Hoër Meisieskool Oranje

The Hoër Meisieskool Oranje ("Orange Girls High School") is a high school for girls in Bloemfontein, founded in 1907 by President M.T. Steyn.

Originally known as the Christelike en Nasionale Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje, it has a long tradition of drama production and has been the alma mater

An important influence in the 1960s and later was the dynamic headmistress Magriet Spies [1], who not only inspired the drama activities, but directed a number of plays herself.

of a number of theatre personalities, including:

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Christine Basson, Karina Bekker, Saartjie Botha, Reza de Wet, Elsa Lamb, Naòmi Morgan, Isabella Mostert, Mariechen Naudé, Paddy Norval, Leonora Jackson, Lydia Theron, Hanlie van Niekerk (1945) – Internasionaal erkende operas anger, Dulcie van den Berg (Smit, 1946) – Akteur Christine Basson (1959) – Akteur Lyn Smuts (1968) – Internasionaal erkende kunstenaar Clarabelle van Niekerk (1969) – Internasionaal erkende kunstenaar Isabella Mostert (1980) – Akteur Heléne Lombard (1986) – Akteur Saartjie Botha (1990) – Bekroonde dramaturg, vertaler, verwerker, vervaardiger en direkteur van die Woordfees Martelize Kolver (1991) – Akteur Hanlé Barnard (1994) – Akteur

Lulu Botha (1997) ­– Akteur

Ann Hirsch (2002) – Akteur en kommediant

Hillétje Bashew (Möller, 2002) – Akteur en musikant

Schoemé Grobler (2011) – Akteur

Loané van Sandwyk (2011) – Akteur en sanger

Anika du Toit (2011) – Akteur

See the website at https://oranjemeisies.co.za/kultuur/drama/

Sources

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