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'''Charles Hickman'''  (1905-1983) Director of London’s West End fame.  
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[[Charles Hickman]] (1905-1983). Director of London’s West End fame.  
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
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Hickman visited South Africa in 1937 as produced of an imported British company which played Edgar Wallace's ''[[The Frog]]'' and Barre Lyndon's ''[[The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse]]''
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He directed  the Reps production of  Shaw’s ''[[Androcles and the Lion]]'', starring Danny Kaye at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969. He also directed Coward’s ''[[Present Laughter]]'', with [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Bernard Brown]], [[Jenny Gratus]] and [[Gordon Mulholland]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969 as the final production for the Reps. He directed Agatha Christie’s ''[[Ten Little Indians]]'' starring [[Stuart Brown]], [[Eckard Rabe]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1980 and ''[[The Unexpected Guest]]'' in 1981. He directed Agatha Christie’s ''[[Towards Zero]]'' for [[Pieter Toerien]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] starring [[John Watts]] in 1983.
 
He directed  the Reps production of  Shaw’s ''[[Androcles and the Lion]]'', starring Danny Kaye at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969. He also directed Coward’s ''[[Present Laughter]]'', with [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Bernard Brown]], [[Jenny Gratus]] and [[Gordon Mulholland]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969 as the final production for the Reps. He directed Agatha Christie’s ''[[Ten Little Indians]]'' starring [[Stuart Brown]], [[Eckard Rabe]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1980 and ''[[The Unexpected Guest]]'' in 1981. He directed Agatha Christie’s ''[[Towards Zero]]'' for [[Pieter Toerien]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] starring [[John Watts]] in 1983.
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Report by [[Percy Baneshik]], ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 17 February 1969.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:34, 3 December 2021

Charles Hickman (1905-1983). Director of London’s West End fame.

Biography

Youth

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Hickman visited South Africa in 1937 as produced of an imported British company which played Edgar Wallace's The Frog and Barre Lyndon's The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse

He directed the Reps production of Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion, starring Danny Kaye at the Alexander Theatre in 1969. He also directed Coward’s Present Laughter, with Margaret Inglis, Bernard Brown, Jenny Gratus and Gordon Mulholland at the Alexander Theatre in 1969 as the final production for the Reps. He directed Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians starring Stuart Brown, Eckard Rabe and Yvonne Banning at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1980 and The Unexpected Guest in 1981. He directed Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero for Pieter Toerien at the André Huguenet Theatre starring John Watts in 1983.

Awards, etc

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Report by Percy Baneshik, The Rand Daily Mail, 17 February 1969.

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