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'On Reflection' by Oscar Watson
I returned to my home in Newcastle at 4pm on Thursday 8th July, having left Grahamstown at 12pm on Wednesday. I can’t remember ever having spent so much time waiting for things: taxis,...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
'Grahamstown Notes' by Jenni Lewin -Turner
It was a real honour to be selected for the Grahamstown Festival delegation and to be amongst such an impressive, dynamic and experienced peer group. The trip was really relevant to both my...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Johnathan Mann
This was my first visit to South Africa and the Grahamstown festival. I grew up hearing about the horrors of the apartheid struggle leading to the euphoric release of Nelson Mandela. However I...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
'Communicating, Creating and Debating' by Keith Saha
I arrived in Port Elizabeth 2 days before the festival. Dazed and confused after being awake for 22 hours, I headed for the beach to see Africa… I walked out to Nelson Mandela Bay. A sunny...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
'South Africa and I' by Sâmir Bhamra
It was an incredibly random moment when I heard an answer phone message from Simon Fitch talking about an opportunity to travel to South Africa to attend the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. I...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Tyrone Huggins
My time in Grahamstown involved a lot of meetings. My previous visit here had been paid for on a credit card when I could not secure any funding. On that occasion I was seeing about six or seven...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Felix Cross
As a mixed race person it is interesting to spend a little time in a country where everyone is defined primarily by his or her race. Other than here and in Vienna I have probably felt this nowhere...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Donna Briscoe - Greene
Just arriving in Grahams town filled me with so much excitement that the grueling journey here just disappeared.The selection of shows I wanted to experience was 1 from all styles of performance...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Karena Johnson
I must really be in South Africa – strange that it feels so much like being in the Europe, weather, concrete and the number of white faces. I decided to start with the familiar and a company...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010
Audio Interviews by Bea Bop
Nottingham based hub member, Bea Bop interviews people she meet during her South Africa’s, Grahamstown Festival visit. People interviewed were either part of the Sustained Theatre delegation...Posted by Web manager, 24/05/2010