Theatregoers (some of my article for iafrica)

The theatre. That thing that so many of us slot boldly into the "interests" section of our CVs and under the "activities" page on our Facebook profiles. Ah yes, "the theatre" has a certain sophisticated ring to it, doesn’t it?

The Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (known as Gipca) is a body that offers a space to collaborate, debate and better their trade. Recently, Gipca held a Directors and Directing conference which saw a great deal of big wig theatre people coming together to talk about the state of theatre in South Africa. Loads of things were said, but for me, the most important thing to come from this great event, were the questions. The most significant question posed was: where the hell is the audience?

Go to http://lifestyle.iafrica.com/events/747049.html and read the rest.