'To Life, with Love'

The Brainstorms on the Bay Lecture Team are excited to announce our fundraiser for the Simon's Town Museum. For our fundraiser we will be hosting the play 'To Life, With Love' featuring John Maytham.

'Following its successful debut season at Artscape in February, To Life, With Love featuring John Maytham, the highly-regarded Cape Talk host and trained actor, has played to sold out houses at the Drama Factory and the Franschhoek Literary Festival, earning generous audience and critical responses wherever it has been performed

John Maytham commissioned multiple award-winning playwright Mike van Graan to write him a one-person play with a blank canvas regarding themes. Inspired by Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal and drawing on Helena Dolny’s book, Before Ever After, Mike developed To Life, With Love, a poetic piece featuring Thomas Michael Faulkner. Thomas has experienced love, professional success, personal loss and social affirmation.Then, in his sixties, Thomas is diagnosed with a dread disease. There is a great chance of recovery, but Thomas is confronted by his mortality.With many good years ahead, Thomas makes choices about how he will live. '

To Life, With Love is directed by Josh Lindberg.

Written audience responses to the show include:

Outstanding. So relevant, so thought-provoking. John Maytham (was) brilliant. Thank you.Everyone should see this show.

Amazing. Thought-provoking. Inspiring.Thank you!

Outstanding work. Wonderful script and faultless performance. Thank you!

Extraordinary writing, acting, production! What a team.Blown away by all this talent.This show needs to be seen!

A most moving performance that really hit in the solar plexis. So insightful and empathetic. It will stay with me for a very long time. Thank you!

Thought-provoking and relatable.Just wow!!!

For more information contact Mike van Graan at 0829003349 or email [email protected]. Also see https://mikevangraan.co.za