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−	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of Thy House]]'' by Dorothy L. Sayers	+	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of Thy House]]'' by Dorothy L. Sayers ("Peter the workman", 1980);

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−	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of Thy House]]'' by Dorothy Sayers	+	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of Thy House]]'' by Dorothy L. Sayers

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−	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of ~~They~~ House]]'' by Dorothy Sayers	+	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of Thy House]]'' by Dorothy Sayers

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−	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading);	+	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading); ''[[The Zeal of They House]]'' by Dorothy Sayers

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 '''''The information below has been supplied by [[John Ramsdale]] and submitted by [[Laurence Jacobs]] and , August, 2020.'''''
 •	To mark the opening of the Nave  in St George’s Cathedral in June 1980 there was a production of ‘The Zeal of thy House’ a play by Dorothy Sayers which is about the building of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral  in the twelfth century by a French architect, William of Sens. Cosmo Pieterse and Bill Curry play the parts of angels. John played the part of Simon the workman.
 •	In 1981 John appeared in the Peter Krummeck production of ‘Scathkadie the Sorceress’ and played the part of the sorceres’s dragon, Frumbillo, the Puckish, Shakespearean-quoting diminutive dragon. The sorceress was played by Trix Pienaar.

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−	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (~~1977~~, a play reading);	+	"Vincent Scratton" in the aforementioned (unidentified) English comedy ([[St Luke's Church hall]] in Salt River, 1950), " David the Shepherd" in ''[[At the Well of Bethlehem]]'' (Mona Swann) at the [[Cape Town City Hall]] (produced by the [[Marion Institute]], December 1960); "Mr Pinchas " in ''[[The Vigil]]'' (Ladislas Fodor) at the [[Labia Theatre]] (1962); "Senna the poet" in the 1960 production of ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' (Shakespeare), directed by [[Robert Mohr]]; cast member in [[The Drama Centre]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1961); "Launcelot Gobbo" in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (Shakespeare) at [[Maynardville]] (1963); various roles in ''[[Hamlet]]'', including the "grave digger", and "Puck" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1964); cast member of ''[[Noah]]'' by André Obey in the [[Am-Dram Festival]] ([[Camps Bay Civic Centre]], 1967); "The valet" in ''[[The Blacks]]'', directed by [[Charlotte du Toit]] at the [[Claremont Civic Centre]] (1968); one of the Shepherds in ''[[The Fall and Redemption of Man]]'' ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, early 1970s); "Gabriel" in [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Nativity]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] ([[St George's Cathedral]], Cape Town, 1975); "Gobbo", "Flute" and "Clown" in ''[[Living and Laughter]]'' (Shakespeare/Dunstan, 1977); "Ahmed" in ''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' by Alexander Buzo (1977); ''[[Mr McConkey's Suitcase]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] (1977); ''[[Renovations]]'' by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1979, a play reading);

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-•	John took part in a play reading of [[Paul Slabolepzky]]’s ''[[Renovations]]'' at what was then called the [[Nico Malan Rehearsal Room]]. Slabolepsky’s first play ‘Renovations’, written in 1979. It was presented as a play-reading at CAPAB Drama.
+•	John took part in a play reading of [[Paul Slabolepszy]]’s ''[[Renovations]]'' at what was then called the [[Nico Malan Rehearsal Room]]. Slabolepsky’s first play ‘Renovations’, written in 1979. It was presented as a play-reading at CAPAB Drama.
 •	To mark the opening of the Nave  in St George’s Cathedral in June 1980 there was a production of ‘The Zeal of thy House’ a play by Dorothy Sayers which is about the building of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral  in the twelfth century by a French architect, William of Sens. Cosmo Pieterse and Bill Curry play the parts of angels. John played the part of Simon the workman.
 •	In 1981 John appeared in the Peter Krummeck production of ‘Scathkadie the Sorceress’ and played the part of the sorceres’s dragon, Frumbillo, the Puckish, Shakespearean-quoting diminutive dragon. The sorceress was played by Trix Pienaar.