Geoffrey Tansley

Geoffrey Tansley () was a journalist, theatre reviewer and playwright.

Also known as Geoff Tansley

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

He reviewed plays in for the Cape Times during the 1970s.

He wrote versions of Dick Whittington (1946) and Cinderella (1973).

Legacy

The Geoffrey Tansley Cup, is awarded for the Best Actor in a Play annully during the Amateur Theatre Awards in Cape Town.

Sources

Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

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