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 Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. Toerien, Rubin and Firth staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.
-He presented Mummenschanz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummenschanz] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1984. In association with the [[Market Theatre]] he presented Herb Gardiner’s ''[[I'm not Rappaport]]'' in 1986. In association with [[CAPAB]] he presented [[William Luce]]’s ''[[Zelda]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in August 1987. He co-presented ''[[Panorama]]'' with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.
+He presented Mummenschanz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummenschanz] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1984. In association with the [[Market Theatre]] he presented Herb Gardiner’s ''[[I'm not Rappaport]]'' in 1986. In association with [[CAPAB]] he presented William Luce’s ''[[Zelda]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in August 1987. He co-presented ''[[Panorama]]'' with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[Dora Bryan]] and [[Alfred Marks]] in 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose Brown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought Russ Conway back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and Olive MacFarlane here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
+He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[Dora Bryan]] and [[Alfred Marks]] in 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose Brown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought Russ Conway back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and British actress Olive McFarland [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_McFarland] here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
 Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. Toerien, Rubin and Firth staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.

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 [[Basil Rubin]] (19*-)   Impressario.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[Dora Bryan]] and [[Alfred Marks]] in 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose Brown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought Russ Conway back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and Olive MacFarlane here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
+He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[Dora Bryan]] and [[Alfred Marks]] in 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose Brown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought Russ Conway back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and Olive MacFarlane here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
 Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. Toerien, Rubin and Firth staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[ra Bryan]]nd [[fred Marks]]n 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose rown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought [[Russ Conway]] back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]] here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
+He owned the [[Pinewood Cinema]] in Pinelands circa 1963. He presented bio-vaudeville programmes – live entertainment preceding the film – with [[Pieter Toerien]]. He formed [[Toerien-Rubin]] and staged many variety shows topped by visiting British artists such as vocalist Alma Cogan and Dickie Valentine, booked by [[Hugo Keleti]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought out the English comedians [[Dora Bryan]] and [[Alfred Marks]] in 1964. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he staged [[James Ambrose rown]]’s ''[[The Years of the Locust]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], starring [[Johann Nell]], [[Frank Shelley]] and [[Yvonne Bryceland]] in 1966. Together with [Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he brought [[Russ Conway]] back to the [[Civic Theatre]] and  Hollywood dancer-actress Cyd Charisse and her husband, Tony Martin. They also presented [[Aleksei Arbuzov]]’s ''[[The Promise]]'', starring English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]] here in 1967. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] also staged the revue ''[[Maggie and Frank]]'', starring [[Maggie Soboil]] and [[Frank Lazarus]], at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. Together with [[Pieter Toerien]] he started importing complete productions from the West End, starting with [[Oscar Wilde]]’s ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'', starring [[Richard Todd]], [[Jean Kent]], [[Vanessa Lee]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Derek Bond]] and [[Joyce Grant]] in 1969. They also brought ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dames_at_Sea] to the [[Alexander Theatre]] from America, directed by [[Don Liberto]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]]’s London hit ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', starring [[Cardew Robinson]] and [[Bess Finney]] circa 1969.
-Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate Theare]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. Toerien, Rubin and Firth staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.
+Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. Toerien, Rubin and Firth staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.
 He presented Mummenschanz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummenschanz] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1984. In association with the [[Market Theatre]] he presented [[Herb Gardiner]]’s ''[[I'm not Rappaport]]'' in 1986. In association with [[CAPAB]] he presented [[William Luce]]’s ''[[Zelda]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in August 1987. He co-presented ''[[Panorama]]'' with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.

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 Together with [[Shirley Firth]] and [[Toerien]] he stepped forward as new management of the [[Intimate]] in 1969. Their first co-production was ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was directed by [[Kerry Jordan]] and starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Firth]]. [[Toerien-Rubin]] staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Fallen Angels]]'' at the [[Alexander]]  circa 1970. It starred [[Hermione Gingold]] and [[Joan Heal]]. [[Toerien, Rubin and Firth]] staged [[Anthony Shaffer]]’s thriller ''[[Sleuth]]'', starring [[Ralph Michael]] and [[Nicholas Amer]], and directed by [[Warren Jenkins]] at the [[Intimate]] circa 1970. [[Toerien-Rubin]] brought director [[Anthony Sharp]] and actors [[Cicely Courtneidge]], [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Roger Livesey]], [[Ursula Jeans]], [[David Kossoff]] and [[Robertson Hare]] from London to star in ''[[Oh, Clarence]]'' at the [[Civic]] circa 1970.
-He presented ''[[Mummenschanz]]'' at the [[Civic]] in 1984. In association with the [[Market]] he presented [[Herb Gardiner]]’s ''[[I’m not Rappaport]]'' in 1986. In association with [[CAPAB]] he presented [[William Luce]]’s ''[[Zelda]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in August 1987. He co-presented ''[[Panorama]]'' with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1987.
+He presented Mummenschanz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummenschanz] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1984. In association with the [[Market Theatre]] he presented [[Herb Gardiner]]’s ''[[I'm not Rappaport]]'' in 1986. In association with [[CAPAB]] he presented [[William Luce]]’s ''[[Zelda]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in August 1987. He co-presented ''[[Panorama]]'' with [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1987.
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