Gary Naidoo

(19**-) Actor, writer and director. Studied drama at the University Of Cape Town, graduating in 2001 with a performer’s diploma, He has performed in many live music shows such as ; ‘70’s Revolution’, ‘Motown Magic’, ‘That Crazy Little Thing 1 & 2’ and ‘That 80’s Show!’, and musical plays such as ‘Ghoema’, ‘Fire Raisers’‘Let’s Mix It 1 & 2’. More recently, he marked his scriptwriting and directorial debut with Rafiek Mammon with ‘Footsteps to Freedom’. He also co-wrote and co-directed ‘Under the Influence of Love’ with Rafiek Mammon for the Roxy Revue Bar, Grand-West Casino. The most recent endeavours are ‘Let’s Mix It 2.8GLX’ which played to critical acclaim in the Baxter Concert Hall and ‘Footsteps’ which played to standing ovations every night at the theatre@thepavilion.

In 2007 he and Rafiek Mammon founded GANARAMA Productions, a company aimed at increasing communication skills through industrial theatre and edu-tainment techniques.

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