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| − | + | '''Andrew Buckland''' (1954-). Stage and film actor, mime, playwright and drama teacher. | |
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Born in Zimbabwe. He is married to actress [[Janet Buckland]] and their son [[Daniel Buckland]] is also an actor. | + | Born and schooled in Zimbabwe. He is married to actress [[Janet Buckland]] and their son [[Daniel Buckland|Daniel]] is also an actor. |
=== Youth === | === Youth === | ||
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=== Training === | === Training === | ||
| − | + | He trained at [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], graduating in 1979 with a BA Honours in Drama. | |
=== Career === | === Career === | ||
| − | He became a junior lecturer, then joined [[PACT]] (1980-1984) as actor. | + | He became a junior lecturer, then joined [[PACT]] (1980-1984) as actor. In 1992 Buckland became a member of the [[First Physical Theatre Company]] and a lecturer in the [[Rhodes University Drama Department|Drama Department]] at Rhodes University. (Later senior lecturer and finally professor.) |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | For [[PACT]] he played in, '' inter alia'', | + | For [[PACT]] he played in, '' inter alia'', ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' (1982), ''[[Savages]]'', ''[[Tom Jones]]'' and ''[[Bloed in die Strate]]'' (by [[Harry Kalmer]]), ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' (1984). |
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Performed in | Performed in | ||
''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (as “Tybalt” with [[CAPAB]]), | ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (as “Tybalt” with [[CAPAB]]), | ||
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''[[Shrivings]]'' (as “David” with [[PACT]]). | ''[[Shrivings]]'' (as “David” with [[PACT]]). | ||
| − | + | Andrew gradually began to create his own theatre works (including ''[[The Mime]]'', ''[[Stillborn]]'' and ''[[Matches]]'') and in 1987 he and [[Janet Buckland]] founded [[Mouthpeace Theatre]] in Johannesburg (moving it to Grahamstown in 1992), working closely with their friends [[Lionel Newton]], and director [[Lara Foot-Newton]]. | |
| − | + | He created a distinctive style of theatre for himself, utilizing the techniques of physical theatre and mime to relate his poetic fantasies. Among his best known works are ''[[Touchstones]]'' (1984), ''[[Pas de Deux]]'', which he had co-written with [[Soli Philander]] (1986), the much-admired and multiple award-winning ''[[The Ugly Noonoo]]'' (1988/1989), ''[[Between the Teeth]]'' (1990), ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (with [[Lionel Newton]] - 1992), ''[[Feedback]]'' (also with Newton, 1995), ''[[Noisy Walk]]'' (1996), ''[[The Water Juggler]]'' /''[[The Well Being]]'' (1998), and **** (2001). ''[[Laugh the Buffalo]]'' (2013), directed by [[Janet Buckland]]; the ghost of Christmas Present in ''[[Scrooge]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 2013); 2014: ''[[Crazy in Love]]'' (with [[A Conspiracy of Clowns]]) | |
| − | His | + | His ''[[The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo]]'' was staged at the Warehouse in 1988. |
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| + | ''[[Touchstones]]'', 1984, Grahamstown Festival. ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo]]'': A Trilogy, [[Market Theatre]], 1989. | ||
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| + | He starred in David Mamet’s ''[[Speed the Plow]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990, ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at ''[[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990, in a return run of ''[[The Ugly Noonoo|The Ugly Noo Noo]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1991. | ||
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| + | He directed [[Soli Philander]] in Soli’s Take Two at the [[Laager]] in 1991. | ||
| − | + | He wrote and starred in ''[[Bloodstream]]'' circa 1992. | |
| − | + | Performed in ''[[Love]]'' for Cirque de Soleil in 2009. | |
| − | + | He played Hamlet for [[SATV]] in 1983. | |
| + | His film work includes roles in ''Shotdown'', ''The Schoolmaster'', ''Dirty Games'', ''The Good Fascist'' and ''Quest for Love''. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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Artslink.co.za Headlines - Week 38 - 16/09/2014[http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=36456] | Artslink.co.za Headlines - Week 38 - 16/09/2014[http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=36456] | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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| + | National Arts Festival programme, 2000. 135. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 18 January 2017
Andrew Buckland (1954-). Stage and film actor, mime, playwright and drama teacher.
Contents
Biography
Born and schooled in Zimbabwe. He is married to actress Janet Buckland and their son Daniel is also an actor.
Youth
Training
He trained at Rhodes University Drama Department, graduating in 1979 with a BA Honours in Drama.
Career
He became a junior lecturer, then joined PACT (1980-1984) as actor. In 1992 Buckland became a member of the First Physical Theatre Company and a lecturer in the Drama Department at Rhodes University. (Later senior lecturer and finally professor.)
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
For PACT he played in, inter alia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Importance of Being Earnest (1982), Savages, Tom Jones and Bloed in die Strate (by Harry Kalmer), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1984).
Performed in Romeo and Juliet (as “Tybalt” with CAPAB), Monday After the Miracle (as “John Macy” with PACT), and in Shrivings (as “David” with PACT).
Andrew gradually began to create his own theatre works (including The Mime, Stillborn and Matches) and in 1987 he and Janet Buckland founded Mouthpeace Theatre in Johannesburg (moving it to Grahamstown in 1992), working closely with their friends Lionel Newton, and director Lara Foot-Newton.
He created a distinctive style of theatre for himself, utilizing the techniques of physical theatre and mime to relate his poetic fantasies. Among his best known works are Touchstones (1984), Pas de Deux, which he had co-written with Soli Philander (1986), the much-admired and multiple award-winning The Ugly Noonoo (1988/1989), Between the Teeth (1990), Bloodstream (with Lionel Newton - 1992), Feedback (also with Newton, 1995), Noisy Walk (1996), The Water Juggler /The Well Being (1998), and **** (2001). Laugh the Buffalo (2013), directed by Janet Buckland; the ghost of Christmas Present in Scrooge (Baxter Theatre, 2013); 2014: Crazy in Love (with A Conspiracy of Clowns)
His The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo was staged at the Warehouse in 1988.
Touchstones, 1984, Grahamstown Festival. The Ugly Noo Noo: A Trilogy, Market Theatre, 1989.
He starred in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow at Upstairs at the Market in 1990, A Doll's House at Upstairs at the Market in 1990, in a return run of The Ugly Noo Noo at the Market Theatre in 1991.
He directed Soli Philander in Soli’s Take Two at the Laager in 1991.
He wrote and starred in Bloodstream circa 1992.
Performed in Love for Cirque de Soleil in 2009.
He played Hamlet for SATV in 1983.
His film work includes roles in Shotdown, The Schoolmaster, Dirty Games, The Good Fascist and Quest for Love.
Awards, etc
Awards include the Standard Bank Young Artist Awards for Drama for Pas de Deux (1986), The Scotsman Fringe Award (Edinburgh Festival - 1995) for Feedback and several Vita Awards and the Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script (1989).
Sources
Limelight 1982-83
Artslink.co.za Headlines - Week 38 - 16/09/2014[1]
Tucker, 1997.
National Arts Festival programme, 2000. 135.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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