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| − | ( | + | (1905?-1999). Actress. Performed in ''[[Human Voice]]'', ''[[L’Amante Anglaise]]'', ''[[White Liars]]'', ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' (as “Mother” with [[Barney Simon]] at the [[Arena Theatre]]), ''[[Grand Ceremonial]]'' and in ''[[The Jewish Wife]]''. |
[[Ruth Oppenheim]] occupied the [[Windmill Theatre]] with her core company and staged Pirandello’s ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' in April 1955. The company of actors was led by [[Berdine Grünewald]]. Oppenheim’s company also staged Albert Camus’ ''[[Caligula]]'' with [[Stanley Coghan]]; Christopher Isherwood’s ''[[I Am A Camera]]'' with [[Tessa Laubscher]]; a season of Grand Guignol and a stage version of André Gide’s novella, ''[[The Immoralist]]'' starring [[Charles Stodel]], [[Stanley Coghan]] and [[Berdine Grünewald]]. | [[Ruth Oppenheim]] occupied the [[Windmill Theatre]] with her core company and staged Pirandello’s ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' in April 1955. The company of actors was led by [[Berdine Grünewald]]. Oppenheim’s company also staged Albert Camus’ ''[[Caligula]]'' with [[Stanley Coghan]]; Christopher Isherwood’s ''[[I Am A Camera]]'' with [[Tessa Laubscher]]; a season of Grand Guignol and a stage version of André Gide’s novella, ''[[The Immoralist]]'' starring [[Charles Stodel]], [[Stanley Coghan]] and [[Berdine Grünewald]]. | ||
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| + | She appeared in ''[[L'Amante Anglaise]]'', with [[Raeford Daniel]] as the husband, directed by [[Rina Minervini]], as part of a double bill with a Dario Fo one-act play, for a [[Des Lindbergh]] and [[Dawn Lindbergh]] soiree in Johannesburg. She did the same play in Cape Town, directed by [[Lindsay Reardon]]. | ||
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| + | E-mail correspondence from [[Rina Minervini]], 7-15 March 2016. | ||
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| + | [[SACD]] 1973, 1974, 1978/79 | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 78-79. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 78-79. | ||
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Revision as of 17:24, 27 August 2016
(1905?-1999). Actress. Performed in Human Voice, L’Amante Anglaise, White Liars, Six Characters in Search of an Author (as “Mother” with Barney Simon at the Arena Theatre), Grand Ceremonial and in The Jewish Wife.
Ruth Oppenheim occupied the Windmill Theatre with her core company and staged Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author in April 1955. The company of actors was led by Berdine Grünewald. Oppenheim’s company also staged Albert Camus’ Caligula with Stanley Coghan; Christopher Isherwood’s I Am A Camera with Tessa Laubscher; a season of Grand Guignol and a stage version of André Gide’s novella, The Immoralist starring Charles Stodel, Stanley Coghan and Berdine Grünewald.
She appeared in L'Amante Anglaise, with Raeford Daniel as the husband, directed by Rina Minervini, as part of a double bill with a Dario Fo one-act play, for a Des Lindbergh and Dawn Lindbergh soiree in Johannesburg. She did the same play in Cape Town, directed by Lindsay Reardon.
Sources
E-mail correspondence from Rina Minervini, 7-15 March 2016.
SACD 1973, 1974, 1978/79
Tucker, 1997. 78-79.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities O
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
