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-[[Robert Whitehead]] (****-****). Actor.
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 Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
-(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in[Ariel Dorfman’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
+(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in Edna O’Brien’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed David Henry Hwang’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in[Ariel Dorfman’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
 Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Round The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'

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 Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
-(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
+(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in[Ariel Dorfman’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
 Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Round The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'

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		+	== Biography ==
		+	Studied at the Drama Studio, London. Performed in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'' and ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]'' (at the [[Intimate Theatre]]). (SACD 1977/78)

	Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.		Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.

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 Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
-(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
+(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
 Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Round The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'

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 (****-****). Actor. Studied at the Drama Studio, London. Performed in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'' and ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]'' (at the [[Intimate Theatre]]). (SACD 1977/78)
-Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with [[Charles Ludlam]]'s ''[[Ridiculous Theatrical Company]]'' in New York City.
+Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
 (19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hay Fever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.

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 Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the Artes Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with [[Charles Ludlam]]'s ''[[Ridiculous Theatrical Company]]'' in New York City.
-(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hayfever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
+(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hayfever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
-Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady From Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Round The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'
+Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Round The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'
 Nominee 1991 Whitehead, Robert in `Laughing Wild' (Stewart Leith Award for best actor in a leading role in English);

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 == Sources ==
-Tucker, 1997
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 Programme of the first run of ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' by [[Robert Kirby]] produced by [[Pieter Toerien]], Monday 26th November, 1984.

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 Returned from London in 1975. Appeared in ''[[A little night music]]'' and ''[[Gypsy]]''. The following year [[Pieter Toerien]] gave him his first important role in [[Simon Gray]]'s ''[[Otherwise engaged]]'', followed by ''[[Getting away with murder]]''. After playing the twin brothers in Anouilh's ''[[Ring round the moon]]'' for SATV (for which he was nominated for the [[Artes]] Award) he then spent some time in the USA where he worked with [[Charles Ludlam]]'s ''[[Ridiculous Theatrical Company]]'' in New York City.
-(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The importance of being earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hayfever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
+(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in [[Trevor Griffiths]]’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Michael Howard]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Bill Brewer]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. Robert has done considerable work for the Market Theatre including ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't we got fun]]'' and ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''. He also appeared in Toerien Management's ''[[House Guest]]''. For SATV he has appeared in ''[[Poor Bitos]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', as Jack Worthing in ''[[The importance of being earnest]]'' - (another nomination for the Artes) and as Simon in Noel Coward's ''[[Hayfever]]'' with [[Moira Lister]]. He spent some time in South West Africa filming ''[[Morenga]]'', a major German TV series. Together with [[Vanessa Cooke]] he starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in [[Edna O’Brien]]’s ''[[Virginia]]'' together with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] under direction by [[Bobby Heaney]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He adapted and directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Grethe Fox]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in August 1983. Was nominated Best Director for his production of [[Joe Orton]]'s ''[[Loot]]'' for the [[Little Abbey Theatre]]. He also directed [[Janice Honeyman]]'s ''[[Forbidden Fruits]]'' at the Market. He directed [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Anneline Kriel]] in 1984. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' starring [[Christine le Brocq]], [[Anthony James]], [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Danny Keogh]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in October 1986. He starred in [[Michael Frayn]]’s ''[[Benefactors]]'' which was directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1985. He directed [[Tom Stoppard]]’s ''[[Rough Crossings]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Jerome Kilty]]’s ''[[Dear Love]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He starred in [[Janice Honeyman]]’s production of [[Charles Dickens]]’s ''[[Hard Times]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[David Henry Hwang]]’s ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in October 1989. He starred in [[Christopher Durang]]’s ''[[Laughing Wild]]'' at the [[Market]] in October 1990. He directed [[John Guare]]’s ''[[Six Degrees of Separation]]'' in 1992. He starred in [[Ariel Dorfman]]’s ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1992. He starred in [[Stephen Mallatrat]]’s adaptation of ''[[The Woman in Black]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in December 1992. He starred in [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as Barker Haines in the highly rated series ''Isidingo''.
 Quoted from the programme of [[Pieter Toerien]]'s ''[[Snake Beneath the Rose]]'' in 1986: 'Educated at St. Martin's School, Johannesburg, and trained at the Drama Studio in London. For Pieter Toerien he has appeared in ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]''. ''[[Getting Away with Murder]]'', ''[[House Guest]]'' and ''[[Benefactors]]'', directed by [[Robert Kirby]]'s, ''[[The Wrong Time of Year]]'' and co-directed ''[[Equus]]''. For the [[Market Theatre]] he has appeared in ''[[An Arabian Night]]'', ''[[Ain't We Got Fun]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' and ''[[Virginia]]'' amongst others, directed ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' and in 1985 ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''. He has also appeared for [[NAPAC]], [[CAPAB]] and for [[PACT]] in ''[[The Lady From Dubuque]]''. Among his television appearances were as the identical twins in ''[[Ring Around The Moon]]'' and as Ernest Worthing in ''[[The Importance of Being Ernest]]''. He was nominated for an Artes Award for both these productions and recently received the [[Ernest Oppenheimer Award]] which makes him an associate director of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1986/87.'