Kurt Egelhof on a life built on loss, art and blue overalls

Actor-director Kurt Egelhof talks to Leonie Wagner about mortality, surfing, blue overalls and his new incarnation as an author

06 July 2025 - 00:00

At Theatre on the Square in Sandton, Kurt Egelhof sinks into a couch in the lobby. In front of him are his four books. He picks up The Accidental Death of a Good Coloured Man and begins to read aloud...

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