This Is Who I Am is a long term live and digital theatre project told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music
and compassionate truth telling from participants’ lived experience.

Driven by memory, power, and desire; participants explore the structure of their own identities through five-hundred-word monologues
in response to the title. Their powerful real-life stories are expressed through live performances, photo portraits and online videos
to create a compelling and revolutionary mosaic of time, place, and community.

This Is Who I Am is the companion work to London Artists Projects’ Truth to Power Café.
Both works are inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner circle, The Hackney Gang,
who included project creator Jeremy Goldstein’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet and actor Henry Woolf, whose original poetry bejewels the work.

This Is Who I Am
Singapore (2022) - Randwick (2023) and Broken Hill (2024), Australia - Zagreb (2025), Croatia - Johannesburg (2025), South Africa

**Click here for This Is Who I Am at The Market Theatre Johannesburg**

This Is Who I Am Johannesburg is a theatrical journey into Hillbrow and beyond, a place where history and present collide
with contradictory illusions and dreams of a mercurial South Africa. A storied, yet troubled inner-city area of Johannesburg,
Hillbrow remains a safe harbour for an ever-changing mix of iconoclasts.

Imbued with all the power and the passion of deeply personal real-life stories, ten Hillbrow artists and participants express
the truth of their lived experience in their own five-hundred-word monologue in response to the title.
Lives of abuse, alienation, disability, violence, and xenophobia connect in a mosaic of hope and resistance
that demands justice and the right to a better future.

This Is Who I Am Johannesburg is an ongoing multidisciplinary, intercultural arts platform featuring live and online performances, photo portraits,
exhibitions, workshops and dialogue between artists from London Artists Projects in the UK and Windybrow Arts Centre in Hillbrow, South Africa.

Launching as part of the G20 Culture Ministerial in South Africa, This Is Who I Am Johannesburg is part of UKwithSA cultural exchange
and the British High Commission’s commitment to diversity and equality by drawing on the transformative power of the arts
to contribute to wider access and inclusion in collaboration with local partners.

**This Is Who I Am Johannesburg, The Market Theatre South Africa**

This Is Who I Am Johannesburg: 29 sec

Caleb Nyanguila is a Congolese-born trainee theater maker currently completing his first year at The Market Theatre Laboratory. He was a nominee for Best Director at the 2024 FEDA Festival for his play Nyikhayeropa (The Land of Blood) created for the Windybrow Arts Centre. In 2024, he participated in the creation of Notebook of a Long Day's Journey into a Hillbrow Night, performing at renowned venues including The Centre for the Less Good Idea and The Market Theatre’s John Kani Stage. Nyanguila is passionate about developing his craft and has a dream of opening a community theatre that nurtures young talent and tells powerful, meaningful stories.

Tyson Nkala life journey is a testament to resilience and determination. Born and raised in the neighbourhood of Hillbrow, Tyson faced unimaginable hardship from a young age. At 19, he found himself homeless, struggling to survive on the streets. Despite adversity, Tyson refused to give up. He began volunteering at a local soup kitchen, where he met his mentors at Johannesburg Awakening Minds, who saw his potential and encouraged him to pursue education, the arts and personal development.

Minenhle Masina is a passionate writer and theatre performer based in Johannesburg. As a student by day, she seeks knowledge and growth; at dawn and dusk, she explores her passions for music and the arts. As she balances her studies with her love for theatre, she is always on the lookout for opportunities to showcase her passion—sometimes in unexpected ways—and to share the depth of her love for the craft with others. Minenhle has been part of the Senior Arts Programme at the Windybrow Arts Centre since 2024.

Tshiyeya Kalombo, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a preacher of the Gospel and a motivational speaker who has spent many years working with and giving a voice to the marginalised and homeless. He is a novelist, poet, screenwriter, storyteller, and actor with Johannesburg Awakening Minds (JAM), a theatre group based at the Windybrow Arts Centre, Johannesburg. JAM is made up of formerly homeless people and specializing in the works of Shakespeare. He has appeared as a guest artist in the popular soap opera Generations: The Legacy and in the film A Midsummer Summer Ice Cream (2022).

Reneilwe Leopeng is a first-year student at The Market Theatre Laboratory. Her passion for acting was ignited at age six at the Hillbrow Theatre, and she has been dedicated to honing her craft ever since. Through collaborations with artists such as Sibahle Mangena and Nhlanhla Mahlangu at the Windybrow Arts Centre, she has expanded her artistic horizons. She has performed at The Centre for the Less Good Idea, Inner City High Schools Drama Festival, and The Market Theatre. Leopeng is passionate about telling compelling stories that inspire audiences while addressing issues like racial justice and mental health awareness.

Gcebile Dlamini is a theatre activist, actress, director, and writer from Eswatini who is dedicated to social change through the arts. She holds a Diploma in Drama from Durban University of Technology, a B-Tech in Drama from Tshwane University of Technology, an Honours in Applied Drama and Theatre, and a Masters in Creative Research, both from the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work spans acclaimed productions such as Nomzamo, Isaro, and In My Mother’s Womb, earning Naledi, Ovation, BASA, and Disability Rights awards. Internationally recognized, Dlamini collaborates widely, mentors emerging artists, and uses theatre as a transformative platform for youth and marginalized communities.

Thabang Lucky Matsaung is a theatre maker, writer, and poet doing his freshman year in theatre and performance arts at The Market Theatre Laboratory, Johannesburg. He joined the Senior Arts Programme at the Windybrow Arts Centre in 2024, where he discovered his passion for the art of acting and performance. He worked with theatre makers Sibahle Mangena, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, and Khethukuthula Jele, and writers Lesego Rampolokeng and Stacy Hardy on Notebook of a Long Day's Journey into a Hillbrow Night, which performed at The Centre For the Less Good Idea, Drama for Life Conference and Festival (Thabang co-presented a paper with Stacy Hardy at the Conference), Performing The World Wits Writing Festival, and on the John Kani stage at The Market Theatre.

Sandiso Mbatha is from KwaZulu-Natal. He studied acting, dancing, and singing at the Windybrow Arts Centre, Johannesburg, and participated in the Festival of Excellence in Dramatic Arts from 2023 onwards. He performed in the Constanza Macras/Dorky Park company’s The Visitors at the Assitej SA’s Cradle of Creativity Festival in 2023, which then toured to Germany and Italy. In 2024, he performed in Notebook of a Long Day’s Journey into a Hillbrow Night at The Centre for the Less Good Idea and the Market Theatre. In 2025, he participated in the Long Poem Project’s Altazor or a Parachute Got Stuck in the Ponte Tower. 

Hlengiwe Masondo joined the Johannesburg Society for the Blind in 2012, where she trained in cane weaving and joined their choir, where she developed a love and passion for singing. She later entered their matriculation program and developed an interest in sports, including blind tennis and goalball, a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment, in which she was awarded a bronze medal. She completed her matriculation certificate in 2025.

Simphiwe Dube joined the Johannesburg Society for the Blind in 2022 and in 2024 matriculated at the top of his class. He discovered a passion for theatre in the school’s drama group. In June 2023, he performed at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. In 2022, he developed a love for blind soccer, using a ball modified with plastic to adapt to his hearing needs. Despite the challenges he has faced, his perseverance paid off when, in December 2024, he represented South Africa at the BRICS Games in Kazan, Russia.

This Is Who I Am Johannesburg
Executive Producer
Dr Sarah Meisch Lionetto, MBE
Public Diplomacy – Head of Arts, Culture & Sports
British High Commission, South Africa

This Is Who I Am is a London Artists Projects and Windybrow Arts Centre co-production presented
by British High Commission South Africa with support from Canon South Africa and The Market Theatre.

This Is Who I Am is the companion work to Jeremy Goldstein’s Truth to Power Café.
Both works are inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize winning playwright Harold Pinter
and his inner circle, The Hackney Gang, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein,
and poet and actor Henry Woolf, whose original poetry bejewels the work.

Developed with theatre director Jen Heyes and the Harold Pinter Archive at the British Library.

In this special community edition for West Darling Arts participants’ monologues
combine with photo portraits to reveal tender and hopeful expressions of Queer Power from Far West NSW.
In association with Broken Heel Festival and ACON

"This Is Who I Am was full, packed out. The people speaking represented so many different identities and natures within the queer spectrum.
The purpose of their presence was to testify to who they are, and how hard it is existing as someone
who isn’t consecrated by the standard tropes handed down in this colony over time.”
FBI Radio, Sydney

"This Is Who I Am - a cross media project illuminating stories of Queer Power from local communities.”
ABCQueer

Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Photo wall installation of digital prints mounted to 3mm aluminium composite
8 panels 1093mm x 2155mm
Created by Jeremy Goldstein - Photography by Em Jensen and Cassandra Hannagan - Design by Studio Doug

This Is Who I Am: An introduction from British Council Singapore 4 min 11 sec

This Is Who I Am: A message from British High Commissioner 2 min 6 sec

This Is Who I Am - a short film by London Artists Projects: 12 min 12 sec (UK/Singapore)

This Is Who I Am: Nadia Clarke (UK)
2 min 17 sec

Nadia lives in Yorkshire. She is deaf and has cerebral palsy. As a writer and advocate she has spoken at the UK Houses of Parliament and campaigned for the right to a mainstream education during which she delivered a petition to Downing Street. She has since gone on to speak on BBC and at conferences and deliver training to University social care students. She currently works as a Travel Ambassador for Inclu-Travel, the focus of which is travel accessibility and opportunities for all. Recently Nadia won an award for ‘Best Individual Employer’ at The Accolades. She continues to fulfil her dreams, travelling world-wide.

This Is Who I Am Irving McCormick (UK)
1 min 51 sec

Born in 1997 in Cambridge, Irving is a founder member of Total Arts, Cambridge Junction’s arts group for young people with disabilities. He is a performer and a comedian who has worked with some of the UK’s biggest comedy stars including Harry Hill. Irving was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy which affects all four of his limbs and uses a wheelchair. Recently as part of a comedy event at Cambridge Junction Harry Hill helped raise £25,000 to buy Irving a new wheel chair.

This Is Who I Am: Lily Goh (Singapore)
3 min 10 sec

Lily is a Deaf sign language teacher, musician and media producer based in Singapore. She is the founder of ExtraOrdinary Horizons, a Deaf-owned enterprise that raises public awareness about the Deaf Community and advocates for Deaf Music. She was a recipient of the Singapore Woman Award 2014 and won the Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership in Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World 2017. Performing since 1989, she performs visual theatrics, Deaf Music and percussion. She has a Degree in Sociology with Communication at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. She wishes to continue making breakthroughs in the Deaf performing arts scene in Singapore.

This Is Who I Am: Ammar “Ameezy” (Singapore)
1 min 18 sec

Ammar is a visual creator who loves pushing and transcending boundaries. He believes in experiences more than certificates. Growing up in both Deaf and Hearing worlds, he has witnessed and identified many differences and similarities. Currently Ammar is a resident choreographer and instructor in the Redeafination dance crew. His recent performance credits include ‘Hello, How Do You Move?’ by The Theatre Practice and ‘Light to Night’ 2020’s Self Portrait by Access Path Productions. He directed Singapore’s ‘The Purple Parade’ in 2019.

This Is Who I Am: Daniel Watts (UK)
3 min 27 sec

Daniel is the founder of Elephant In The Room Disability Services UK, co-founder of The Hull Fringe and a Disability Rights Activist. He is a husband and father to two children, and friend to many. Dan has worked with various organisations including IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts), Tim Minchin’s UK Tour 2021, Hull Jazz Festival, BBC Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022 and theatre companies including HERD who produced SLIME, and The Last Dinosaur.

Stephanie Esther Fam (Singapore)
2 min 8 sec

Stephanie is an abstract artist, poet and advocate who speaks out for the disabled community in Singapore. In 2018, she ventured into theatre-making and performed a self-written monologue ‘MUM’ at Centre 42 as part of Project Tandem’s ‘Making a Stand’,and was cast in ‘And Suddenly I Disappear: The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues’, the first disability-led theatre collaboration between Singapore and UK. Most recently, she was a writer-performer for ‘What If’ as part of the M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival 2020 presented online. Her collection of 51 poems ‘Shades’ was published in 2021.

This Is Who I Am: Alister Ong (Singapore)
3 min 15 sec

Alister is a champion for diversity and inclusion. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Singapore Management University and is a working professional. As a person with cerebral palsy, Alister is a passionate champion of the disability sector and as a public speaker has spread his message of inclusion to tens of thousands of people across the region in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. He served as a Vice-Chairperson of The Purple Parade, and is the recipient of the prestigious Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards.

This Is Who I Am: Lim Lee Lee (Singapore)
1 min 56 sec

Lim Lee Lee holds a B.A in English Language and Literature from the Open University Degree Programme of Singapore Institute of Management. She has worn many hats during her time as Senior Guide and Trainer in Dialogue in the Dark; PR and Marketing Executive for Aljunied Town Council; guide dog advocate, motivational speaker and song lyric writer. In 2017, she was Assistant Director for The Necessary Stage’s double bill, Family Secrets. As a mentee in Project Tandem, she made her first stage appearance in the Unlimited Commission And Suddenly I Disappear: The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues in May 2018. Lee Lee is also a SYNC alumni, a training programme specially designed for artists and arts managers with disability wanting to make a difference in and through the arts.