David Dennis - Revision history

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 ===Film/Television===
-He has roles on television and in films including ''[[10000BC]]'', ''[[Winnie]]'' and ''[[Zambezia]]''.
+He has had roles on television and in films including ''[[10000BC]]'', ''[[Winnie]]'' and ''[[Zambezia]]''.
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 ==Sources==
 http://adrianbekker.blogspot.com/
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 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 As a student he appeared in  ''[[Marcus Brutus]]'' (1982) and ''[[The Ride Across Lake Constance]]'' (1983).
 His professional career included performances in ''[[The Insect Play]]'' ([[Little Theatre]] 1983), ''[[Exit the King]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1984), ''[[As You Like It]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1985), ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Cock-Ups]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Don Juan, or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]'' ([[Glass Theatre]] 1980s), ''[[The Broken Heart]]'' (mid-1980s),  ''[[Francis]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Tramway Road]]'' 1986, ''[[Diplomatic Baggage]]'' (1986), ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'' (1987), ''[[Present Laughter]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Ghetto]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[The Prince and the Sphinx]]'' (1987), ''[[The Seagull]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (as Claudio, [[Maynardville]] 1987), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1988), ''[[A Man for All Seasons]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1988), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1988), ''[[Frank'n'stein]]'' (1988-1989), ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1989), ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1989), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (NAPAC 1990).
-Other roles include [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Candide]]'' (1990), Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1993), ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]]/[[CAPAB]], 1993), ''[[Hunch]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 1995), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' 1998, ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 2003), ''[[The Tragedy of Richard III]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 2010), ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'' (2012), ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' (2012), ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'' (2017).
+Other roles include [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Candide]]'' (1990), Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1993), ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]]/[[CAPAB]], 1993), ''[[Hunch]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 1995), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' 1998, ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 2003), ''[[The Tragedy of Richard III]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 2010), ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'' (2012), ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' (2012), ''[[Starlight Classics]]'', ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'' (2017).
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 His professional career included performances in ''[[The Insect Play]]'' ([[Little Theatre]] 1983), ''[[Exit the King]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1984), ''[[As You Like It]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1985), ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Cock-Ups]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Don Juan, or 'The Nightmare of Venus']]'' ([[Glass Theatre]] 1980s), ''[[The Broken Heart]]'' (mid-1980s),  ''[[Francis]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1985), ''[[Tramway Road]]'' 1986, ''[[Diplomatic Baggage]]'' (1986), ''[[Funeral March of a Marionette]]'' (1987), ''[[Present Laughter]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Ghetto]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[The Prince and the Sphinx]]'' (1987), ''[[The Seagull]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1987), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (as Claudio, [[Maynardville]] 1987), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1988), ''[[A Man for All Seasons]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1988), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1988), ''[[Frank'n'stein]]'' (1988-1989), ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1989), ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1989), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (NAPAC 1990).
-Other roles include [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Candide]]'' (1990), Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1993), ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]]/[[CAPAB]], 1993), ''[[Hunch]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 1995), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' 1998, ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 2003), ''[[The Tragedy of Richard III]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 2010), ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'' (2012), ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' (2012).
+Other roles include [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Candide]]'' (1990), Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]'' ([[NAPAC]] 1993), ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]]/[[CAPAB]], 1993), ''[[Hunch]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 1995), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' 1998, ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 2003), ''[[The Tragedy of Richard III]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 2010), ''[[Brothers in Blood]]'' (2012), ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' (2012), ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]'' (2017).
 ==Awards==

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 [[Vita Award]] (KZN) 1994 ''[[Frank'n'stein]]'' (best actor in leading role).
-Vita Gauteng 1998 The rocky horror show: most outstanding performance in musical theatre: David Dennis
+[[Vita Award]] (Gauteng) 1998 ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'': most outstanding performance in musical theatre.
 Durban Theatre Award 2003 Best male performer in musical for ''[[Far From the Madding Crowd]]''.

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 A most versatile and talented actor, he has won numerous awards over the years, including The [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in four plays in 1984 (i.e. ''[[Vamp]]'', ''[[Falstaff]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' and ''[[Celebration]]'') for ''[[Loot]]'' (1996) and  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (1998).
-national Vita rocky Horror?
+[[Vita Award]] (National) 1993 for ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.
 [[Vita Award]] (KZN) 1994 ''[[Frank'n'stein]]'' (best actor in leading role).

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 national Vita rocky Horror?
-[[Vita Award]] (KZN) 1994 `Frank 'n Stein' (best production) [David Dennis and Ellis Pearson]; Dennis, David in `Frank 'n Stein' (best actor in leading role) [David Dennis and Ellis Pearson];
+[[Vita Award]] (KZN) 1994 ''[[Frank 'n Stein]]'' (best actor in leading role).
 Vita Gauteng 1998 The rocky horror show: most outstanding performance in musical theatre: David Dennis
-Durban Theatre Award 2003 Best male performer in musical: David Dennis: Far from the madding crowd
+Durban Theatre Award 2003 Best male performer in musical for ''[[Far From the Madding Crowd]]''.
-Won [[Fleur du Cap]] Best supporting actor: David Dennis : Two gentlemen of Verona
+Won [[Fleur du Cap]] Best supporting actor: ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''.
 Won [[Fleur du Cap]] Dennis, David : Loot; Best supporting actor; nominated Vita Cape 1996 Dennis, David : `Loot' [best lead actor
-Nominated Best Supporting Actor [[Fleur du Cap]] [[The tragedy of Richard III]].
+Nominated Best Supporting Actor [[Fleur du Cap]] ''[[The Tragedy of Richard III]]'', 2010.
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-DENNIS, David. (19*-) Actor. Born in Cape Town, * . Studied drama at the [[[[University of Cape Town Drama Department|University of Cape Town]]. Winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Most Promising Student in 1982. **
+'''David Dennis''' (19**-). Actor, singer.
-A most versatile and talented actor, he has won numerous awards over the years, including The [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in four plays in 1984 (i.e. ''[[Vamp]]'', ''[[Falstaff]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' and ''[[Celebration]]'') for ''[[Loot]]'' (1996) and  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (1998). Other fine performances were in ''[[Greek]]'' (19*), *, ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]]/[[CAPAB]], 1993). He played Claudio in ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Maynardville]] (1987).
+== Biography ==
-Other roles include [[David Nissen]]'s ''[[The Prince and the Sphinx]]'' (198*), [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990); [[Richard O’Brien]]’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' (1992).
+== Training ==
+He studied drama at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]], graduating in 1982.
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 http://adrianbekker.blogspot.com/
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