LOUIS VILJOEN is a Cape Town-based playwright and director. Described as ‘one of South Africa’s most exciting playwrights’, Viljoen’s gripping writing is known for its intricate use of language and an uneasy intimacy that keeps audiences enthralled.
He has written and produced numerous plays, including The Bile Boys, The Frontiersmen, The Verbalists, CHAMP, Porno 88, The Kingmakers, The Pervert Laura, Oh Baby, I’m A Wild One, The Emissary, The Eulogists, The Demon Bride, The Hucksters, The Grass Widow, The Visigoths, The Sin Drinkers, Mrs. Mitchell Comes to Town and The Vulgarians. Viljoen has won the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award for Best New South African Script for CHAMP (2013) and The Kingmakers (2015). He was the recipient of the Rosalie van der Gucht Best New Director Award for his plays The Kingmakers and The Pervert Laura.
Karavan Press is proud to publish ten of Viljoen plays in Selected Plays.
karavanpress.com 