Richard Loring - Revision history

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 [[ACT Lifetime Achievement Award]].
-Richard received a [[Naledi Award]] Lifetime Achievement in 2009.
+Richard received a [[Naledi Award]] Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
 == Sources ==

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-[[Richard Loring]] (born 1945) [https://www.richardloring.co.za/] is an actor,  singer, [[playmaker]] and theatre [[impressario]].
+[[Richard Loring]] (born 1937) [https://www.richardloring.co.za/] is an actor, singer, [[playmaker]] and theatre [[impresario]].
 ==Biography==
-Born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, where he worked for a period for a subsidiary of Ford Motors while taking part in many professional productions at the Little Theatre, Guernsey. He also sang in the church choir as a young man.
+Born in 1937 on Guernsey in the Channel Islands, where he worked for a period for a subsidiary of Ford Motors while taking part in many professional productions at the Little Theatre, Guernsey. He also sang in the church choir as a young man.
 In 1962, leaving a promising career in business, he flew to London to join the famous George Mitchell singers in the Ken Dodd Show in Manchester. Thereafter, followed a season of the Windsor Repertory company's the musical version of ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' (called ''[[O Marry Me!]]''), at the Royal Windsor Theatre, while he studied part-time at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In London’s West End he understudied Hero in ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' at the Strand theatre, followed by a 3-year run (1500 performances) as Rolf in ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' at the Palace Theatre. Other roles include Septimus in ''[[Robert and Elizabeth]]'', Detlef in ''[[The Student Prince]]'' at the Cambridge Theatre in 1968 and a role in Sir Richard Attenborough’s first film, ''[[Oh What a Lovely War!]]''. (In this case he also worked on the production side with George Abbot, Harold Prince and Stephen Sondheim.)

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	1999: ''[[ African Footprint]]'' (which toured the world for several years)		1999: ''[[ African Footprint]]'' (which toured the world for several years)
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−	~~''[[Summer Holiday]]''?* (200*)~~

	2003: ''[[The Young Ones]]'' (2003)		2003: ''[[The Young Ones]]'' (2003)

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 It is perhaps as a producer that Richard is most strongly respected in his adopted country, South Africa. In 1983 he teamed up with [[Debbie Batzofin]] and drawing on their wide range of experience, they initially produced specialised entertainment and major events for corporate clients.
-In 1989 he became the CEO of [[Richard Loring Productions]], which went on to produce some of the more successful musicals of the next few decades, including ''[[A Touch of Webber...A Taste of Rice]]''(1992), ''[[Girl Talk ]]'' (1998), ''[[Summer Holiday]]''?* (200*), ''[[The Young Ones]]'' (2003), ''[[ African Footprint]]'' (1999, which toured the world for years).
+Batzofin and Loring also acquired a theatre space in Midrand in 1989, providing the Johannesburg audiences with a dinner/theatre venue, the [[Sound Stage Supper Theatre]]. Opening with ''[[We'll Meet Again]]''. Nineteen years later they decided to close the venue as Loring was given a three year contract as Consultant/Producer at [[The Lyric Theatre]] in [[Gold Reef City|Gold Reef City Casino]].
-Batzofin and Loring also acquired a theatre space in Midrand in 1989, providing the Johannesburg audiences with a dinner/theatre venue, the [[Sound Stage Supper Theatre]]. Opening with ''[[We'll Meet Again]]''. Nineteen years later they decided to close the venue as Loring  was given a three year contract as Consultant/Producer at [[The Lyric Theatre]] in [[Gold Reef City|Gold Reef City Casino]].
+'''[[Richard Loring Productions]]'''
-Some of his musical productions in this latter period have included ''[[Knights of Music]]'' (2009)[https://www.richardloring.co.za/SundayIndependent%20_25%20Oct.pdf],  ''[[Midnight Hour ]]'' (2010)[https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/20892/non-stop-entertainment-for-the-whole-family-at-emperors-palace]
+In 1989 he became the CEO of [[Richard Loring Productions]], which went on to produce some of the more successful musicals of the next few decades, including:
 ===As pedagogue===

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 ===As producer/director and [[impressario]]===
 It is perhaps as a producer that Richard is most strongly respected in his adopted country, South Africa. In 1983 he teamed up with [[Debbie Batzofin]] and drawing on their wide range of experience, they initially produced specialised entertainment and major events for corporate clients.
-In 1989 he became the CEO of [[Richard Loring Productions]], which went on to produce some of the more successful musicals of the next few decades, including**, ''[[A Touch of Webber...A Taste of Rice]]''(1992), ***, ''[[Girl Talk ]]'' (1998), ''[[Summer Holiday]]''?* (200*), ''[[The Young Ones]]'' (2003), ''[[ African Footprint]]'' (1999, which toured the world for years).
+In 1989 he became the CEO of [[Richard Loring Productions]], which went on to produce some of the more successful musicals of the next few decades, including ''[[A Touch of Webber...A Taste of Rice]]''(1992), ''[[Girl Talk ]]'' (1998), ''[[Summer Holiday]]''?* (200*), ''[[The Young Ones]]'' (2003), ''[[ African Footprint]]'' (1999, which toured the world for years).
 Batzofin and Loring also acquired a theatre space in Midrand in 1989, providing the Johannesburg audiences with a dinner/theatre venue, the [[Sound Stage Supper Theatre]]. Opening with ''[[We'll Meet Again]]''. Nineteen years later they decided to close the venue as Loring  was given a three year contract as Consultant/Producer at [[The Lyric Theatre]] in [[Gold Reef City|Gold Reef City Casino]].

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 Batzofin and Loring also acquired a theatre space in Midrand in 1989, providing the Johannesburg audiences with a dinner/theatre venue, the [[Sound Stage Supper Theatre]]. Opening with ''[[We'll Meet Again]]''. Nineteen years later they decided to close the venue as Loring  was given a three year contract as Consultant/Producer at [[The Lyric Theatre]] in [[Gold Reef City|Gold Reef City Casino]].
-Some of his productions in this period have included ''[[Knights of Music]]'' (2009)[https://www.richardloring.co.za/SundayIndependent%20_25%20Oct.pdf],  ''[[Midnight Hour ]]'' (2010)[https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/20892/non-stop-entertainment-for-the-whole-family-at-emperors-palace]
+Some of his musical productions in this period have included ''[[Knights of Music]]'' (2009)[https://www.richardloring.co.za/SundayIndependent%20_25%20Oct.pdf],  ''[[Midnight Hour ]]'' (2010)[https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/20892/non-stop-entertainment-for-the-whole-family-at-emperors-palace]
 ===As pedagogue===

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	Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.		Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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		+	https://www.richardloring.co.za/SundayIndependent%20_25%20Oct.pdf

	''[[The Citizen]]'', 8 March 2010.		''[[The Citizen]]'', 8 March 2010.