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(19**-2001) Theatre critic. *** Wrote for the ''Rand Daily Mail''/ ''Citizen''/? 1960s-1980s.Moved to Cape Town in the 1990s where he continued reviewing theatre for the and served on the panel of judges for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]].* Married to actress **? VENABLES, Michael. Actor, theatre critic. Performed in the thriller ''[[Play with Fire]]'' in 1946. Went on to become a theatre critic for the ''Rand Daily Mail'' and various Cape papers.
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[[Michael Venables]] (19**-2000). Actor, Theatre critic.
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== Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
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He wrote for the ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'' 1960s-1980s. Moved to Cape Town in the 1990s where he continued reviewing theatre for various papers and served on the panel of judges for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]].
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He performed in the thriller ''[[Play with Fire]]'' in 1946 and in ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme|The Would-be Gentleman]]'' in 1951.  
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He translated [[André P. Brink]]'s play ''[[Die Verhoor]]'' into English, entitled ''[[The Road to Slagtersnek]]''.
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He was on the panel of judges for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] in the 1990s.
  
 
== Sources ==  
 
== Sources ==  
Tucker, 1997
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 27.
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Theatre programme, UCT, 1951.
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''[[Die Burger]]'' 30 December 2000.
  
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Michael Venables (19**-2000). Actor, Theatre critic.

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

He wrote for the Rand Daily Mail 1960s-1980s. Moved to Cape Town in the 1990s where he continued reviewing theatre for various papers and served on the panel of judges for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.

He performed in the thriller Play with Fire in 1946 and in The Would-be Gentleman in 1951.

He translated André P. Brink's play Die Verhoor into English, entitled The Road to Slagtersnek.

He was on the panel of judges for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards in the 1990s.

Sources

Tucker, 1997. 27.

Theatre programme, UCT, 1951.

Die Burger 30 December 2000.

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