Ilse van Hemert

Ilse van Hemert (19**-). Ilse van Hemert, actress and director

Biography

Training

B.(Dram), University of Pretoria, 1981.

Career

PACT from January 1982. Since 1985 she directs schools programmes for PACT. Since 1992 Associate Director at PACT, resigned a year later although she still did ad hoc work for PACT.

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

As director

1983: First play directed Die Hoofkarakter Sensor die Drama by Fransi Phillips for the first PACT Potpourri Festival in 1983.

1984: PACT Potpourri Festivals: Die Clown (PACT Potpourri Festival)

198?: Journey Without Words (PACT Potpourri Festival)

1987: Die Prys (PACT Potpourri Festival)

1988: Fluit vir die Vlieë, Not to Die Today (based on Alcestis by Euripides), Dalk (winner Fringe Prize National Arts Festival 1988),

1989: Taraboemdery , Man in die Blou Maan (PACT Potpourri Festival)

1990: The Seagull, (Adcock-Ingram Theatre), Houd-den-Bek

1991: Die Sakeman van Venesië

1992: Romeo and Juliet (State Theatre and the Alexander Theatre; a Rhodes University Drama Department production of Hamlet

1993: Droomsmokkelaar (TRUK)

1994: Directed Steve Tesich's On the Open Road; Dalene Matthee’s Fiela se Kind (State Theatre

1997: André P. Brink’s Die Jogger (KKNK)

1998: Die Laaste Strooi; Mallemeulwals

1999: Op soek na generaal Mannetjies Mentz (Aardklop)

2008: Schalk Schoombie's Samoerai (Aardklop)

At the beginning of 2000, she accepted a fulltime position on the production team of the popular television soap opera Isidingo – The Need (SABC) and in 2002 she was appointed in the senior position of creative producer of the programme.