‘I

AM proudly South African!” These words resonate when chatting to chameleon of a comic Ben Voss. Sitting with a cup of coffee as the rain pours down, Voss stretches his legs during a rehearsal break looking at a worn, well-paged script lying on the table.

Voss takes to the stage with internationally renowned author of Spud, John van de Ruit; in their third production of their Mamba shows, this time a show called Mamba Republic.

“With all that is going on in our country – in the republic, we are not short on comedy! Every day you open the papers and are presented with a whole