In his third year of drama school, friend Ashley Callie was going to audition for Johannesburg's annual Christmas pantomime, directed by the award-winning Janice Honeyman.
ɪn hɪz θˈɜːd jˈɪɹ ʌv dɹˈɑːmə skˈuːl, fɹˈɛnd ˈæʃli kˈæli wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tʊ ɔːdˈɪʃən fɔːɹ dʒoʊhˈænzbɜːɡz ˈænjuːəl kɹˈɪsməs pˈæntəmˌaɪm, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹdwˈɪnɪŋ dʒˈænɪs hˈʌnɪmən.