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"Van stemloos na soomloos – dis wat ek glo ons in slaag. Om oor verskillende grense heen mense ’n verhoog te bied."

"Ek het die boek gelees en my eerste indruk was dat elke mens in Suid-Afrika hierdie boek moet lees."

"Die Suidoosterfees is ’n fees vir almal, en eerlikwaar, hierdie is so ’n heerlike potpourri van style en klanke om na uit te sien. Pop, klassiek, Afrikamusiek, ghoema, power ballads, Ierse musiek, Hongaars, so kan ek aangaan ..."

"Ek dink kinderpartytjies is maar vir die meeste ouers ’n groot stres. Veral as jy, soos ek, nou nie juis ’n huisvrou van formaat is en vernuftig is met koek bak en onthaal nie!"

"Opera is always important, no matter where you find yourself."

"’n Skrywer moet seker nie in ’n boksie pas nie, maar in my geval het ek nie ’n ander keuse nie. Ek is eerstens ’n sportskrywer en dit betaal die rekeninge. Al die ander goed wat ek skryf (boeke, kortverhale, musiekvideo’s, whatever), is om kreatiewe bevrediging te probeer kry."

"[O]ns konserte bied iets vir almal. Klavier-nerds is egter beslis die teikenmark!"

"Die mens en skrywer wat jy word, is dalk noodgedwonge beïnvloed deur dit wat jy in jou vroeë lewe beleef het, al is dit onbewustelik."

"Ek voel dat die egte doel van kuns is om tyd vas te vang in ’n oomblik. Om tyd te vries! Om sin te maak uit die manie van die alledaagse lewe."

"Daar is baie goeie navorsing oor die impak van sogenaamde mega-events op die ekonomie van ’n gasheerstad of selfs -land."

"It is often said that South Africa does not have a theatre-going culture, so the day is a good tool to remind the public that theatre exists. I say this partly in jest, because performance and storytelling are part of our country’s cultural core and we are natural audience members (if we break away from stereotypical ideas of 'theatre')."

"Live theatre is a moment to become silent and reflect on life; it’s a moment to peek into something you might not know; it’s a moment to relieve yourself from something that’s causing adversity, or even to confront it creatively."

"It’s difficult to talk about the status of South African theatre without sounding very cynical,  but it is my opinion that many works that are actually really important and should be seen are often poorly attended and funded and therefore cannot gain traction or travel so that more audiences can see them."

"Even though it falls under the entertainment industry, theatre provokes discussions, teaches, and can be therapeutic. It takes a big team to get an idea into fruition. It takes a special team to leave an everlasting mark on someone’s life, be it visually or solely the performance aspect. Theatre moves."

"I am one of the 12 commissioned artists for the Lucky Pakkie programme. This is a very fun initiative where artists are granted 15 minutes, unconventional space, 30 chairs and two sets of lights … and what they come up with is entirely up to them."