Dame Sybil Thorndike

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Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976). Actress and manager.

Biography

Studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Ben Greet's Academy. Married the actor Sir Lewis Casson. Worked for *

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

She directed a Jewish Guild production of The Sisters' Tragedy in 1929.

In 1935 she and her husband performed Shaw’s *** in South Africa under the auspices of African Consolidated Theatres. They did another tour with *** in 1956, brought out by Brian Brooke for a series of drama and poetry recitals, inter alia playing for a black audience at the Bantu Men's Social Centre. During these visits she became interested in and expressed support for the activities of the Johannesburg Repertory Society and the Bantu Dramatic Society.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

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