Ukuphuthelwa (Insomnia)
Acknowledgements This next post is an excerpt from a work-shopped production I was cast in last year (2012). The piece was directed wonderfully by Mandla Mbothwe (assisted by Ms Jess Harrison and Themba "Crocodile-Longlegs" Mchunu) - all of whom were a pillar of strength along one of the most challenging journeys of my life. The production brought together an auditorium full of strangers and churned out a close-knit family of strong performers ... my family. To my brother Sisesakhe UThixo Isigqibo Ntabezo, I say thank you for never failing to motivate me along this fool's quest to hopefully becoming the best drunken writer from our lifetime. To my mother, who doesn't know half the things I do here - but trusts that I will not fail to attain a degree. To my best friends Wesley (who never fails to bemuse me), Violet (who never lets me forget who I am and where I come from), Tumi (who I know still loves me - even though I've become estranged) and most sincerely to
