Brett Adkins

Brett Adkins (?-2026). Journalist, playwright and actor.

Biography

He was the former Weekend Post news editor and Arts editor for The Herald. He started working exclusively for the Weekend Post in 1996.

In 2021, he co-founded (with Charl Barnard) Two Dam Fools, an online tourism promotion project on YouTube.

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

As an actor

He appeared in a number of productions, including: Ritual for Dolls (PEMADS, 1985), The Taming of the Shrew (Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1989), M. Butterfly (CAPAB & Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1991), Twelfth Night (Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1993), An Ideal Husband (PEMADS, 2003), Blithe Spirit (PEMADS, 2010).

As playwright

He wrote a number of plays, including:

• Fade to Black (1993)
• Summit (1995)

Esmerelda Elephant in Nkululekuland

Awards

He won a Vodacom Journalist of the Year award.

Sources

https://www.theherald.co.za/weekend-post/your-weekend/2024-02-24-a-newsroom-that-punched-above-its-weight/

https://www.citizen.co.za/boksburg-advertiser/news-headlines/2022/07/04/26-ba-ent-two-tdf-ts/

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