David Fick

Born and bred in South Africa, David has loved theatre since the day he set foot on stage in his preschool nativity play. He graduated with a Master of Arts (Theatre and Performance) degree from the University of Cape Town in 2005, having previously graduated from the same university with a First Class Honours in Drama in 2002. An ardent essayist, David won the Keswick Prize for Lucidity for his paper "Homosexual Representation in the Broadway Musical: the development of homosexual identities and relationships from PATIENCE to RENT". Currently, he teaches Dramatic Arts at a high school in Cape Town and also freelances as a theatremaker and performer.

2012 South African Theatre Retrospective: Cabaret and Comedy by David Fick A look at some of the cabaret and comedy shows that have appeared on South African stages in 2012.

BWW Reviews: Compelling Comedy with Martin Evans in FBPK at the Kalk Bay Theatre by David Fick As the opening of FBPK rolled around, I was wondering whether I needed a break from comedy. As it turned out, this show, by Martin Evans, turned out to be the best comedy show I have seen in the last 18 months.

BWW Reviews: Plenty of Laughs on the Cape Town Comedy Circuit with Oskar Brown and Pieter-Dirk Uys by David Fick Oskar Brown in ONE NIGHT ONLY and Pieter-Dirk Uys in AN AUDIENCE WITH PIETER-DIRK EISH! are two shows that are vastly different in approach and style, but which both offer up laughs and plenty of entertainment for their respective audiences.