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(****-****). Actor. Won the [[Three Leaf Awards|Three Leaf Award]] for Best Actor in 1967 and 1975. ([[SACD]] 1979/80)  
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[[Wilson Dunster]] (194*-) Actor for stage, television and film.   
  
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== Biography ==
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Married to actress [[Elize Cawood]] and father of actress [[Jenna Dunster]].
  
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DUNSTER, Wilson (19**-) Actor for stage, television and film. *** As a student at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] he performed in ''[[Little Malcolm and his Struggle against the Eunuchs]]'' by ????* at the [[Little Theatre]] in 1967 with [[Peter Kruger]] and [[Pieter Uys]] and directed by [[Mavis Taylor]]. Joined [[CAPAB]]? Involved in workshopping ''[[Orestes]]'' with [[Athol Fugard]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] for the [[CAPAB Laboratory]]. Then worked for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] on ''[[People are Living There]]'', ''[[Bar and Ger]]'', ''[[Dimetos]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Medea]]'' and ''[[Occupations]]''. and later worked for [[CAPAB]], [[PACOFS]], *** Plays include ''[[Tango]]'' (197*?),  *** Married to actress [[Elize Cawood]].** Later in the 1990’s made a career in television.
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=== Youth ===
  
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DUNSTER, Wilson. He starred in [[The Company]]’s production of Peter Weiss’ ''[[Marat/Sade|Marat/Sade aka The Persecution of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade]]'' for the official opening of the [[Market Theatre]] on 19 October 1976. It was directed by [[Barney Simon]] and also starred [[Kenneth Hendel]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]]. He starred in [[The Company]]’s presentation of [[Barney Simon]]’s revival of ''[[People are Living There]]'' with [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Vanessa Cooke]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at The [[Market Theatre]] in 1977. He starred in [[The Company]]’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]]. It also starred [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Diane Appleby]], [[Kerry Jordan]] and [[Gay Lambert]] and was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977. He starred in the [[Academy-Company]] production of Murray Schisgal’s Broadway comedy ''[[Luv]]'', directed by [[Barney Simon]]. It also starred [[Janice Honeyman]] and [[James White]] and was staged at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1977. He starred in a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca-Cola]]'' with direction by [[Michael Richard]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. It also starred [[Elizabeth Rae]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Etienne Puren]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] and was staged at the [[Arena]]. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Pauline Bailey]], [[James White]], [[Pamela Gien]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983. He starred in the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre Association]] and [[Brickhill-Burke]] Productions co-production of ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' together with [[Terry Lester]] in June 1983. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of David Mamet’s ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' together with [[Bill Flynn]], [[Anthony Fridjohn]] and [[Dale Cutts]] under [[Bobby Heaney]]’s direction at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1985. He starred in [[Lucille Gillwald]]’s production of Sam Shephard’s ''[[True West]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1985.
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=== Training ===
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UCT and L.A.M.D.A. trained.
  
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DUNSTER, Wilson, ''[[The Rivals]]'', 1983, [[PACT]].  [[Michael Atkinson]], [[John Hussey]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Susan Gehr]].(Tucker, 1997)
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=== Career ===
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Joined [[CAPAB]]?
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Then worked for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] on ''[[People are Living There]]'', ''[[Bar and Ger]]'', ''[[Dimetos]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Medea]]'' and ''[[Occupations]]''. and later worked for [[CAPAB]], [[PACOFS]],
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Later in the 1990’s made a career in television
  
  
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married to actress [[Elize Cawood]] and father of actress [[Jenna Dunster]].  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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As a student at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] he performed in ''[[Little Malcolm and his Struggle against the Eunuchs]]'' in 1967.
  
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He was involved in workshopping ''[[Orestes]]'' with [[Athol Fugard]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] for the [[CAPAB Laboratory]]. Then worked for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] on ''[[People are Living There]]'', ''[[Bar and Ger]]'', ''[[Dimetos]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Medea]]'' and ''[[Occupations]]''. **
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Plays include ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead]]'' (CAPAB 1969), ''[[Tango]]'' (1970), ''[[Hadrian the Seventh]]'' (1971), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1972), ''[[Marat/Sade|Marat/Sade aka The Persecution of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade]]''  (1976), ''[[People are Living There]]'' (1977), ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]''( 1977), ''[[Luv]]'' (1977), ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1979, ''[[Lone Star]]'' and ''[[Pvt. Wars]]'' (1982),  ''[[The Rivals]]'' (1983), ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' (1983), ''[[Still Life]]'' (1983), ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' (1984), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[True West]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1985.
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== Awards, etc ==
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Won the [[Three Leaf Awards|Three Leaf Award]] for Best Actor in 1967 (first time awarded to a student) and 1975.
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Artes 1996 (television) ''Onder Engele'' [best supporting actor in a drama] and he was nominated for his role in ''[[Torings]]''.
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] (1979/80).
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''Lone Star'' and ''Pvt. Wars'' theatre programme, 1982.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 23 March 2016

Wilson Dunster (194*-) Actor for stage, television and film.

Biography

Married to actress Elize Cawood and father of actress Jenna Dunster.

Youth

Training

UCT and L.A.M.D.A. trained.

Career

Joined CAPAB? Then worked for The Space on People are Living There, Bar and Ger, Dimetos, The Glass Menagerie, Medea and Occupations. and later worked for CAPAB, PACOFS, Later in the 1990’s made a career in television


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

As a student at the University of Cape Town Drama Department he performed in Little Malcolm and his Struggle against the Eunuchs in 1967.

He was involved in workshopping Orestes with Athol Fugard and Yvonne Bryceland for the CAPAB Laboratory. Then worked for The Space on People are Living There, Bar and Ger, Dimetos, The Glass Menagerie, Medea and Occupations. **

Plays include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (CAPAB 1969), Tango (1970), Hadrian the Seventh (1971), Romeo and Juliet (1972), Marat/Sade aka The Persecution of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1976), People are Living There (1977), Absurd Person Singular( 1977), Luv (1977), El Grande de Coca Cola for PACT in 1979, Lone Star and Pvt. Wars (1982), The Rivals (1983), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1983), Still Life (1983), Torch Song Trilogy (1984), Glengarry Glen Ross (1985), True West at the Market Theatre in 1985.

Awards, etc

Won the Three Leaf Award for Best Actor in 1967 (first time awarded to a student) and 1975.

Artes 1996 (television) Onder Engele [best supporting actor in a drama] and he was nominated for his role in Torings.

Sources

SACD (1979/80).

Lone Star and Pvt. Wars theatre programme, 1982.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue

Tucker, 1997.

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