On the Couch - #142 - MEX in conversation with Mike van Graan

Mike van Graan is an award-winning playwright with 37 plays under his belt. He joined me in  Studio on Thursday 11th July at 9pm on CapeTalk for the #businessofentertainment  Mike van Graan  award-winning playwright & Cultural Activist.Mike is one of the best in the business with stunning points to offer to any discussion ,and yes we will discuss the current status quo ,with the new GNU in power in SA.   His most recent work – MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS – won the performer, Kim Blanche Adonis, the Toyota US Woordfees Best Solo Award (October 2023) and the Best Solo Performance award at the inaugural Independent Theatre Awards (February 2024) where it also won the Best New Script award. MY FELLOW SOUTH AFRICANS also won a Standard Bank Bronze Ovation Award at the 2024 National Arts Festival.  In addition to writing plays, Mike has extensive experience in cultural policy, building artists’ networks both locally and across the African continent, and in advocacy.  He has served as the Secretary General of Arterial Network, as the Director of the African Arts Institute and the Coordinator of the Sustaining Theatre and Dance (STAND) Foundation. In May 2024, he completed a 3-month writer’s residency at the University of the Free State where he wrote a play, THE GOOD WHITE, set against the backdrop of the Rhodes/Fees Must Fall campaigns. He currently spends his time trying to build a sustainable theatre practices as a writer/producer.