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(19*-) Actress for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria during a production of ''[[Camelot]]'' in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' (1994). YOUNG, Gaynor. She starred in ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'' in 1985; in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1989. ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989) She was [[Kate Normington]]’s understudy in ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' in 1994 at the [[Civic Theatre]].  
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(19*-) Actress YOUNG, Gaynor.  
  
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=== Biography ===
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for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria during a production of ''[[Camelot]]'' in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' (1994).
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=== Youth ===
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=== Training ===
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=== Career ===
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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She starred in ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'' in 1985; ''[[Private Lives]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]] 1988); in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1989. ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989) She was [[Kate Normington]]’s understudy in ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' in 1994 at the [[Civic Theatre]].
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
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National Arts Festival programme, 1988. 58.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 474, 482.
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Revision as of 10:05, 14 April 2016

(19*-) Actress YOUNG, Gaynor.


Biography

for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the State Theatre Pretoria during a production of Camelot in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled My Plunge to Fame (1994).

Youth

Training

Career

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

She starred in The Runner Stumbles in 1985; Private Lives (National Arts Festival 1988); in Fred Abrahamse’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Market Theatre in 1989. Scorched Earth (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1989) She was Kate Normington’s understudy in Camelot at the State Theatre when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show My Plunge to Fame in 1994 at the Civic Theatre.

Awards, etc

Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 1988. 58.

Tucker, 1997. 474, 482.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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