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| − | (1955-) Actor, director, broadcaster and writer for stage, film and television. Graduated from Rhodes University in 1977. He was the first actor on the stage at the beginning of the first play, ''[[King Lear]]'' of the first [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1974.***** Helped shape and acted in [[Maishe Maponya]]’s ''[[Dirty Work]]'', and played “Major Whitebeard” in [[Maponya]]’s ''[[Gangsters]]'' (both 1984). He directed [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] in his play ''[[Precious Remnants]]'' in July 1983. He starred in [[Graham Wright]]’s [[Baxter]] production of [[Steven Berkoff]]’s ''[[Decadence]]'' together with [[Bo Petersen]] (replacing [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Henry Goodman]] who had played the roles in Cape Town) with direction by [[Ron Smerczak]] at the [[Durban Alhambra]] and [[Wits Theatre]] in 1984. He starred in [[Keith Grenville]]’s ''[[Not About Heroes]]'', for [[Volute Productions]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1986. **In later years became a popular radio broadcaster, host of the | + | (1955-) Actor, director, broadcaster and writer for stage, film and television. Graduated from Rhodes University in 1977. He was the first actor on the stage at the beginning of the first play, ''[[King Lear]]'' of the first [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1974.***** Helped shape and acted in [[Maishe Maponya]]’s ''[[Dirty Work]]'', and played “Major Whitebeard” in [[Maponya]]’s ''[[Gangsters]]'' (both 1984). He directed [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] in his play ''[[Precious Remnants]]'' in July 1983. He starred in [[Graham Wright]]’s [[Baxter]] production of [[Steven Berkoff]]’s ''[[Decadence]]'' together with [[Bo Petersen]] (replacing [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Henry Goodman]] who had played the roles in Cape Town) with direction by [[Ron Smerczak]] at the [[Durban Alhambra]] and [[Wits Theatre]] in 1984. He starred in [[Keith Grenville]]’s ''[[Not About Heroes]]'', for [[Volute Productions]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1986. **In later years became a popular radio broadcaster with his own shows, including host of the ''Afternoon Drive'' on [[567 CapeTalk]] and the ''Sunday Breakfast Show'' on CapeTalk and [[Radio 702]]. |
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Revision as of 12:06, 12 March 2014
(1955-) Actor, director, broadcaster and writer for stage, film and television. Graduated from Rhodes University in 1977. He was the first actor on the stage at the beginning of the first play, King Lear of the first Grahamstown Festival in 1974.***** Helped shape and acted in Maishe Maponya’s Dirty Work, and played “Major Whitebeard” in Maponya’s Gangsters (both 1984). He directed Nicholas Ellenbogen in his play Precious Remnants in July 1983. He starred in Graham Wright’s Baxter production of Steven Berkoff’s Decadence together with Bo Petersen (replacing Fiona Ramsay and Henry Goodman who had played the roles in Cape Town) with direction by Ron Smerczak at the Durban Alhambra and Wits Theatre in 1984. He starred in Keith Grenville’s Not About Heroes, for Volute Productions at the Baxter Theatre and Upstairs at the Market in 1986. **In later years became a popular radio broadcaster with his own shows, including host of the Afternoon Drive on 567 CapeTalk and the Sunday Breakfast Show on CapeTalk and Radio 702.
Sources
Tucker, 1997
National Arts Festival programme, 2000.
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