Rex Garner - Revision history

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 === As actor ===
-He starred in ''[[Uproar in the House]]'', in July 1967, ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'', in 1967, ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1974), ''[[Why Not Stay for Breakfast?]]'' (1976), ''[[Say Something]]'', ''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' (1977), ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'' (October 1980), ''[[Spider's Web]]'' (1981), ''[[Key for Two]]'' (1982), ''[[Mass Appeal]]'' (1983), ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (1985), (1986).
+He starred in ''[[Uproar in the House]]'', in July 1967, ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'', in 1967, ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1974), ''[[Why Not Stay for Breakfast?]]'' (1976), ''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' (1977), ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'' (October 1980), ''[[Spider's Web]]'' (1981), ''[[Key for Two]]'' (1982), ''[[Mass Appeal]]'' (1983), ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (1985), (1986).
 In 1987 he starred in Canadian playwright Bernard Slade's Tribute for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Other productions include ''[[Beyond Reasonable Doubt]]'' (1989), ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Never the Sinner]]'' (1991).
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 He also directed a musical version of ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' called ''[[Once More, Darling]]'' (1977). He presented ''[[There Goes the Bride]]'' and ''[[The Loudest Tears in Town]]'' at the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1978.
-He directed himself, [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[George Korelin]] in ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], before taking it to the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979. He directed the [[Academy Theatre Productions]] production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (1979), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (1979), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', (1982). He directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre|Leonard Rayne]] in January 1984. It returned twice and played at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
+He directed and starred in ''[[Don't Just Lie There, Say Something]]'' (1977). He directed himself, [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[George Korelin]] in ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], before taking it to the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979. He directed the [[Academy Theatre Productions]] production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (1979), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (1979), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', (1982). He directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre|Leonard Rayne]] in January 1984. It returned twice and played at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
 ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Special Occasions]]'' (1984)

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 His first play in the West End was ''Dr Angelus'', then followed ''The Square Ring'', ''The Trial of Mr Pickwick'', ''[[Cactus Flower]]'' and the musical ''Instant Marriage''. He has appeared in well over 200 TV shows of all kinds including ''Shadow Squad'' and ''My Wife and I''. Rex has also appeared in Australia and Germany as well as on Broadway and has spent some time filming in Rome. He also directed ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]'' in Holland.
-Later became a partner in the [[Pieter Toerien Company]].
+Later became a partner in [[Pieter Toerien Productions]].
 He returned to England in 2002/3?*, but still came to South Africa on occasion for a performance.

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 He also directed a musical version of ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' called ''[[Once More, Darling]]'' (1977). He presented ''[[There Goes the Bride]]'' and ''[[The Loudest Tears in Town]]'' at the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1978.
-He directed himself, [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[George Korelin]] in ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], before taking it to the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979. He directed the [[Academy Productions]] production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (1979), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (1979), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', (1982). He directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre|Leonard Rayne]] in January 1984. It returned twice and played at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
+He directed himself, [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[George Korelin]] in ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], before taking it to the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979. He directed the [[Academy Theatre Productions]] production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (1979), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (1979), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', (1982). He directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre|Leonard Rayne]] in January 1984. It returned twice and played at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
 ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Special Occasions]]'' (1984)

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 In 1985 he directed ''[[Black Coffee]]'', ''[[Benefactors]]'', ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'', ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (in which he also starred), ''[[Kean]]'', ''[[Equus]]'', ''[[Stepping Out]]'', ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'' and ''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'', all for [[Pieter Toerien]].
-He directed ''[[The Foreigner]]'' and [[Tobie Cronjé]] in ''[[Funny Peculiar]]'' in 1986, ''[[Wife Begins at Forty]]'' (1987), ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1987), ''[[Cahoots]]'' (1988), ''[[Legends]]'' (1988), ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' (1990), ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' (1990), ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1992),  ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' (1993). Together with [[Tammy Garner]] he directed James Sherman’s ''[[Beau Jest]]'' in 1993.
+He directed ''[[The Foreigner]]'' and [[Tobie Cronjé]] in ''[[Funny Peculiar]]'' in 1986, ''[[Wife Begins at Forty]]'' (1987), ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1987), ''[[Cahoots]]'' (1988), ''[[Legends!]]'' (1988), ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' (1990), ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' (1990), ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1992),  ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' (1993). Together with [[Tammy Garner]] he directed James Sherman’s ''[[Beau Jest]]'' in 1993.
 He directed and starred in ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1984), ''[[Two Into One]]'' (1986), ''[[Murder on the Nile]]'' (1989), ''[[Move Over Mrs. Markham]]'' (1990), ''[[Out of Order]]'' (1992), ''[[The Earl and the Pussycat]]''(1992),  ''[[It Runs in the Family]]'' (1993), ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (1998),  ''[[Visiting Mr. Green]]'' (1999).

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 He directed himself, [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Neville Thomas]] in ''[[In Praise of Rattigan]]'' in 1984.
-In 1985 he directed ''[[Black Coffee]]'', ''[[Benefactors]]'', ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'', ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (in which he also starred), ''[[Kean]]'', ''[[Equus]]'', ''[[Stepping Out]]'', ''[[The Marriage Go Round]]'' and ''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'', all for [[Pieter Toerien]].
+In 1985 he directed ''[[Black Coffee]]'', ''[[Benefactors]]'', ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'', ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (in which he also starred), ''[[Kean]]'', ''[[Equus]]'', ''[[Stepping Out]]'', ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'' and ''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'', all for [[Pieter Toerien]].
 He directed ''[[The Foreigner]]'' and [[Tobie Cronjé]] in ''[[Funny Peculiar]]'' in 1986, ''[[Wife Begins at Forty]]'' (1987), ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1987), ''[[Cahoots]]'' (1988), ''[[Legends]]'' (1988), ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' (1990), ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' (1990), ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1992),  ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' (1993). Together with [[Tammy Garner]] he directed James Sherman’s ''[[Beau Jest]]'' in 1993.

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 He directed and starred in ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Two Into One]]'' (1986), ''[[Murder on the Nile]]'' (1989), ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'' (1990), ''[[Out of Order]]'' (1992), ''[[The Earl and the Pussycat]]''(1992),  ''[[It Runs in the Family]]'' (1993), ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'', ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (1998),  ''[[Visiting Mr. Green]]'' (1999).
-Other productions include ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'', ''[[The Brass Hat]]'', ''[[Harvey]]'', ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]''. ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'', ''[[Cheaters]]''.
+Other productions include ''[[Harvey]]'', ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]''. ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'', ''[[Cheaters]]''.
 === Film and television ===

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 He starred in ''[[Uproar in the House]]'', in July 1967, ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'', in 1967, ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1974), ''[[Why Not Stay for Breakfast?]]'' (1976), ''[[Say Something]]'', ''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' (1977), ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'' (October 1980), ''[[Spider's Web]]'' (1981), ''[[Key for Two]]'' (1982), ''[[Mass Appeal]]'' (1983), ''[[Run for Your Wife]]'' (1984), ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (1985), (1986).
-In 1987 he starred in Canadian playwright Bernard Slade's Tribute for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Other productions include ''[[Beyond Reasonable Doubt]]'' (1989), [[Lend Me a Tenor]] (1990), ''[[Never the Sinner]]'' (1991).
+In 1987 he starred in Canadian playwright Bernard Slade's Tribute for [[Pieter Toerien]]. Other productions include ''[[Beyond Reasonable Doubt]]'' (1989), ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' (1990), ''[[Never the Sinner]]'' (1991).
 === As director ===
-He directed ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (1968), ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]'' and ''[[The Man Most Likely To]]'' (1969), ''[[Harvey]]'' (1969), ''[[Stand By Your Bedouin]]'' (1970), ''[[The Lionel Touch]]'', (1971), ''[[The Brass Hat]]'' (1972), ''[[Boeing-Boeing]]'' (1972) ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (1973),
+He directed ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (1968), ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]'' and ''[[The Man Most Likely To]]'' (1969), ''[[Harvey]]'' (1969), ''[[Stand By Your Bedouin]]'' (1970), ''[[The Lionel Touch]]'', (1971), ''[[The Brass Hat]]'' (1972), ''[[Boeing-Boeing]]'' (1972) ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (1973).
+He directed himself, [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[George Korelin]] in ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]], before taking it to the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979. He directed the [[Academy Productions]] production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (1979), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (1979), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', (1982). He directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre|Leonard Rayne]] in January 1984. It returned twice and played at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
 ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Special Occasions]]'' (1984)
-He directed himself, [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Neville Thomas]] in ''[[In praise of Rattigan]]'' in 1984.
+He directed himself, [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Neville Thomas]] in ''[[In Praise of Rattigan]]'' in 1984.
 In 1985 he directed ''[[Black Coffee]]'', ''[[Benefactors]]'', ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'', ''[[One For The Pot]]'' (in which he also starred), ''[[Kean]]'', ''[[Equus]]'', ''[[Stepping Out]]'', ''[[The Marriage Go Round]]'' and ''[[Murder at the Vicarage]]'', all for [[Pieter Toerien]].
- ''[[The Foreigner]]'' and [[Tobie Cronjé]] in ''[[Funny Peculiar]]'' in 1986, ''[[Wife Begins at Forty]]'' (1987), ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1987), ''[[Cahoots]]'' (1988), ''[[Legends]]'' (1988), ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' (1990), ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' (1990), ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1992),  ''[[Don’t Dress for Dinner]]'' (1993). Together with [[Tammy Garner]] he directed James Sherman’s ''[[Beau Jest]]'' in 1993.
+He directed ''[[The Foreigner]]'' and [[Tobie Cronjé]] in ''[[Funny Peculiar]]'' in 1986, ''[[Wife Begins at Forty]]'' (1987), ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'' (1987), ''[[Cahoots]]'' (1988), ''[[Legends]]'' (1988), ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' (1990), ''[[Grin and Bare It]]'' (1990), ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (1992),  ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'' (1993). Together with [[Tammy Garner]] he directed James Sherman’s ''[[Beau Jest]]'' in 1993.
-He directed and starred in [[Noises Off]] (1983),  [[Two Into One]] (1986), ''[[Murder on the Nile]]'' (1989), ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'' (1990), ''[[Out of Order]]'' (1992), ''[[The Earl and the Pussycat]]''(1992),  ''[[It Runs in the Family]]'' (1993), ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'', ''[[In Praise of Rattigan]]'', ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (1998),  '[[Visiting Mr Green]]'' (1999).
+He directed and starred in ''[[Noises Off]]'' (1983), ''[[Two Into One]]'' (1986), ''[[Murder on the Nile]]'' (1989), ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'' (1990), ''[[Out of Order]]'' (1992), ''[[The Earl and the Pussycat]]''(1992),  ''[[It Runs in the Family]]'' (1993), ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'', ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (1998),  '[[Visiting Mr Green]]'' (1999).
-Other productions include ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'', ''[[The Brass Hat]]'', ''[[Harvey]]'', ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]''. ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'', ''[[Cheaters]]'', ''[[Moving]]'', ''[[Who Goes Bare]]'', ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'' (the last eight for Pieter Toerien).
+Other productions include ''[[Move Over Mrs Markham]]'', ''[[The Brass Hat]]'', ''[[Harvey]]'', ''[[Chase Me Comrade]]''. ''[[Middle Age Spread]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'', ''[[Cheaters]]'', ''[[Moving]]'', ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'', ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'' (the last eight for Pieter Toerien).
 === Film and television ===
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 == Awards ==
 Noises off, (director) ''[[Mass Appeal]]'' (best actor) (1983 – [[Fleur du Cap]] award for both).
 In 1984 he directed ''[[Clarence Darrow]]'' which won quarterly [[Vita Award]] for Best Production and for which Rex won [[Dalro]]'s Breytenbach Epathlon Best Director Award;
 Vita Award Sept 1993 nomination for ''[[The Earl and the Pussycat]] '' (Tonight/Igi Life Vita award for comedy);