Michael de Beer

Michael de Beer (1951-) is a freelance communications manager, costumier, stage manager and performer.

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Biography

Born in Johannesburg on 2 March 1951, he received his primary schooling at Twist Street Primary and Roseneath Primary, finishing his high schooling at King Edward VII High. He has had no formal theatre and media training but learnt about the trade by working in the theatre and media world with accomplished performers and theatre makers.

He also spent a time working in England, and built a major career in fields such as Community & Rural Development, Hospitality, Tourism and the Clothing Industry, while maintaining his interest in the arts.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Besides his day job as communications facilitator, his varied contributions to stage, media and film productions since 1962 have included:

As a stage performer

He played numerous supporting roles in a range of productions over the years, among them appearing in

1962: Oliver! (as "Ragamuffin");

1963: Sound of Music (as "Kurt");

1968: Carousel (as "Enoch Snow Jnr."); Nabucco (super, also on local tour);

Film

Lied in My Hart (Movie Extra, 1968)

Radio

In 1964 he was a contestant on the Wicks Bubblegum Show (1964) and did a voice commercial for the SABC.

Costumes

Another facet of his contribution to the performing arts has been his roles as costumier and stage manager.

Among the shows worked on have been

1968: Nabucco; The Trini Lopez Tour; The Firebird; The Buddy Greco Tour; Sleeping Beauty;

1969: Giselle;

1970: La Traviata; Tosca;

1971: La Fille Mal Gardee;

Musical Opera Super “Nabucco” & Local Tour 1968 Artist Wardrobe “Trini Lopez Tour” 1968 Ballet Wardrobe / Super “Trini Lopez Tour” & Local Tour 1968 Artist Wardrobe “Buddy Greco Tour” 1968 Ballet Wardrobe “Sleeping Beauty” & Local Tour 1968

Ballet Wardrobe “Giselle” 1969

Opera Wardrobe / Super “La Traviata” & Local Tour 1970 Opera Wardrobe “Tosca” 1970

Ballet Wardrobe / Super “La Fille Mal Gardee” 1971

Ballet Wardrobe / Super “Raka / Witchboy” & Local Tour 1972 Opera Wardrobe “Carmen” 1972 Opera Wardrobe “Rigoletto” 1972

Guest Director / Compere` “The Travel Bags Club” 1976 Choreographer / Singer Durban

Event Fashion Model “Fulton Deaf School / Charity 1977 Event Fashion Model “Miss Umhlanga Pageant” 1977

Opera Super “Towerfluit” 1978 Musical Asst. Stage Manager “My Fair Lady” 1978

Opera Dancer / Chorus “The Merry Widow” 1979 Musical Dancer / Chorus “Fiddler On The Roof” 1979 Opera Wardrobe “Tosca” 1979 Musical Dancer / Chorus “Show Boat” 1979 Opera Wardrobe “Eugene Onegin” 1979

Musical Dancer / Chorus “Kiss Me Kate” 1980 Opera Super “Barber Of Seville” 1980 Musical The Mute “The Fantastiks” 1980 Play Stage Manager “Chinamen” 1980 Play Super “Die Heilige Johanna” – Zurich” 1980

Television Opera Chorus “Carmen” 1981

Extrav Asst. Foh Manager “Bedazzled” 1982 Musical Foh Manager “Beatlemania” Tour 1982 Artist Asst. Foh Manager “Kenny Rogers” Tour 1982 Artist Asst. Foh Manager “Ann-Margret” Tour 1982 Event Judge / Organiser “Garment Spring Queen” 1982 Opera Super “Barber Of Seville” 1982

Musical Wardrobe / Dancer “The King & I” 1983 Opera Super “The Gypsey Baron” 1983

Television Extra “Shaka Zulu” 1984 Opera Super “Othello” 1984 Television Extra “Heroes” 1984 Opera Super “Aida” 1985 Opera Asst. Stage Manager “Don Giovanni” 1985

Event Co-Producer “Durban Designer Collection” 1986

Launch Theatre Sponsorship “Arts Power Marketing” 1987 Opera Super “Turandot” 1987

Opera Super “Cavelleria Rusticana” 1990

Movie Extra / Locations “Prins Van Pretoria” 1991

Event Co-Host / Compere` “Flight Of Fantasy” 1995

Launch Marketing Organiser “Contacts 2000-Limelight” 2000

Musical Personal Assistant “Gala 2002” 2002

Musical Stage Manager “Morning Melodies” 2002

Musical Personal Assistant “Gala 2002” 2002

Opera Marketing “Aqua Opera” 2003

Opera Co-Ordinator “Sing-A-Thon” 2003

Opera Marketing “Nabucco” 2003

Opera Marketing “Bravo Angelo” 2003

Musical Stage Manager “Berlin, Broadway & Beyond” 2003

Theatre Marketing “Cry, The Beloved Country 2003

Artscape Marketing Audience Development & Education 2003 To 2013

Ptp Productions Publicist 2014 To 2018 Ptp Productions Subscriptions & Actor’s House Current

Sources

https://za.linkedin.com/in/michael-de-beer-77902881

E-mail correspondence with Michael de Beer July-August, 2026.

Theatre Scenario Index – Year-To-Year, courtesy of Michael de Beer (2026)

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