Wessel Pretorius was born in 1986 and grew up in Nelspruit. He obtained his B.A. Drama degree at The University of Pretoria and his Honours in Acting at The University of Stellenbosch.  In 2010, he represented the Stellenbosch Drama Department in Den Haag doing a six week workshop with De Appel.  He made his professional debut later that year at Aardklop with Korte Mette Met die Versamelde Werke Van William Shakespeare directed by Hugo Theart for TEATERteater. Other highlights include Yasmina Reza’s Art (directed by Marthinus Basson) Christiaan Olwagen’s ‘Politik Trilogie’: Woza Andries?, Vagina Dentata and Ubu and the Secrecy Bill, P.G. du Plessis’ ‘n Seder val in Waterkloof (directed by Albert Maritz), N is vir Neurose (Olwagen), his self-penned solo show Ont-, Boetie Dis Tyd Vir Bid As ‘n Seekoeikoei Op Jou Skoot Kom Sit for the Klein Libertas Teater directed by Juanita Swanepoel, David Greig’s Die Monster In Die Gang (translated and directed by Hennie van Greunen), Saartjie Botha’s Balbesit (directed by Jaco Bouwer) and Albee’s Wie’s Bang Vir Virginia Woolf?(directed by Christiaan Olwagen).  In 2013 Van Greunen translated Ont- as Undone for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in 2014, it played the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown where it won the Standard Bank Ovation Award: Gold. He also appeared in Shakespeare’s Richard III (directed by Lara Bye) at the Maynardville Open Air Theatre, Boesman, My Seun (written and directed by Deon Opperman), Waterpas which he also wrote (directed by Christiaan Olwagen) and Tom Lanoye’s Bloed en Rose. He’s also wrote Slaaf (2014), Al Julle Volke and Sandton City Grootdoop (2015) – which all premiered at the ABSA KKNK. In 2015 he apeared in Philip Rademeyer’s Adam Twee at the Woordfees in Stellenbosch.  He currently resides in Cape Town where he continues to invest in local theatre as actor, writer and theatermaker.

David Viviers

David is a film and theater actor. In 2014 he graduated from UCT with distinction in Theatre and Performance (UCT), where he also received the Ruth Peffers prize for Most Promising Student. At the beginning of 2015, he was nominated for a Fleur du Cap theatre award for Most Promising Student. This year, he has performed alongside Nicholas Ellenbogen in the National Arts Festival cult classic Raiders and in Cry Havoc, directed by Roy Sargeant. In his final year at UCT he appeared in Mephisto, A Lie of the Mind,12th Night at the Macbeths and Die Buffel - all directed by Christopher Weare.