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The Good Builder PodcastThe Daily Dose #45 | A Chat With Former Rugby Professional & Good Builder Stephan Van Der WaltFrom professional rugby fields to the building sites of one of the hardest regions to build in, Stephan Van der Walt knows a thing or two about resilience, discipline, and legacy.In this episode of The Good Builder, we sit down with the owner of Walt Construction to talk about what truly sets great builders apart, and why it has less to do with flashy marketing and more to do with doing the right thing when no one’s watching.🛠 We unpack:How to manage trades the right way...2025-05-1918 min
HELLENIC RADIORenos Nicos Spanoudes chats to Grant Towers about Adventures in Pantoland during Saturday’s Role on Hellenic Radio.Renos Nicos Spanoudes chats to Grant Towers about Adventures in Pantoland during Saturday’s Role on Hellenic Radio.
Adventures in Pantoland, opening November 6th 2022 on the Nelson Mandela Theatre stage at Joburg Theatre, is five pantomimes in one: Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Snow White, Jack and The Beanstalk and Peter Pan. Writer and director Janice Honeyman explains, “We’ll take you on a daring and dangerous quest to retrieve the long-lost, sneakily-stolen Golden Goblet of Goodness. It’s goodies versus baddies, heroes versus villains, the happies versus the horrids – and you’ll be there with us to conquer greed and reca...2022-11-0708 min
The Suitcase Club PodcastEp8. Pushing Passion with Rushney FergusonDouble Fleur du Cap Nominee, CATA Award Winner, Qualified ISTD Teacher , Tripple Threat Performer and Choreographer. This is the calibre of our guest on today’s episode.
Rushney Ferguson started her theatre training at the Waterfront Theatre School in Cape Town at the age of 21. Here she completed her ISTD Advanced Exams as well as her Associate Teaching qualifications in various dance genres. Her Proffesional career took off with David Krasmer’s District Six: Kanala, Amper Famous and Langarm for which she received a Fleur du Cap Nomination for the role of Angelina. She was also dance capt...2020-07-2145 minThe Suitcase Club PodcastEp7. The World of Musical Direction, Arrangement and Orchestration with Bryan SchimmelIn our latest episode with speak to Award Winning Musical Director and Maestro Bryan Schimmel
He is widely regarded as one of the top Music Directors, Arrangers and Orchestrators in South Africa. With a career of more than thirty years, he has worked in theatre, special events, recording and television across a full spectrum of music from rock bands to Big Bands, string quartets to symphony orchestras. pop to hip-hop.
In 2017 he was awarded the 2017 ABSA Jewish Achiever Award in the category of Art, Sport, Science and Culture. He is also a ten-time Naledi Theatre...2020-07-081h 20The Suitcase Club PodcastEp6. Fitness, Inspiration and Motivation with Thalia BurtEp6. Fitness, Inspiration and motivation with Thalia Burt
Our latest episode is with the beautiful, inspiring and dynamic fitness instructor and performer Thalia Burt. Thalia started dancing at a young age at JazzArt in Cape Town. It was here where she got introduced to The Waterfront Theatre School and at the very young age of 15, got accepted to the school. Here she played leads in many musicals including A Chorus Line, Footloose, The Little Mermaid and Guys and Dolls. Her first professional production was in the International Touring Production of Cats, whereafter she performed in the South...2020-06-2346 minThe Suitcase Club PodcastEp5. Making Theatre with Jaco van Rensburg and VRTheatricalOur latest episode is with the passionate Jaco van Rensburg from VRTheatrical.
Even though Jaco is an avid business man, he’s roots lies in performance. Jaco trained as a comtemporary dancer where after he obtained his B. Tech Degree in Musical Theatre. His performance career allowed him to be on local stages and international stages performing in productions including Jersey Boys, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Disney’s High School Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Grease, Chicago and Rent to name but a few. Soon his career developed into the creative side of performance covering the roles of Res...2020-06-0952 minThe Suitcase Club PodcastEp4. Blood, Water, Sweat and Success with Duane Notcutt-WilliamsIn our latest episode we talk to the multitalented actor and dancer Duane Notcutt-Williams.
Duane recently starred in the role of Mark in the new South African Netflix series Blood and Water.
He found his love for performing at a young age participating in community theatre shows in Cape Town. Later on he started dancing and created a career from it working with choreographers such as Debbie Rakusin and Rudi Smit. He then got the chance to work on major international film sets dancing in Honey 3, Bring it on 6 as well A Cinderella Story: If...2020-05-2654 minThe Suitcase Club PodcastEp3. Be Authentic, Be Brave and Just Post It! with Jarryd NurdenIn our latest episode of The TSC Podcast we have a very intriguing conversation with Jarryd Nurden about the importance and relevance of an online presence as a performing artist.
Jarryd has been in the industry for 10 years as model, theatre performer and actor. On the side he has been able to establish himself as influencer and public figure through his organic use of social media. He has performed in musicals including Cats, Singin’ in the Rain, Chicago, West Side Story, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and most recently as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show. As mo...2020-05-111h 13The Suitcase Club PodcastEp2. A Journey to Success with Carmen PretoriusIn this episode of the TSC Podcast, we are inspired by the wonderful influential and talented young actress and award winning theatre star, Carmen Pretorius.
Carmen has crafted a successful career in the english and afrikaans stage and screen industries; having commanded numerous leading musical theatre roles both locally and abroad; as well as roles on primetime TV and in film. She is a Fleur de Cap Theatre Award Winner and was recently nominated for a Naledi Award for her performance in Chicago the Musical. Her leading musical theatre credits include, Gabriella in High School Musical, Maria...2020-04-271h 15The Suitcase Club PodcastEp1. Non-Stop Upskilling with Charlie BouguenonWelcome to our first episode of The Suitcase Club Podcast
In this episode we have a very thought provoking conversation with the multi-talented Charlie Bouguenon. Being an actor with a very substantial resume varying from theatre to local and International film and TV, Charlie shares with us his love for his craft and how he commits himself to continues upskilling and his noble pursuit for constant improvement. A conversation that could've easily kept us going for days.
For more on Charlie Bouguenon and The Suitcase Club, go to www.thesuitcaseclub.co.za
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