Ralph Lawson - Revision history

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 After 11 years of working in theatre and television in England, Ralph returned to South Africa in 1981 to play the role of "Mozart" in [[Pieter Toerien]]'s production of ''[[Amadeus]]'', thereafter becoming a freelance actor/director, working for most theatre managements, including the various arts councils - [[CAPAB]] ([[Artscape]]), [[NAPAC]] [[PACOFS]] and [[PACT]], as well as the [[Market Theatre]], [[Pieter Toerien Productions]], the [[Baxter Theatre]] and others.
-The numerous roles played over the four decades of his career have included appearances in "Mozart" in ''[[Amadeus]]'' (1981), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1982), ''[[The Dining Room]]'' (1983), ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1987), ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'' (1988), [[Shakespeare's Macbeth]] by [[Heiner Müller]] in 1989,''[[Richard II]]'' (1990), ''[[Good]]'' (as "Halder", 1990), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1992 and 2007),  ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (1997), ''[[Race]]'' (2011), ''[[Ubuntu Bill]]'' (1922)
+The numerous roles played over the four decades of his career have included appearances in "Mozart" in ''[[Amadeus]]'' (1981), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1982), ''[[The Dining Room]]'' (1983), ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1987), ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'' (1988), [[Shakespeare's Macbeth]] by [[Heiner Müller]] in 1989,''[[Richard II]]'' (1990), ''[[Good]]'' (as "Halder", 1990), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1992 and 2007),  ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (1997), ''[[Race]]'' (2011), ''[[Ubuntu Bill]]'' (2022)
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 After 11 years of working in theatre and television in England, Ralph returned to South Africa in 1981 to play the role of "Mozart" in [[Pieter Toerien]]'s production of ''[[Amadeus]]'', thereafter becoming a freelance actor/director, working for most theatre managements, including the various arts councils - [[CAPAB]] ([[Artscape]]), [[NAPAC]] [[PACOFS]] and [[PACT]], as well as the [[Market Theatre]], [[Pieter Toerien Productions]], the [[Baxter Theatre]] and others.
-The numerous roles played over the four decades of his career have included appearances in "Mozart" in ''[[Amadeus]]'' (1981), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1982), ''[[The Dining Room]]'' (1983), ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1987), ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'' (1988), [[Shakespeare's Macbeth]] by [[Heiner Müller]] in 1989,''[[Richard II]]'' (1990), ''[[Good]]'' (as "Halder", 1990), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1992 and 2007),  ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (1997), ''[[Race]]'' (2011)
+The numerous roles played over the four decades of his career have included appearances in "Mozart" in ''[[Amadeus]]'' (1981), ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1982), ''[[The Dining Room]]'' (1983), ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1987), ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'' (1988), [[Shakespeare's Macbeth]] by [[Heiner Müller]] in 1989,''[[Richard II]]'' (1990), ''[[Good]]'' (as "Halder", 1990), ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1992 and 2007),  ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (1997), ''[[Race]]'' (2011), ''[[Ubuntu Bill]]'' (1922)
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 He began directing in the late 1980s, pieces including ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1988), ''[[Rearranging the Deckchairs on the SA Bothatanic]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987), ''[[A Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (Eugene O'Neill, CAPAB, 1989), ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1993), ''[[The Shakespeare Revue]]'' (1997), ''[[Annie]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[ Masterclass]]'' ''[[Master Class]]'' and ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'' ([[Artscape]], 2000/2001), ''[[Atkinson at 80: The Importance of Being Michael]]'' (2007), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (co-directed with [[Pedro Kruger]], 2008) and ''[[For Your Ears Only]]'' (2008/2015).
-He also directed plays for the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] on occasion, including ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Prometheus]]'' (Dehaeck)
+He also directed plays for the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] on occasion, including ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Prometheus]]'' (Dehaeck), ''[[A Trip to Scarborough]]'' (Sheridan),
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 He began directing in the late 1980s, pieces including ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1988), ''[[Rearranging the Deckchairs on the SA Bothatanic]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987), ''[[A Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (Eugene O'Neill, CAPAB, 1989), ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1993), ''[[The Shakespeare Revue]]'' (1997), ''[[Annie]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[ Masterclass]]'' ''[[Master Class]]'' and ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'' ([[Artscape]], 2000/2001), ''[[Atkinson at 80: The Importance of Being Michael]]'' (2007), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (co-directed with [[Pedro Kruger]], 2008) and ''[[For Your Ears Only]]'' (2008/2015).
-He also directed plays for the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] on occasion, including ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol),
+He also directed plays for the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] on occasion, including ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Prometheus]]'' (Dehaeck)
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 === As director ===
-He began directing in the late 1980s, pieces including ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1988), ''[[Rearranging the Deckchairs on the SA Bothatanic]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987), ''[[A Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (Eugene O'Neill, CAPAB, 1989), ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1993), ''[[The Shakespeare Revue]]'' (1997), ''[[Annie]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[ Masterclass]]'' ''[[Master Class]]'' and ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'' ([[Artscape]], 2000/2001), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (co-directed with [[Pedro Kruger]], 2008) and ''[[For Your Ears Only]]'' (2008/2015).
+He began directing in the late 1980s, pieces including ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1988), ''[[Rearranging the Deckchairs on the SA Bothatanic]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987), ''[[A Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (Eugene O'Neill, CAPAB, 1989), ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1993), ''[[The Shakespeare Revue]]'' (1997), ''[[Annie]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[ Masterclass]]'' ''[[Master Class]]'' and ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'' ([[Artscape]], 2000/2001), ''[[Atkinson at 80: The Importance of Being Michael]]'' (2007), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (co-directed with [[Pedro Kruger]], 2008) and ''[[For Your Ears Only]]'' (2008/2015).
 He also directed plays for the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] on occasion, including ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol),
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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
 In a  career that spans more than four decades, Lawson's contribution has been significant, including landmark roles as writer, actor and director, working with most theatre managements in the country, as well as lecturing and actively involving himself in a number of drama development programmes, ''inter alia'' in in Cape Town and Durban.
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 He began directing in the late 1980s, pieces including ''[[Panorama]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1988), ''[[Rearranging the Deckchairs on the SA Bothatanic]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1987), ''[[A Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (Eugene O'Neill, CAPAB, 1989), ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1993), ''[[The Shakespeare Revue]]'' (1997), ''[[Annie]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[ Masterclass]]'' ''[[Master Class]]'' and ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'' ([[Artscape]], 2000/2001), ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (co-directed with [[Pedro Kruger]], 2008) and ''[[For Your Ears Only]]'' (2008/2015).
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		+	[[CAPAB Brochure]], Aug-Nov 1989.

	Biography in [[Felicity Hand]] (Ed.). 2020. ''Durban Dialogues Dissected. An Analysis of Ashwin Singh's Plays''. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.		Biography in [[Felicity Hand]] (Ed.). 2020. ''Durban Dialogues Dissected. An Analysis of Ashwin Singh's Plays''. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.

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 ===TV and film===
-He has appeared in numerous South African and international films, TV dramas and TV series, including ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' (1978), ''[[Love in a Cold Climate]]'' (1980), ''[[The Touch of Pink]]'' (1982), ''[[1922]]'' (1984), ''[[Two Weeks in Paradise]]'' (1985), ''[[Professional Foul]]'' (1986), ''[[That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse]]'' (1990), ''[[Young Survivors]]'' (1990), ''[[The Visual Bible: Acts]]'' (1994), ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994), ''[[The Gates of Cleveland Road ]]'' (2000), ''[[Rent a Baby]]'' (2001), ''[[Madam & Eve]]'' (2002), ''[[Flood]]'' (2007), ''[[The Devil's Whore]]'' (2008) and ''[[The Mauritanian]]'' (2021).  ''[[The Principal]]''.
+He has appeared in numerous South African and international films, TV dramas and TV series, including ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' (1978), ''[[Love in a Cold Climate]]'' (1980), ''[[The Touch of Pink]]'' (1982), ''[[1922]]'' (1984), ''[[Two Weeks in Paradise]]'' (1985), ''[[Professional Foul]]'' (1986), ''[[That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse]]'' (1990), ''[[Young Survivors]]'' (1990), ''[[The Visual Bible: Acts]]'' (1994), ''[[Kalahari Harry]]'' (1994), ''[[The Gates of Cleveland Road ]]'' (2000), ''[[Rent a Baby]]'' (2001), ''[[Madam & Eve]]'' (2002), ''[[Flood]]'' (2007), ''[[The Devil's Whore]]'' (2008) and ''[[The Mauritanian]]'' (2021).
 == Awards==