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(1932-) Actress and novelist (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]). Trained as an actress, she married [[Athol Fugard]] and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager. Among the roles she played were ****, ***. She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], and later on works such as ''[[No Good Friday]]'' (1958). After the birth of their daughter and their retirement to Port Elizabeth, she concentrated on her own prose and poetry, winning the [[CNA Award]] in 19* with her novel Castaways.??*

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She met [[Athol Fugard]] when she acted in one of his plays and they married in September 1956. The couple then founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s. She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], as she would do later on works such as  ''[[No Good Friday]]'' (1958).
+She met [[Athol Fugard]] when she acted in one of his plays and they married in September 1956. The couple then founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s. She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], as she would do later on works such as  ''[[No-Good Friday]]'' (1958).
 When they moved to Johannesburg, she worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria for a while, while Fugard was employed as stage manager.
-Among the roles she played were ****, ***.
+Among the roles she played was in (as [[Sheila Fugard]]) ''[[A Kakamas Greek]]'' in Brussels in 1960.
 == Awards, etc ==

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	She married [[Athol Fugard]] in September 1956, and the couple have one daughter, actress and novelist [[Lisa Fugard]].		She married [[Athol Fugard]] in September 1956, and the couple have one daughter, actress and novelist [[Lisa Fugard]].
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		+	After the birth of [[Lisa Fugard\|Lisa]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth in 1972, Sheila concentrated on her own writing, while Fugard worked with the [[Serpent Players]]. Her first novel, ''The Castaways'', won the Olive Schreiner Prize in 1972, then followed ''Rite of Passage'' (1976) and ''A Revolutionary Woman'' (1983).
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 When they moved to Johannesburg, she worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria for a while, while Fugard was employed as stage manager.
 Among the roles she played were ****, ***.
 == Awards, etc ==

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-[[Sheila Meiring]] (1932-) is an actress, a writer of short stories and plays (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]).
+[[Sheila Meiring]] (1932-) is an actress, a playwright, and a published author and poet (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]).
-Born in England, she trained as an actress,
+Born in Birmingham, England in 1932, but moved to Cape Town with her parents in 1940. She studied drama University of Cape Town and began to write short stories.
-She met [[Athol Fugard]] when she acted in one of his plays and married him in September 1956,and married [[Athol Fugard]] in Cape Town and they founded [[The Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager.
+She married [[Athol Fugard]] in September 1956, and the couple have one daughter, actress and novelist [[Lisa Fugard]].
 Among the roles she played were ****, ***.
-She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], and later on works such as  ''[[No Good Friday]]'' (1958).
+After the birth of their daughter [[Lisa Fugard]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth In 1972, she concentrated on her own writing,. Her first novel, ''The Castaways'', won the Olive Schreiner Prize in 1972, then followed ''Rite of Passage'' (1976) and ''A Revolutionary Woman'' (1983).
-After the birth of their daughter [[Lisa Fugard]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth In 1972, she concentrated on her own writing,. Her first novel, ''The Castaways'', won the Olive Schreiner Prize in 1972, then followed ''Rite of Passage'' (1976) and ''A Revolutionary Woman'' (1983).
+== Awards, etc ==
 == Sources ==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Meiring_Fugard
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 Born in England, she trained as an actress,
-She met [[Athol Fugard]] when she acted in one of his plays and married him in September 1956,and married [[Athol Fugard]] in Cape Town and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager.
+She met [[Athol Fugard]] when she acted in one of his plays and married him in September 1956,and married [[Athol Fugard]] in Cape Town and they founded [[The Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager.
 Among the roles she played were ****, ***.

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	After the birth of their daughter [[Lisa Fugard]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth, she concentrated on her own prose and poetry, winning the [[CNA Award]] in 19* with her novel Castaways.??*		After the birth of their daughter [[Lisa Fugard]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth, she concentrated on her own prose and poetry, winning the [[CNA Award]] in 19* with her novel Castaways.??*
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Meiring_Fugard

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−	[[Sheila Meiring]] (1932-) is an actress and novelist (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]).	+	[[Sheila Meiring]] (1932-) is an actress, poet and novelist (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]).

	Trained as an actress, she married [[Athol Fugard]] and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager. Among the roles she played were **, *.		Trained as an actress, she married [[Athol Fugard]] and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager. Among the roles she played were **, *.

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−	(1932-) ~~Actress~~ and novelist (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]). Trained as an actress, she married [[Athol Fugard]] and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager. Among the roles she played were **, . She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], and later on works such as ''[[No Good Friday]]'' (1958). After the birth of their daughter and their retirement to Port Elizabeth, she concentrated on her own prose and poetry, winning the [[CNA Award]] in 19 with her novel Castaways.??*	+	[[Sheila Meiring]] (1932-) is an actress and novelist (under the name [[Sheila Fugard]]).
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		+	Trained as an actress, she married [[Athol Fugard]] and they founded [[Circle Players]] in Cape Town in the 1950s, which introduced him to theatre. She later worked as an actress for [[NTO]] in Pretoria, while Fugard was employed as stage manager. Among the roles she played were **, *.
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		+	She collaborated with him on a number of his early works for [[Circle Players]], and later on works such as ''[[No Good Friday]]'' (1958).
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		+	After the birth of their daughter [[Lisa Fugard]] and their retirement to Port Elizabeth, she concentrated on her own prose and poetry, winning the [[CNA Award]] in 19* with her novel Castaways.??*

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