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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created and performed more than 30 original productions as [[Happy-go-Lucky Productions]].
+She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]].
 As  performer she appeared in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' in the 1980s, and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.
-As an author she started writing original play scripts in 1983 when she was part of a two-member company called [[Handy Spandy Players]] geared to pre schoolers. From 1990 to 2007 she and her partner [[Wendy Nell]] wrote, directed and performed in over 30 original productions in schools in Kwa Zulu Natal. As senior script writer and director for [[NPO Arley's Workshop]] from 2002 to 2011 she was responsible for plays such as [[amagama amathathu]], [[Rain]], [[The Green Revolution]]'
+As an author she started writing original play scripts in 1983 when she was part of a two-member company called [[Handy Spandy Players]] geared to pre schoolers. From 1990 to 2007 she and her partner [[Wendy Nell]] wrote, directed and performed in over 30 original productions in schools in Kwa Zulu Natal as [[Happy-go-Lucky Productions]]. As senior script writer and director for [[NPO Arley's Workshop]] from 2002 to 2011 she was responsible for plays such as [[amagama amathathu]], [[Rain]], [[The Green Revolution]]'
 In 2010 she created a play for 6-11 year olds entitled ''[[Lucky Strike]]''. This was followed by ''[[Woof Woof]]'' (2011), ''[[Si Right!]]'', ''[[eLimboland]]'' (2011), stage adaptations of Valentin’s famous lazzi titled ''[[Valentin in Africa]]'' (2013).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created more than 30 original productions and spent 17 years performing their work as [[Happy-go-Lucky Productions]].
+She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created and performed more than 30 original productions as [[Happy-go-Lucky Productions]].
 As  performer she appeared in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' in the 1980s, and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created more than 25 original productions and spent 17 years performing their work.
+She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created more than 30 original productions and spent 17 years performing their work as [[Happy-go-Lucky Productions]].
 As  performer she appeared in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' in the 1980s, and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.

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 As an author she started writing original play scripts in 1983 when she was part of a two-member company called [[Handy Spandy Players]] geared to pre schoolers. From 1990 to 2007 she and her partner [[Wendy Nell]] wrote, directed and performed in over 30 original productions in schools in Kwa Zulu Natal. As senior script writer and director for [[NPO Arley's Workshop]] from 2002 to 2011 she was responsible for plays such as [[amagama amathathu]], [[Rain]], [[The Green Revolution]]'
-In 2010 she created a play for 6-11 year olds entitled ''[[Lucky Strike]]''. This was followed by ''[[Woof Woof]]'' (2011), ''[[Lucky Strike]]'' (2011), ''[[Si Right!]]'', ''[[eLimboland]]'' (2011), stage adaptations of Valentin’s famous lazzi titled ''[[Valentin in Africa]]'' (2013).
+In 2010 she created a play for 6-11 year olds entitled ''[[Lucky Strike]]''. This was followed by ''[[Woof Woof]]'' (2011), ''[[Si Right!]]'', ''[[eLimboland]]'' (2011), stage adaptations of Valentin’s famous lazzi titled ''[[Valentin in Africa]]'' (2013).
 A number of her plays have been nominated for and/or won writing awards, been prescribed for schools and published (''inter alia'' by [[Junkets Publisher]] in Cape Town).

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−	[[Gisele Turner]] is a teacher, performer, director and playwright.	+	[[Gisele Turner]] (1950-) is a teacher, performer, director and playwright.

	Apparently also found credited as [[Gisele Therese Turner]] or [[Gisèle Thérèse Turner]] in some sources.		Apparently also found credited as [[Gisele Therese Turner]] or [[Gisèle Thérèse Turner]] in some sources.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She started working as a performer in schools; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created more than 25 original productions and spent 17 years performing their work.
+She started working as a performer in schools in the 1980s; first in the pre-schools and then, after 1990, in all phases of education, working with [[Wendy Nell]]. Together they created more than 25 original productions and spent 17 years performing their work.
-Sge appeared in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.
+As  performer she appeared in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.
-She started writing original scripts in 1983 when she was part of a two-member company called [[Handy Spandy Players]] geared to pre schoolers. From 1990 to 2007 she and her partner [[Wendy Nell]] wrote, directed and performed in over 30 original productions in schools in Kwa Zulu Natal. As senior script writer and director for [[NPO Arley's Workshop]] from 2002 to 2011 she was responsible for plays such as [[amagama amathathu]], [[Rain]], [[The Green Revolution]]'
+As an author she started writing original play scripts in 1983 when she was part of a two-member company called [[Handy Spandy Players]] geared to pre schoolers. From 1990 to 2007 she and her partner [[Wendy Nell]] wrote, directed and performed in over 30 original productions in schools in Kwa Zulu Natal. As senior script writer and director for [[NPO Arley's Workshop]] from 2002 to 2011 she was responsible for plays such as [[amagama amathathu]], [[Rain]], [[The Green Revolution]]'
-In 2010 she created a play for 6-11 year olds entitled ''[[Lucky Strike]]''. This was followed by ''[Woof Woof]]'' (2011), ''[[Si Right!]]'',  ''[[eLimboland]]'' (2011), stage adaptations of Valentin’s famous lazzi titled ''[[Valentin in Africa]]'' (2013),  for DUT lecturer Dr Pamela Tancsik. In 2011 she wrote , a play for two adults, which was recently performed by students at DUT as part of the Directing Projects.
+In 2010 she created a play for 6-11 year olds entitled ''[[Lucky Strike]]''. This was followed by ''[Woof Woof]]'' (2011), ''[[Si Right!]]'', ''[[eLimboland]]'' (2011), stage adaptations of Valentin’s famous lazzi titled ''[[Valentin in Africa]]'' (2013).
-journalism, covering a variety of artistic endeavours in Durban.
+A number of her plays have been nominated for and/or won writing awards, been prescribed for schools and published (''inter alia'' by [[Junkets Publisher]] in Cape Town).
-In the 1980s she performed in plays like ''[[How the Other Half Loves]]'', ''[[Franky and Raggett]]'', ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', and directed ''[[I Have No!]]'' in 1984.
+Besides her theatrical output, she also writes short stories, children’s stories and arts journalism, covering a variety of artistic endeavours in Durban.
 She also began a drama studio called [[Gisele Turner’s Drama Studio]] in Escombe, KwaZulu-Natal, where she focuses on speech, drama and creative play, offering morning classes for home school learners, afternoon classes and individual lessons.