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"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."

"Somerset-Oos is ’n Oos-Kaapse dorp. Dit is een van die vormendste streke van Suid-Afrika ten opsigte van ons moderne geskiedenis. ’n Bepaalde misterie omklee die wêreld hier, ’n 'binnensmondsheid', ’n historiese gemompel, ’n helderoordagse slaaplopendheid, iets wat jy dink jy van geweet het, maar eintlik net halfpad van gehoor het."

"World Theatre Day, especially in South Africa, represents a day on which one can reflect on years of authentic storytelling and breaking barriers in a country blessed with diversity and cultural richness."

"Any serious writer with purpose will agree that the opportunity to collaborate in dialogue with a diverse group of writers from across the world in various disciplines is a sure way to grow personally as a writer and broaden your scope."

"In elke joernalis se loopbaan is daar seker maar ’n paar stories wat jou vir altyd sal bybly. Vir my was Arthur se verhaal so 'n storie – een wat jare gewag het om geskryf te word."

"Dit is alles positiewe stappe en ons verwelkom die feit dat die DBO die openbare insette met die nodige erns bestudeer het. Ons vertrou nou dat die politici in die NRVP die openbare insette met dieselfde erns sal hanteer en gehoor sal gee aan die terugvoer van die DBO."

"And secondly, I keep asking this: why should anyone bother to read or come watch a play written by an unknown young man who lives in the outskirts of Cape Town, where everything is far from him and the city lights are supposedly fantasies? And who lives every day looking up hoping to see a billboard of a role model in the township, but only gets to see the walking, unsung heroes who once tried and failed, the many who sought stability and did everything right, yet still crashed?"

Ahead of Shorts: A festival of pocket operas at the Artscape Arena, Naomi Meyer spoke to composer Conrad Asman about his new work, Trial by media, which revolves around the media’s impact on the Oscar Pistorius trial: "Reeva’s voice has often been forgotten during various portrayals of this trial, and it is my hope to rectify this, while highlighting the effects of domestic violence present in this story."

"The best part of the residency is the uninterrupted time to write, in a heavenly location, and the inspiration one gets in such a historic place. The town is quiet, the views are calming; this is honestly the best place to write."

"Dis eintlik dikwels vir my lekkerder om fiksie te skryf as om noodwendig by die feite te bly – hoewel ek glo ook joernaliste kan outydse alchemiste wees wat onedel metale in goud kan verander."

"Midway through my second passion fruit and lemonade, I said that a region so rich in literary history deserves a literary festival of its own. To which David [Attwell] replied: 'Why don’t we do it?'"

"Dit is presies 10 jaar gelede in Maart 2014 dat Hennie Aucamp oorlede is, en ek reken dit is goed om sy skryfwerk nou met ’n produksie soos dié te vereer."

"Die illustreerder se visuele teks gee lewe aan woorde wat die jong kind nog nie alles verstaan nie, aan gebeure en emosies waarmee hulle nog kennis maak."

"Visuele taal, soos dié van illustrasie, word onderskei van gesproke of geskrewe taal, maar dit ontspring vanuit dieselfde bron en vervul dieselfde behoeftes as woordetaal."