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 From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) 1980, ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) at Maynardville, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
-While in South Africa Tom appeared in a two plays that were banned by the Government authorities, including ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1978 and ''[[Hitting Town]]'' (directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown, 1979).
+While in South Africa Tom appeared in two plays that were banned by the Government authorities, including ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1978 and ''[[Hitting Town]]'' (directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown, 1979).
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 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
-From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) at Maynardville, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
+From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) 1980, ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) at Maynardville, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
 While in South Africa Tom appeared in a two plays that were banned by the Government authorities, including ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1978 and ''[[Hitting Town]]'' (directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown, 1979).

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 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
-From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) directed by Philip Grout at Maynardville, Macbeth (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
+From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) at Maynardville, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
 While in South Africa Tom appeared in a two plays that were banned by the Government authorities, including ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1978 and ''[[Hitting Town]]'' (directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown, 1979).

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 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
-From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris",directed by [Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) directed by Philip Grout at Maynardville, Macbeth (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
+From December 1978 to April 1981 he regularly worked as an actor for the [[CAPAB]] ([[Cape Performing Arts Board]]), performing in a number of plays in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], the [[Grahamstown Festival]]  and the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre. These include ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], 1978), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''  (as "Paris", directed by [[Leslie French]] and [[Roy Sargeant]]), ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (Cristofer, 1980 - he played "Steve"), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (Gogol), ''[[Faust]]'' (Goethe) ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (directed by Philip Grout) directed by Philip Grout at Maynardville, Macbeth (directed by Philip Grout), ''[[Hitting Town]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979) and numerous lunch time plays directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], including ''[[The Form]]'' (Simpson).
 While in South Africa Tom appeared in a two plays that were banned by the Government authorities, including ''[[Die Plaasvervangers]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1978 and ''[[Hitting Town]]'' (directed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown, 1979).

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 E-mail correspondence with [[Tom Holmes]], 19 December 2015, 26 January, 2016.
-[[Derryn Deavin]], "Actor for the moment" in ''[[The Argus]] [[Argus]] Tonight'', May 29 1980: p.7.
+[[Derryn Deavin]], "Actor for the moment" in the ''[[Argus]] Tonight'', May 29 1980: p.7.
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 Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland he spent a large part of his early life in Africa and the Middle East, where his father worked as a doctor. His parents eventually ended up in Swaziland, and having finished his schooling in Reading, he went to Rhodes University, Grahamstown, to complete a B.A. Degree with majors in Psychology and Drama (1977-1979).
-Tom obtained an initial six month contract as an actor with CAPAB, and after a two year spell as an actor in Cape Town (1980-1981), he moved into the corporate business world for the next 20 years, working with some of the world’s leading agencies and brands in UK and internationally, including Account Management roles at WCRS and Saatchi & Saatchi, Board Director of The Lowe Group and Executive Vice President of Grey Worldwide.
+Tom obtained an initial six month contract as an actor with [[CAPAB]], and after a two year spell as an actor in Cape Town (1980-1981), he moved into the corporate business world for the next 20 years, working with some of the world’s leading agencies and brands in UK and internationally, including Account Management roles at WCRS and Saatchi & Saatchi, Board Director of The Lowe Group and Executive Vice President of Grey Worldwide.
-He is now Founder and Chairman of www.creativebrief.com, a provider of agency intelligence to brand marketers, and, until recently, he was also a Trustee of Rhodes University.
+He is now Founder and Chairman of www.creativebrief.com, a provider of agency intelligence to brand marketers, and, until recently, he was also a Trustee of [[Rhodes University]].
 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==