Fresco Formation

Past student pride.

There are more than 14 franchises of Ricky Gervais’ The Office. The South African version, Die Kantoor, was released earlier this year and has an IMDb rating of 9.4 - the highest of all versions including the original and the US version with Steve Carrell.

Ryan, a student of mine for 3 years when I taught at the acting and film school, Afda, was part of the small writing team on Die Kantoor, and I am so happy for him for this incredible achievement.

He was also a writer on the award-winning TV series, Hotel, which I played in for 4 seasons.

February highlights 2: Our showcase production - BFFs - comic and dramatic scenes created by the students around the theme of friendship.

The students also demonstrated some exercises we use in class, for the audience to experience some of the process involved.

For us, it’s all about process. But it’s always a thrill to have an audience.

📸 by the brilliant .photo

Aaaand we’re…

I’m excited to jump back into acting classes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It’s been a privilege to act and direct stories for a living, and it remains a privilege to share that knowledge and experience with kids and adults in UAE, and see their own stories come to life.

A big, loud shoot-out to Damir, who in the absence of a crucial cast member in our performance last Sunday, immediately volunteered to improvise his scene without her, with great success.