It's vaguely terrifying speaking the words of a Pulitzer winning playwright as she sits inches away from you in an opening night auditorium. Almost…
neilcoppenJuly 21, 2009
I hate being advertised too, lumped into a demographic and assumed to be a certain type of individual, who will want to dress a certain…
neilcoppenOctober 21, 2008
Mr Armit Ooka (70) owner of the Shiraz cinema stares out solemnly from his box- office booth onto a bustling Victoria Street in Durban's rundown…
neilcoppenSeptember 22, 2008
Sixty ”“three old Frank Graham, might easily strike you as the type of eccentric grandpa who never quite got round to pawning off his childhood…
neilcoppenJuly 9, 2008
To the unseasoned classical concert attendee””such as myself””spectating a Symphony concert for the first time can be a pretty intimidating experience. At a Thursday evening…
neilcoppenMay 26, 2008
Its not easy finding the road that leads into the fabled Colombian town of Aracataca--that is despite its reputation as s Nobel Prize winning author…
neilcoppenMay 13, 2008
On my drive along the N2 up the North Coast to meet acoustic maestro Guy Buttery, I pop his album ”˜Songs from the Cane…
neilcoppenMay 2, 2008
Under the banner 'Stone the Crows' (named after his English grandmother's frequent use of the expression.) Colwyn Thomas's illustrative art has set about ensnaring the…
neilcoppenApril 22, 2008
When dealing with South American tour Agencies, it is near impossible to separate misleading myth from verifiable fact. With most setting out to entice tourists…
neilcoppenMarch 12, 2008