tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14178551.post2387350348184538318..comments2023-10-21T14:06:43.859+01:00Comments on Border Crossings Blog: Seun ShoteMichael Wallinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796245815745673857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14178551.post-21690945227207337742022-10-12T08:51:10.951+01:002022-10-12T08:51:10.951+01:00Lovely to hear from you Shonel. It's still ha...Lovely to hear from you Shonel. It's still hard to believe he passed away so young, isn't it? Michael Wallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796245815745673857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14178551.post-76477551565776384752022-10-11T21:01:30.478+01:002022-10-11T21:01:30.478+01:00Hi Michael. It's Shonel Jackson. I still hav...Hi Michael. It's Shonel Jackson. I still have fond memories of working with you and the rest of the team on Dilemma. To this day, it still breaks my heart to know that he is gone. I met him for the first time on this production and as you said, I was straight of drama school. From then, to when he died, we remained good friends. After, this production, he introduced me to one of his other loves, Capoeira Ceara. He'd helped to set up this Capoeira school in London, under Master Caboclin. Taking up this martial art helped to enrich my life in ways that I could never have imagined and I have Seun, a.k.a. "Shy" / "Instrutor Sacrificio", to thank for this. The last time I saw him in person, he was doting on his son. Such a tragedy for his family.<br />I miss him now and always...Shonel Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480853094045591147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14178551.post-8088269596215818032021-03-29T15:09:38.732+01:002021-03-29T15:09:38.732+01:00It was indeed your recommendation, Kate. It was indeed your recommendation, Kate. Michael Wallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796245815745673857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14178551.post-48969789409818040332021-03-29T14:54:26.851+01:002021-03-29T14:54:26.851+01:00A wonderful tribute, Michael. I am still reeling f...A wonderful tribute, Michael. I am still reeling from this terrible news. I first met Seun in the nineties when we were both members of IML, a co-op agency. He was at the start of his career, and an incredibly supportive and able company member. Since then our paths crossed many times - he was the lead in my friend Smith Likongwe's play at the Traverse in Edinburgh, he toured with my company during Afrovibes, performing the lead in a Mike van Graan rehearsed reading. I saw him in Death and the King's Horseman at the National (playing in whiteface!) and he joined Bilimankhwe as an Associate for several years. Did he come to Border Crossings through my recommendation, or was that another co-incidence? I can't remember now. Such a great person to have in the rehearsal room - intellectually incredibly sharp, morally courageous and a talented actor. I am so so sad that he has gone, way too soon. I was looking forward to working with him again one day. <br /> Kate Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768313152472821424noreply@blogger.com