Difference between revisions of "Michael McCabe"
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| − | (19**-). Actor, radio playwright and director. His stage performances include a 1974 fund raising production for the [[Market Theatre]] | + | [[Michael McCabe]] (19**-). Actor, radio playwright and director. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | == Training == | ||
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| + | == Career == | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | His stage performances include a 1974 fund raising production for the [[Market Theatre]], [[Jean Anouilh]]’s ''[[The Director of the Opera]]'' by ([[PACT]], 1977), ''[[The Dresser]]'' ([[Ronald Harwood]], 1980), ''[[First Monday in October]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1980), Edward Albee’s ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' ([[Alexander Theatre]] 1984 [[PACT]]), ''[[The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1983). He also performed in | ||
''[[The Creeper]]'' (as “Maurice”), | ''[[The Creeper]]'' (as “Maurice”), | ||
''[[A Macbeth]]'' (as “Banquo”), | ''[[A Macbeth]]'' (as “Banquo”), | ||
| − | Butley (in the title role, for which he won 1977 Actor of the year), | + | ''[[Butley]]'' (in the title role, for which he won 1977 Actor of the year), |
''[[Dear Liar]]'' (at the Arena Theatre for PACT), | ''[[Dear Liar]]'' (at the Arena Theatre for PACT), | ||
''[[Ross]]'' (as “T.E. Lawrence”), | ''[[Ross]]'' (as “T.E. Lawrence”), | ||
''[[Betrayal]]'' (as “Robert), | ''[[Betrayal]]'' (as “Robert), | ||
| − | ''[[The Dresser]]'' (as “Norman” at the Baxter Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Fleur | + | ''[[The Dresser]]'' (as “Norman” at the [[Baxter Theatre]], for which he was nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap]] Award), |
| − | ''[[Overflow Show]]'' (with PACT). | + | ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' (with PACT). |
| − | He directed ''[[Lee Harvey Oswald]]''. | + | |
| − | + | He directed ''[[Lee Harvey Oswald]]''. | |
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
| + | Michael was awarded the [[Stuart Leith Trophy]] in 1977. | ||
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| + | He received a [[DALRO]] Award for his role as Norman in ''[[The Dresser]]'', 1983. | ||
| − | McCabe, Michael in ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (Sunday Atar/Johannesburg Critics circle Award for best actor in a supporting role in English) | + | Nominee 1991 McCabe, Michael in ''[[Shadowlands]]'' (Sunday Atar/Johannesburg Critics circle Award for best actor in a supporting role in English). |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | + | He was awarded a national [[Vita Award]] for his roles as Davies in ''[[The Caretaker]]'', and as Phil Hogan in ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' [actor of the year], 1992. |
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| + | He won a [[Naledi Theatre Awards|Naledi Lifetime Achiever Award]], February 2005. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[SACD]] 1973; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82. | ||
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| + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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| + | ''[[The Star]]'', 15 February 2005. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 6 July 2018
Michael McCabe (19**-). Actor, radio playwright and director.
Contents
Biography
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
His stage performances include a 1974 fund raising production for the Market Theatre, Jean Anouilh’s The Director of the Opera by (PACT, 1977), The Dresser (Ronald Harwood, 1980), First Monday in October (CAPAB, 1980), Edward Albee’s Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Alexander Theatre 1984 PACT), The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1983). He also performed in The Creeper (as “Maurice”), A Macbeth (as “Banquo”), Butley (in the title role, for which he won 1977 Actor of the year), Dear Liar (at the Arena Theatre for PACT), Ross (as “T.E. Lawrence”), Betrayal (as “Robert), The Dresser (as “Norman” at the Baxter Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Fleur du Cap Award), The State Theatre Overflow Show (with PACT).
He directed Lee Harvey Oswald.
Awards
Michael was awarded the Stuart Leith Trophy in 1977.
He received a DALRO Award for his role as Norman in The Dresser, 1983.
Nominee 1991 McCabe, Michael in Shadowlands (Sunday Atar/Johannesburg Critics circle Award for best actor in a supporting role in English).
He was awarded a national Vita Award for his roles as Davies in The Caretaker, and as Phil Hogan in A Moon for the Misbegotten [actor of the year], 1992.
He won a Naledi Lifetime Achiever Award, February 2005.
Sources
SACD 1973; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
Tucker, 1997.
The Star, 15 February 2005.
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Return to ESAT Personalities M
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
