THE INTERVIEW: Young, talented, underfunded: The bright sparks at the theatre’s fringe (opens original article in a new tab)

Sophie Joans leads Spark in the Dark, a pop-up theatre platform for emerging artists, facing funding challenges as it prepares for the National Arts Festival.

• Sophie Joans founded Spark in the Dark, a pop-up theatre platform for emerging artists in Cape Town.
• Spark Hub, a collective under Spark in the Dark, organized 14 shows at the 2024 National Arts Festival with fundraising efforts.
• Spark Hub is seeking R150,000 through crowdfunding to support 13 shows at the upcoming National Arts Festival due to lack of government funding.