Eric Abraham - Revision history

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	''[[Langarm]]'' programme 2018. https://www.thefugard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/langarm-programme.pdf		''[[Langarm]]'' programme 2018. https://www.thefugard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/langarm-programme.pdf
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		+	''[["Master Harold"...and the Boys]]'' programme 2020. https://www.thefugard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Master-Harold-and-the-Boys-Programme.pdf

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	In 2010 they opened [[The Fugard]] theatre in Cape Town, to serve as their home base. The entreprise was financially backed by Abraham, however this partnership broke down in 2010, and Abraham appointed a new management, led by himself as Founding Producer and [[Daniel Galloway]] as General Manager.		In 2010 they opened [[The Fugard]] theatre in Cape Town, to serve as their home base. The entreprise was financially backed by Abraham, however this partnership broke down in 2010, and Abraham appointed a new management, led by himself as Founding Producer and [[Daniel Galloway]] as General Manager.
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		+	Eric produced his first South African feature film, [[Oliver Hermanus]]’ ''[[Moffie]]'', which premiered in cinemas on 13 March 2020.

	'''For productions by Eric Abraham, also see [[Fugard Theatre]]'''		'''For productions by Eric Abraham, also see [[Fugard Theatre]]'''

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 For more on his career in Britain , see his website at http://www.portobellopictures.com/About/Eric-Abraham
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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 In 2010 they opened [[The Fugard]] theatre in Cape Town, to serve as  their home base. The entreprise was financially backed by Abraham, however this partnership broke down in 2010,  and Abraham  appointed a new management, led by himself as  Founding Producer and [[Daniel  Galloway]] as General Manager.
-'''For productions by Eric Abraham, also see [[Fugard Theatre]]
+'''For productions by Eric Abraham, also see [[Fugard Theatre]]'''
 ==Sources==

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	He produced many acclaimed television dramas and theatre productions in Britain over the years, and in addition, he and his wife, publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing, founded the Portobello Books publishing house in 2005, acquiring the literary journal Granta and Granta Books as well.		He produced many acclaimed television dramas and theatre productions in Britain over the years, and in addition, he and his wife, publisher and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing, founded the Portobello Books publishing house in 2005, acquiring the literary journal Granta and Granta Books as well.
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		+	He is best known for producing two Oscar-winning films – ''Kolya'' (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1996, directed by Jan Sverak) and ''Ida'' (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2014, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski). Both films won multiple other awards including, for ''Kolya'', the Golden Globe and, for ''Ida'', a BAFTA and Best European Film award. ''Kolya'' and ''Ida'' are two of the most widely seen foreign language films in the last twenty years. Eric is also known for producing Roald Dahl’s ''Danny, the Champion of the World'', starring Jeremy Irons and a host of British stars.

	For more on his career in Britain , see his website at http://www.portobellopictures.com/About/Eric-Abraham		For more on his career in Britain , see his website at http://www.portobellopictures.com/About/Eric-Abraham

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	http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/eric-antony-abraham		http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/eric-antony-abraham
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		+	''[[Langarm]]'' programme 2018. https://www.thefugard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/langarm-programme.pdf

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	(1954-) ~~Film~~ and theatre producer and theatre manager based in Britain.	+	(1954-) South African born film and theatre producer and theatre manager, based in Britain.

	A member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and the European and Czech Film Academies.		A member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and the European and Czech Film Academies.

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-(1954-) Film and theatre producer and theatre manager. *
+(1954-) Film and theatre producer and theatre manager based in Britain.
 == Biography ==
-Born Eric Antony Abraham to a naval commander, Abrahams became a student activist in the 1970s. Became a journalist and BBC Radio correspondent in South Africa in the 1970s and was placed under house-arrest and banned and  the apartheid government in 1976 and later exiled for 15 years.
+Born Eric Antony Abraham in Wynberg, Cape Town, to a naval commander,
 == Career in film, TV, theatre and publishing==

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 == Biography ==
-South African born, son of a naval commander, Abrahams became a student activist in the 1970s. Became a journalist and BBC Radio correspondent in South Africa in the 1970s and was placed under house-arrest and banned and  the apartheid government in 1976 and later exiled for 15 years.
+Born Eric Antony Abraham to a naval commander, Abrahams became a student activist in the 1970s. Became a journalist and BBC Radio correspondent in South Africa in the 1970s and was placed under house-arrest and banned and  the apartheid government in 1976 and later exiled for 15 years.
 He is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and the European and Czech Film Academies.
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 The company also presented an acclaimed revival of their production of ''[[The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso]]'' in Cape Town in 2009, prior to a West End transfer.  Other productions include ''[[Aesop’s Fables]]'' and ''[[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists]]''.
-In 2010 they opened [[The Fugard]] theatre inCape Town, to serve as  their home base. The entreprise was financially backed by Abraham, however this partnership broke down in 2011,  and Abraham appointed a new management, and continued with the theatre on his own.
+In 2010 they opened [[The Fugard]] theatre in Cape Town, to serve as  their home base. The entreprise was financially backed by Abraham, however this partnership broke down in 2010,  and Abraham  appointed a new management, led by himself as  Founding Producer and [[Daniel  Galloway]] as General Manager.
 ==Sources==
 http://www.portobellopictures.com/About/Eric-Abraham
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]