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| − | [[Malcolm Woolfson]] (19**-) is a director and marketing specialist, critic and historian. | + | [[Malcolm Woolfson]] (19**-) is a performer, theatre director and marketing specialist, critic and historian. |
Also known as '''[[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]''' | Also known as '''[[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]''' | ||
| − | + | == Biography == | |
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| − | + | ==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance== | |
| + | A member of the of the [[Durban Jewish Club]], he directed a number of plays for them over the years. Worked for [[NAPAC]] for a time. | ||
| + | He represented Natal on the editorial board of ''[[Teater/Theatre SA]]''. | ||
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| + | ===As writer=== | ||
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| + | He wrote two important monographs: | ||
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| + | * '''''The Long Road''''' (the history of the [[Natal Playhouse]], 1986 - credited as [[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]) | ||
| + | * '''''But the Melody Lingers On''''' (Subtitled ''The inside Story of the [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]]-Its Shows, Personalities, Triumphs, and Tribulations'', [[Perskor]] 1992). | ||
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| + | He wrote the children's playtext ''[[Bushveld Bibble-Babble]]'', a dramatization of ten African animal folk tales, with music composed by [[Fiona Bull]]. | ||
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| + | He also adapted ''[[Oh No Alice!]]'' from the Lewis Carroll stories (1973). | ||
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| + | ===As director=== | ||
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| + | 1960: ''[[Mkhumbane]]'' | ||
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| + | 1965: ''[[Satin and Tweed]]'' | ||
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| + | 1973: ''[[Oh No Alice!]]'' | ||
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| + | 1977: ''[[The Great Cross-Country Race]]'' | ||
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| + | 1979: ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' | ||
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| + | Dates unknown: ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'' (Durban, pre-1965), ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'' | ||
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| + | ===As actor=== | ||
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| + | He appeared in ''[[Mirandolina]]'' (1962) | ||
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| + | ===Other=== | ||
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| + | He was also involved with the following productions (dates/roles unknown): ''[[Oh No Alice]]'', ''[[Victorian Music Box]]'' and ''[[The Boy Friend]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | "WOOLFSON, Malcolm L: 1999. 113. 18. 2" - in the [[NELM]] Collection. | ||
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| + | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 20 September | ||
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| + | [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | ==Return to== | ||
Return to [[ESAT Personalities W]] | Return to [[ESAT Personalities W]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:25, 9 June 2026
Malcolm Woolfson (19**-) is a performer, theatre director and marketing specialist, critic and historian.
Also known as Malcolm L. Woolfson
Contents
Biography
Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance
A member of the of the Durban Jewish Club, he directed a number of plays for them over the years. Worked for NAPAC for a time.
He represented Natal on the editorial board of Teater/Theatre SA.
As writer
He wrote two important monographs:
- The Long Road (the history of the Natal Playhouse, 1986 - credited as Malcolm L. Woolfson)
- But the Melody Lingers On (Subtitled The inside Story of the Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society-Its Shows, Personalities, Triumphs, and Tribulations, Perskor 1992).
He wrote the children's playtext Bushveld Bibble-Babble, a dramatization of ten African animal folk tales, with music composed by Fiona Bull.
He also adapted Oh No Alice! from the Lewis Carroll stories (1973).
As director
1960: Mkhumbane
1965: Satin and Tweed
1973: Oh No Alice!
1977: The Great Cross-Country Race
1979: Along Came a Spider
Dates unknown: Inherit the Wind (Durban, pre-1965), Little Mary Sunshine, You Can't Take it With You
As actor
He appeared in Mirandolina (1962)
Other
He was also involved with the following productions (dates/roles unknown): Oh No Alice, Victorian Music Box and The Boy Friend.
Sources
"WOOLFSON, Malcolm L: 1999. 113. 18. 2" - in the NELM Collection.
The Rand Daily Mail, 20 September
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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