''Over the last few years I have been spat on and punched; I have had my life threatened at knife point, gunpoint and by machete wielding bandits; I have been scratched by a rabid bat, chased by packs of rats – on more than one occasion - and bitten by poisonous spiders; I have been cursed by witch doctors and had spells cast upon me, which I went to unbelievable lengths to have removed; I have been caught in civil conflict more than once and was even implicated in a conspiracy that had resulted in the fatal shooting of a vice-president. The world of applied theatre does not require any or all of the above ... my work in applied theatre has however led me to projects with unconventional settings and groups.''