An intimate, insightful conversation between actors, where we share our experiences in both screen and stage acting.
This show explore key moments in actors' journeys—their challenges, triumphs, and insights into the industry. It’s a space to reflect, inspire, and have the kind of real conversations that actors rarely get to have in public.
Know your Value, Passion vs Reality of Acting, Homecoming, Skeem Saam | Six Nyamane & Lunga Mofokeng
What happens when passion meets the reality of making a living as an actor?
In this episode of Inside Acting Conversations, actors Six Nyamane and Lunga Mofokeng sit down for an honest, actor-to-actor conversation about the craft, the business and the realities of surviving a career in the South African entertainment industry.
Six reflects on her experience studying acting for screen, her journey through productions including Generations and Homecoming, and the experience of working alongside Thembinkosi Mthembu. She also speaks candidly about learning the hard way that passion needs to be accompanied by an understanding of your value — particularly after undercharging for her work early in her career.
Lunga takes us through his own journey, including being Six's senior at school, becoming a household name through his six-year run as Andile Dikana on The River, and the painful reality of experiencing a prolonged period without work.Today, Lunga plays Mr Q on Skeem Saam — a character worlds apart from Andile — and speaks about the gratitude that comes with finding work again, while continuing to evolve as an actor.This is a conversation about craft, money, identity, rejection, resilience, reinvention and the uncomfortable realities behind the glamour of the industry.
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4 Sept 2026
Friendship, Pinch me moments, Learning from Legends | Inside Acting - Olly Zondi and Lwazi Tsebesha
When young actors find themselves sharing a set with the very legends they grew up admiring!In this episode of Inside Acting Conversations, Lwazi Tsebesha and Olly Thandolwethu Zondi share a warm, candid conversation about artistry, gratitude, mentorship and the journey of finding your place in the industry.Beginning with the simple question, “What was your first impression of me?”, the conversation quickly opens into a beautiful appreciation of each other's artistry.Both actors reflect on the extraordinary privilege of working alongside some of South Africa's most respected and legendary performers — and how those actors welcomed them, taught them and treated them as fellow artists.Olly looks back on learning on the job while carrying the responsibility of leading an incredibly gifted cast in GO!, while Lwazi remembers the disbelief and gratitude of being embraced as an equal by actors she had long regarded as legends.It's a conversation about humility, learning, mentorship, friendship and recognising the grace that comes with the journey.This is Inside Acting!If you enjoyed this conversation:👍 LIKE the video💬 COMMENT with your favourite moment🔔 SUBSCRIBE to Inside Story Network📲 SHARE it with an actor or aspiring actor who needs to hear this conversation.Inside Acting is a series by Inside Story Network, bringing you honest conversations with the artists shaping South African film, television and theatre.Connect with us:Instagram: @InsideActing_ @InsideStoryNetwork
21 Aug 2026
Kwa Baba, Dreams, Doubters & What's Next | Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom and Kwanele Mthethwa
Kwanele Mthethwa and Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom join us for a candid and joyful conversation about their journeys as actors, their experiences on Kwa Baba, and the surreal joy of seeing each other flourish on screen.
They reminisce about their first encounters, laugh about the doubters and naysayers who once questioned their dreams, and share what they hope to explore next — from Kwanele’s desire to direct to Rorisang’s dream of playing a deeply complex character with multiple personalities.
This is Inside Acting at its best — honest conversations about the craft, the characters, the pressure, the joy and the strange reality of becoming someone audiences feel they know.
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