NewFoundLand is the latest play by Neil Coppen and focuses on the intertwining lives and dreams of two South African men Jacques: an Afrikaans anesthetist…
neilcoppenAugust 28, 2014
IMPRESSSIONS OF FOGG A Log Book 26th July -5 August 2013 I cast my eyes up from the jetty and can just make out the…
neilcoppenOctober 3, 2013
When my grandmother was dying I used to hold up her body to the window so she could peer into garden outside. It was here…
neilcoppenJune 28, 2013
Dear Goose You'll find me in the summer when the snow melts. I took a tumble in the winter, tripped on an oversized ski- boot,…
neilcoppenJanuary 28, 2013
Below is a short story I wrote for Vaughn Sadies StreetLights exhibition which took place at GoetheonMain (25 May to 2 June 2012). The project…
neilcoppenJune 12, 2012
What were the early days of performing like? I never trained as an actor so I learnt largely by doing-- flailing in the deep…
neilcoppenApril 16, 2012
In September last year, a day before Iain Ewok Robinson (KZN poet/performer and activist) was scheduled to perform at the Hilton Arts Festival he pulled…
neilcoppenMarch 5, 2012
The following stills depict some initial concept art for the theatre production Little Foot which I am in the process of designing. The production is…
neilcoppenFebruary 13, 2012
I thought I might take a minute of two to highlight a few experiences which stood out for me in the year of 2011. My…
neilcoppenJanuary 9, 2012