Brett Adkins
Brett Adkins (?-2026). Journalist, radio producer, playwright and actor.
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Biography
Born and grew up in East London, and attended Dale College in King Williams Town. He trained as a journalist with South African Associated Newspapers. He worked at The Herald in Port Elizabeth before taking up a role as a Radio Today correspondent (based in Port Elizabeth) and then as a producer for Radio Today in Johannesburg for about eight years. He was subsequently transferred back to Port Elizabeth and began working as a news reader and breakfast show producer for the then Radio Algoa alongside his work as a writer for The Herald.
He was subsequently the Weekend Post news editor and Arts editor for The Herald.
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: Richard III, Ritual for Dolls (PEMADS, 1985), Kennedy's Children (1988), 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
- Esmerelda Elephant and her Gift-Wrapping Factory
Awards
He won a Vodacom Journalist of the Year award.
Sources
https://www.citizen.co.za/boksburg-advertiser/news-headlines/2022/07/04/26-ba-ent-two-tdf-ts/
https://www.algoafm.co.za/podcast/brett-adkins-on-the-sunday-sitdown
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