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-''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' programme notes, 1969.
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	In 1968, while an architectural student at [[UCT]] and active in student drama, he designed the sets for ''[[Henry IV]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town. He went on to design décor for numerous amateur and professional plays, including those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).		In 1968, while an architectural student at [[UCT]] and active in student drama, he designed the sets for ''[[Henry IV]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town. He went on to design décor for numerous amateur and professional plays, including those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).
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 ===As a designer===
-Successful stage designs include those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''  ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).
+In 1968, while an architectural student at [[UCT]] and active in student drama, he designed the sets for ''[[Henry IV]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town. He went on to design décor for numerous amateur and professional plays, including those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''  ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).
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 '''Craig Curtis''' (19**-). Actor, set designer.
-In 1968 he designed the sets for ''[[Henry IV]]'' at the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town. At the time he was an architectural student at [[UCT]], active in student drama. He designed décor for ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1973), ''[[A Doll House]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975).
 He played Simple in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' at [[Maynardville]] in January 1969. He had roles in ''[[Funeral Games]]'' (1972) and  ''[[White Horse Inn]]''.

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-Craig's performances as actor in Cape Town included roles in ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[Maynardville]],1967), ''[[The Master of Two Servants]]'', ''[[Richard II]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1968), ''[[Hippolytus]]'' ([[UCT]], 1968), ''[[The Proposal]]'' ([[UCT]],, 1968), ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' (Little Theatre, 1968), ''[[Brigadoon]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1968), ''[[Sleeping Beauty: A Panto]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1968), ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (as "Simple", [[Maynardville]], 1969), ''[[Medea]]'' (as "Jason", [[UCT]], 1969),  ''[[Funeral Games]]'' (as "Pringle", [[UCT]],, 1971), ''[[Lock up your Daughters]]'' (as "Sotmore", [[Carousel Productions]], 1972)  ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (as "Cassius", [[UCT]], 1972), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (as "Young Siward", [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Funeral Games]]'' (as "Pringle", [[The Space]], 1972) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (as "Bottom", [[UCT]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (as "Vincent", [[Carousel Productions]], 1973), ''[[Fings Ain't What They Used T'be]]'' (as "Horace Seaton", [[Carousel Productions]], 1974) and  ''[[White Horse Inn]]''
+Craig's performances as actor in Cape Town included roles in ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[Maynardville]],1967), ''[[The Master of Two Servants]]'', ''[[Richard II]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1968), ''[[Hippolytus]]'' ([[UCT]], 1968), ''[[The Proposal]]'' ([[UCT]],, 1968), ''[[Henry IV, Part I]]'' (Little Theatre, 1968), ''[[Brigadoon]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1968), ''[[Sleeping Beauty: A Panto]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1968), ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (as "Simple", [[Maynardville]], 1969), ''[[Medea]]'' (as "Jason", [[UCT]], 1969),  ''[[Funeral Games]]'' (as "Pringle", [[UCT]],, 1971), ''[[Lock up your Daughters]]'' (as "Sotmore", [[Carousel Productions]], 1972)  ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (as "Cassius", [[UCT]], 1972), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (as "Young Siward", [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Funeral Games]]'' (as "Pringle", [[The Space]], 1972),  ''[[White Horse Inn]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (as "Bottom", [[UCT]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (as "Vincent", [[Carousel Productions]], 1973), ''[[Fings Ain't What They Used T'be]]'' (as "Horace Seaton", [[Carousel Productions]], 1974).
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 == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
-A strong opponent of [[apartheid]] during the [[cultural struggle]] period, he nevertheless did not support the international [[cultural boycott]] by playwrights and theatre makers. However, university theatre productions were not subject to the boycott at the time, and as a member and one-time Chair of the [[UCT Dramatic Society]], he was able to secure the rights and present four South African premieres of current plays. These were ''[[John Thomas]]'' by Charles Wood, ''[[Funeral Games]]'' by Joe Orton, ''[[Not I]]'' by Samuel Beckett and ''[[Butley]]'' by Simon Gray. ''[[Butley]]'' received outstanding reviews and secured a [[The Three Leaf Award]] nomination for actor [[Colin Duell]] in the title role. The piece became the most popular plays to be produced at the [[Little Theatre]] for many years.
+A strong opponent of [[apartheid]] during the [[cultural struggle]] period, he nevertheless did not support the international [[cultural boycott]] by playwrights and theatre makers. However, university theatre productions were not subject to the boycott at the time, and as a member and one-time Chair of the [[UCT Dramatic Society]], he was able to secure the rights and present four South African premieres of current plays. These were ''[[John Thomas]]'' by Charles Wood, ''[[Funeral Games]]'' by Joe Orton, ''[[Not I]]'' by Samuel Beckett and ''[[Butley]]'' by Simon Gray. ''[[Butley]]'' received outstanding reviews and secured a [[Three Leaf Awards]] nomination for actor [[Colin Duell]] in the title role. The piece became the most popular plays to be produced at the [[Little Theatre]] for many years.
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−	Successful stage designs include those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).	+	Successful stage designs include those for ''[[The Gondoliers]]'' (Cape Town [[Gilbert and Sullivan Society]], 1969), ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' ([[Carousel Productions]], 1969), ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1970), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Assistant designer, [[CAPAB]], 1972), ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1972), ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' ([[Little Theatre]], 1973). ''[[Die Burgemeester]]'', ([[PACOFS]], 1973), ''[[Bitter Sweet]]'' (with [[Nic Goodwin]], [[Carousel Productions]], 1974), ''[[A Collier’s Friday Night]]'' (with [[Penny Simpson]], [[CAPAB]], 1974), ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1975).