Chris van den Berg

Chris van den Berg (193*-) Actor and designer.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He acted in Die Bruidskool (1957), The Good Woman of Setzuan (1958), Die Koopman van Venesië (for Fred Engelen, Little Theatre, Cape Town, 1955).

He designed sets and/or costumes for productions such as The Good Woman of Setzuan (1965), Die Italiaanse Strooihoed (1966), Dokter teen Wil en Dank (1966), Die Laaste van die Takhare (TRUK (1968), The Mask and the Face (1967), Cyrano de Bergerac (1969), Twelfth Night (1969) and Twaalfde Nag (1975), The Devil's Disciple (1970), Ampie (1971), Elders Mooiweer en Warm (1971), Charley's Aunt (1973), Hedda Gabler (1974), Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey (1975), 'n Seder val in Waterkloof (1975 and 1987), Conspiracy (1976), Anastasia (1977), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1978), A Month in the Country (1979).

In the 1980s he designed for Pavane (1980), Rashomon (1980), Rookery Nook (1980), Filumena Marturano (1981), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1981), Germanicus (1981), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1982), 'n Stryd met Engele (1982), Don Dinges met die Groen Broek (1984), The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (1984), Tons of Money (1984), Vereeniging, Vereniging (1984), Bloedbruilof (1985), Showboat (1985), Die Pophuis (1985), Die Huigelaar (1986), Die Ketter (1986), Don Juan onder die Boere (1986), The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte (1983),  Die Vasvat van 'n Feeks (1983) and The Taming of the Shrew (1987, both PACT productions), Die Leeu in die Winter (1982), and The Lion in Winter (1988), both for PACT, Hamlet in Afrikaans (1987), Social Security (1987), Women of Troy (1987), Sleuth (1988), Die Proponentjie (1988), The Blacks (1989).

Since 1990 productions he designed for included In Kamera (1990), Koning Lear (1990), Die Wonderwerk (1991), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1991), Die Waterwyser (1992), Die Keiser (1992), Mattewis en Meraai (1992), Droomsmokkelaar (1993), By Fakkellig (1993), Don Gxubane Onner die Boere (1994).

Awards, etc
Vita Award region Transvaal, Best costume design for Die Keiser, award year 1992.

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