When veteran actor Euodia Samson took a young actor from a small town under her wing years ago, little did she know she would be sharing the screen with her in a major television drama series.
A compelling fusion of relatable family drama and topical conservation issues is the potent mix producers are aiming for in the new 52-part South African drama series, Summertide, which starts on M-Net tomorrow. The series, which features former East Londoner Frank Rautenbach in the lead, as well as a star-studded cast including Terry Norton, Andre Jacobs, Tyrone Keogh and Monique Rockman, has been shooting in Simon’s Town, Kommetjie and Kalk Bay since 2023.
When my domestic helper asked about the streaks of dried glue she kept coming across on the floor and the walls, I had to tell her about our new housemate. No, it is not a six-year-old brandishing craft glue or a handyman losing control of his tube of adhesive. It is a cat. More specifically a cat called Peanut who has a chronic sinus condition.
If you hail from a generation that viewed sleeping as laziness and outrageously early mornings as a badge of honour, then you will know the struggle of being considered a sleepyhead.As a child I looked forward to Saturday mornings so I could sleep in until 9am, desperately trying to catch up on the sleep school mornings had stolen from me, but I was the only one.
Whether you call it a holiday, a vacation or a break, the delicious concept of taking time off to relax, recharge and rejuvenate means different things to different people. For me, as a child, it meant sleeping late, reading and swimming at the public pool. It did not mean going away. We didn’t have the means and we didn’t have a dad.