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Mike Van Graan writes vividly and fearlessly, evoking the racial and political tensions in today's South Africa, linking the personal with the political in plays that challenge and provoke. Elusive Spring is a political thriller set in post-colonial southern Africa. It interweaves the stories of a local journalist who becomes dangerously enmeshed in political intrigue, an idealistic intern within the British Embassy and an artist using his skill as a puppeteer to undermine and challenge the status quo. As their lives become increasingly intertwined, the sense of impending threat and dark undercurrent of a rotten system starts to show through the veneer of civilisation. Elusive Springs is in an early stage of its development, and these readings are a remarkable opportunity for the audience to participate in the making of a new play through discussions with the writer and directors after the reading.