core, where big institutions were built to make public culture visible.
For travellers it is most useful when there is a performance worth seeing, but the building also marks an important point in central Pretoria. Check the programme rather than just turning up; the experience depends entirely on what is on stage.