Johan J. Fourie

Johan J. Fourie (usually referred to as GiGi Fourie) is an actor, teacher, drama lecturer, theatre and restaurant manager.

He studied drama at the University of Stellenbosch, and after a period as actor, became a drama lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Stellenbosch. He completed a Masters in Drama in 199*.

He took early retirement to start a theatre company, and open a guest house, restaurant and later a café theatre. GiGi’s Bistro (an active and influential theatre restaurant) in Stellenbosch during the 1990s. GiGi’s Bistro was sold in 1999 and renamed the Dorpstraat Teaterkafee (The Dorp Street Theatre Café).

For many years the administrative force behind Spektrum Produksies, which he had originally founded with his wife, Juanita Swanepoel. He later sold it to Gaerin Hauptfleisch.

In 2002 became the manager of the Klein Libertas Teater (Little Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch)

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