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| − | + | [[John Hayter]]. (19*-) Actor. | |
| − | + | == Biography == | |
| − | + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | |
| − | + | ''Inter alia'' had roles in ''[[See How They Run]]'' ([[Ricky Arden Productions]], 1960), ''[[Two for the Seesaw]]'', ( [[Cockpit Players]], Cape Town, 1962 - with [[Fiona Fraser]]); [[Brian Brooke]]’s ''[[Pyjama Tops]]'' (at the [[Playhouse]] in 1963, with [[Shirley Firth]]); ''[[Ring Round the Moon ]]'' ([[PACT]] 1964), [[Angus McNeill]] and [[Shirley Firth]]’s second production, ''[[The Creeper]]'' - with [[Michael McCabe]], at the [[Intimate Theatre]], 1967); Terence Frisby’s ''[[There's a Girl in My Soup]]'' ([[Brooke Theatre]], 1967, directed by [[Petrina Fry]] with [[Melody O'Brian]]). | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]] | + | Other productions include ''[[A Month in the Country]]'' ([[PACT]], 1969), ''[[Halfway up the Tree]]'', ''[[The Whole Truth]]'' (1957), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'', ''[[Hay Fever]]''. |
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| + | He starred in Pinero’s ''[[The Magistrate]]'', directed by [[Roy Sargeant]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1969. He starred in the [[PACT]] production ''[[In the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer]]'', directed by [[Leonard Schach]], in 1971. He starred in [[Rex Garner]]’s production of ''[[The Brass Hat]]'' for the [[Academy Theatre of Laughter|Academy]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1972. He starred in ''[[Don't Just Lie There, Say Something]]'' at the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1977. He starred in [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]]’s last joint production at the [[Intimate Theatre|Intimate]] namely [[Robert Kirby]]’s ''[[It's a Boy!]]'' in 1982/83. | ||
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| + | As director did William Douglas-Home’s West End comedy, ''[[The Reluctant Peer]]'', for [[PACT]] in 1964 and ''[[Tinker's Curse]]'' circa 1970. | ||
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| + | He had a role in the 1964 film ''[[Seven against the Sun]]''. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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| + | Winner of the for [[Stuart Leith Award]] for his portrayal of the lead in ''[[In the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer]]'' (1971) | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[Percy Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]]. | ||
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| + | [[Percy Baneshik]]. 1971. Nominations made for theatre awards. ''[[The Star]]'', 13 October, 1971. | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371688/ | ||
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| + | https://mubi.com/en/cast/john-hayter | ||
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| + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]] | ||
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 16:13, 5 January 2025
John Hayter. (19*-) Actor.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Inter alia had roles in See How They Run (Ricky Arden Productions, 1960), Two for the Seesaw, ( Cockpit Players, Cape Town, 1962 - with Fiona Fraser); Brian Brooke’s Pyjama Tops (at the Playhouse in 1963, with Shirley Firth); Ring Round the Moon (PACT 1964), Angus McNeill and Shirley Firth’s second production, The Creeper - with Michael McCabe, at the Intimate Theatre, 1967); Terence Frisby’s There's a Girl in My Soup (Brooke Theatre, 1967, directed by Petrina Fry with Melody O'Brian).
Other productions include A Month in the Country (PACT, 1969), Halfway up the Tree, The Whole Truth (1957), The Amorous Prawn, Hay Fever.
He starred in Pinero’s The Magistrate, directed by Roy Sargeant for PACT at the Alexander Theatre in 1969. He starred in the PACT production In the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer, directed by Leonard Schach, in 1971. He starred in Rex Garner’s production of The Brass Hat for the Academy at the Brooke Theatre in 1972. He starred in Don't Just Lie There, Say Something at the Academy Theatre in 1977. He starred in Pieter Toerien and Shirley Firth’s last joint production at the Intimate namely Robert Kirby’s It's a Boy! in 1982/83.
As director did William Douglas-Home’s West End comedy, The Reluctant Peer, for PACT in 1964 and Tinker's Curse circa 1970.
He had a role in the 1964 film Seven against the Sun.
Awards, etc
Winner of the for Stuart Leith Award for his portrayal of the lead in In the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1971)
Sources
Percy Tucker 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
Percy Baneshik. 1971. Nominations made for theatre awards. The Star, 13 October, 1971.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371688/
https://mubi.com/en/cast/john-hayter
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities H
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
