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[[Chris Weare]] (19*-). Actor, director, theatre maker, teacher and administrator.
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(Also billed as [[Christopher Weare]], though most often referred to as "Chris".)  
 
(Also billed as [[Christopher Weare]], though most often referred to as "Chris".)  
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(19*-) Actor, director, theatre maker, teacher and administrator.
 
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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== Training ==
 
== Training ==
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He received his training at [[Rhodes University]]
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He received his training at [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], graduating in the early 1970s.
  
 
== Career ==
 
== Career ==
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Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] in 19*, later became Associate Professor and  Director of the [[Little Theatre]] in the same department. . made professor and director of [[Little Theatre]] (19*). He retired in **. He is also the founder of the [[Intimate Theatre]], and a founding member of [[The Mechanicals]] Collective.
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Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] in 19*, later became Associate Professor then Professor and  Director of the [[Little Theatre]] in the same department. He was one of the founders of the [[Arena Theatre Company]] in Cape Town (1997) and he was on the first steering committee of the [[Cape Town Theatre Laboratory]] (1998). He is the founder of the [[Intimate Theatre]] (2002), and a founding member of [[The Mechanicals]] Collective (2008). In 2025, he is teaching acting and acting theory at [[LAMTA]].
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He played Hal in ''[[Kvetch]]'' and Graham Johnston in ''[[We All Fall Down]]'' (1988). He directed ''[[East]]'' and ''[[Elizabeth]]''. He starred in [[Lena Ferugia|Lena Farugia]]’s ''[[We and Them]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] in 1989. *** ''[[Bungee Writing Finals]]'' (2003)
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He was involved in the following productions (role unknown) ''[[Ostrich palace/Volstruispaleis]]'' 1996 KKNK Baxter, Rick Everett
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===As actor===
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====Stage====
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He appeared in a number of plays, including ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'' as "Robin" (1968), ''[[The Silent Woman]]'' (1969),  ''[[Peer Gynt]]'' (1970), ''[[Richard Gush of Salem]]'' (1970), ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' (1971),  ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1979), ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1980), ''[[The Philanthropist]]'' (1980), Hal in ''[[Kvetch]]'' (1988), Graham Johnston in ''[[We All Fall Down]]'' (1988).
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====Film====
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Chris acted in the film ''[[That Englishwoman]]'' (1990).
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===As director===
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He subsequently became known as a fine director, his work including:
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1978: ''[[Skyvers]]'' ([[Rhodes University Drama Department]])
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1979: ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' ([[Rhodes University Drama Department]])
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1981: ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]''
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1984: ''[[Skyf]]''
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1988: ''[[The Business of Murder]]''
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1989: ''[[We and Them]]''
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1990: ''[[East]]''  
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1995: ''[[People are Living There]]'' (also playing “Shorty”)
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1996: ''[[Elizabeth]]''  
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1998: ''[[Pick Ups]]''
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1999: ''[[African Star! - The Will Schreiner Story]]''
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2003: ''[[Bungee Writing Finals]]''
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2005: ''[[Noises Off]]''
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2006: ''[[The Incredible Beer Show]]''
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2006: ''[[Bonhoeffer]]''
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2007: ''[[Noises Off|Lawwe Geluide]]''
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2008: ''[[Buried Child]]''
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2008/2009: ''[[The Zoo Story]]'' (2008-2009)
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2009: ''[[Macbeth|MacBeki - A Farce to the Reckoned With]]''
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2010: ''[[Decadence]]''
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2010: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Aardvark]]''
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2010: ''[[Frühlings Erwachen|Spring Awakening]]''
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2010: ''[[We and Them]]''  
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2010: ''[[Mephisto]]''
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2011: ''[[Lovborg's Women]]''
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2011: ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]''
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2012: ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher|House of Usher]]''
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2012: ''[[Tonight Neither Hamlet]]'' (2012)
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2013: ''[[The Colonel Bird]]''
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2013: ''[[An Audience with Miss Hobhouse]]''
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2013: ''[[The Titanic Orchestra]]''
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2013: ''[[An Absolute Turkey]]''
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2013: ''[[Sexual Perversity in Chicago]]''
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2013: ''[[Vigil]]''
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2013: ''[[Same Time Next Year]]''
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2013: ''[[No, Seriously?]]'' ([[Alan Committie]]’s one-man show at the [[Montecasino Theatre]].)
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2014: ''[[Mephisto]]''
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2014: ''[[Curl Up and Dye]]''
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2014: ''[[A Lie of the Mind]]''
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2018: ''[[Gertrude Stein and a Companion]]''
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2021: ''[[Mephisto]]'' ([[LAMTA]])
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2022: ''[[The Seagull]]'' and ''[[Stupid Fucking Bird]]'' ([[LAMTA]])
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2023: ''[[Cosi]]'' ([[LAMTA]])
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2025: ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' ([[LAMTA]])
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'''Material held by [[NELM]] to be investigated''': ''The Trojan Horse'' – Weare: Playscript [Typescript (photocopy)]  NELM Location: [Collection: MANIM, Mannie]: 2005. 11. 1. 320; ''The Greeks'' – Weare: Theatre programme [Typescript] NELM Location: [Collection: MORRIS, Gay]: 2007. 13. 24. 1
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==
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In 1979 he was awarded the first [[Leon Gluckman]] Memorial Scholarship, presented to him by Dr Henry Gluckman during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]].
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He has won four [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] (as Best Supporting Actor for "Hal" in Berkoff's ''[[Kvetch]]'' (1988), as Best Director and the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors]] for Berkoff's ''[[East]]'' (1990), the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]]  as Best Director for ''[[Elizabeth]]'' (1996) and **.
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Nominated Fleur 2008 Chris Weare: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead;
  
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He has won are four [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] (as Best Supporting Actor for "Hal" in Berkoff's ''[[Kvetch]]'' (1988), as Best Director and the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors]] for Berkoff's ''[[East]]'' (1990), the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]]  as Best Director for ''[[Elizabeth]]'' (1996) and **.
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[[Fleur du Cap]] Lifetime Award, award year 2012.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''[[We All Fall Down]]'' programme notes, 1988.
 
''[[We All Fall Down]]'' programme notes, 1988.
  
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[[Percy Tucker]], 1997.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Theatre programmes, photographs and other material held by [[NELM]] in various locations.
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''[[South African Panorama]]'', 31 December 1979.
  
 
Weare to direct 50th [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] - 15/03/2015 - [[Artslink]].co.za News
 
Weare to direct 50th [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] - 15/03/2015 - [[Artslink]].co.za News
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https://alexanderbar.co.za/show/getrudesteinandacompanion/
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''[[Die Burger]]'', 19 March 2012 (Lifetime Award, Fleur du Cap).
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 16:02, 10 July 2025

Chris Weare (19*-). Actor, director, theatre maker, teacher and administrator.

(Also billed as Christopher Weare, though most often referred to as "Chris".)

Biography

Born Christopher Weare.

Married to voice coach and director Liz Mills.

Training

He received his training at Rhodes University Drama Department, graduating in the early 1970s.

Career

Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at University of Cape Town Drama Department in 19*, later became Associate Professor then Professor and Director of the Little Theatre in the same department. He was one of the founders of the Arena Theatre Company in Cape Town (1997) and he was on the first steering committee of the Cape Town Theatre Laboratory (1998). He is the founder of the Intimate Theatre (2002), and a founding member of The Mechanicals Collective (2008). In 2025, he is teaching acting and acting theory at LAMTA.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He was involved in the following productions (role unknown) Ostrich palace/Volstruispaleis 1996 KKNK Baxter, Rick Everett

As actor

Stage

He appeared in a number of plays, including Doctor Faustus as "Robin" (1968), The Silent Woman (1969), Peer Gynt (1970), Richard Gush of Salem (1970), The Playboy of the Western World (1971), Macbeth (1979), The Crucible (1980), The Philanthropist (1980), Hal in Kvetch (1988), Graham Johnston in We All Fall Down (1988).

Film

Chris acted in the film That Englishwoman (1990).

As director

He subsequently became known as a fine director, his work including:

1978: Skyvers (Rhodes University Drama Department)

1979: Absurd Person Singular (Rhodes University Drama Department)

1981: El Grande de Coca Cola

1984: Skyf

1988: The Business of Murder

1989: We and Them

1990: East

1995: People are Living There (also playing “Shorty”)

1996: Elizabeth

1998: Pick Ups

1999: African Star! - The Will Schreiner Story

2003: Bungee Writing Finals

2005: Noises Off

2006: The Incredible Beer Show

2006: Bonhoeffer

2007: Lawwe Geluide

2008: Buried Child

2008/2009: The Zoo Story (2008-2009)

2009: MacBeki - A Farce to the Reckoned With

2010: Decadence

2010: Raiders of the Lost Aardvark

2010: Spring Awakening

2010: We and Them

2010: Mephisto

2011: Lovborg's Women

2011: The Real Inspector Hound

2012: House of Usher

2012: Tonight Neither Hamlet (2012)

2013: The Colonel Bird

2013: An Audience with Miss Hobhouse

2013: The Titanic Orchestra

2013: An Absolute Turkey

2013: Sexual Perversity in Chicago

2013: Vigil

2013: Same Time Next Year

2013: No, Seriously? (Alan Committie’s one-man show at the Montecasino Theatre.)

2014: Mephisto

2014: Curl Up and Dye

2014: A Lie of the Mind

2018: Gertrude Stein and a Companion

2021: Mephisto (LAMTA)

2022: The Seagull and Stupid Fucking Bird (LAMTA)

2023: Cosi (LAMTA)

2025: A Streetcar Named Desire (LAMTA)

Material held by NELM to be investigated: The Trojan Horse – Weare: Playscript [Typescript (photocopy)] NELM Location: [Collection: MANIM, Mannie]: 2005. 11. 1. 320; The Greeks – Weare: Theatre programme [Typescript] NELM Location: [Collection: MORRIS, Gay]: 2007. 13. 24. 1

Awards, etc

In 1979 he was awarded the first Leon Gluckman Memorial Scholarship, presented to him by Dr Henry Gluckman during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Rhodes University Drama Department.

He has won four Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (as Best Supporting Actor for "Hal" in Berkoff's Kvetch (1988), as Best Director and the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors for Berkoff's East (1990), the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as Best Director for Elizabeth (1996) and **.

Nominated Fleur 2008 Chris Weare: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead;

Fleur du Cap Lifetime Award, award year 2012.

Sources

We All Fall Down programme notes, 1988.

Tucker, 1997.

Theatre programmes, photographs and other material held by NELM in various locations.

South African Panorama, 31 December 1979.

Weare to direct 50th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards - 15/03/2015 - Artslink.co.za News

https://alexanderbar.co.za/show/getrudesteinandacompanion/

Die Burger, 19 March 2012 (Lifetime Award, Fleur du Cap).

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