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| − | ''' | + | '''Toni Morkel''' (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher. |
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | ===As actress=== | ||
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| + | Morkel was a member of the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] for three years. Productions with them include ''[[Mbira for Pasella]]'' (1984), ''[[Thirteen Clocks]]'' (1984) | ||
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| + | Other productions include: ''[[Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl]]'' (1999), ''[[Life after the Credits Roll]]'' (1999), ''[[The Homosexual or the Difficulty of Expression]]'' (2004), ''[[The Travellers]]'' (2005), ''[[Coupé]]'' (2006), ''[[Grimm Tales]]'' (2007), ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'' (2008), ''[[High Diving]]'' (2009), ''[[Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other]]'' (2012), ''[[The Sneeze]]'' (2014), ''[[Tobacco, and the Harmful Effects Thereof]]'' (2014) | ||
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| + | ===As director=== | ||
| + | She directed: | ||
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| + | 1996: ''[[Two Straight Queers]]'' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]]) | ||
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| + | 2015: ''[[Father, Father, Father!]]'' | ||
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| + | 2023: ''[[The Red Balloon]]'' | ||
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| + | 2023: ''[[1789]]'' (movement) | ||
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| + | ===As playwright=== | ||
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| + | Her original plays include: | ||
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| + | * ''[[Two Straight Queers]]'' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]], 1996) | ||
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| + | * ''[[Fall i catch you]]'' (with [[Warrick Grier]], [[Sue Pam-Grant]], Toni Morkel, [[Phillippa Yaa de Villiers]] and [[Tsepho Maseko]], 1997). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:29, 14 September 2026
Toni Morkel (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actress
Morkel was a member of the Handspring Puppet Company for three years. Productions with them include Mbira for Pasella (1984), Thirteen Clocks (1984)
Other productions include: Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl (1999), Life after the Credits Roll (1999), The Homosexual or the Difficulty of Expression (2004), The Travellers (2005), Coupé (2006), Grimm Tales (2007), Doctor Faustus (2008), High Diving (2009), Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other (2012), The Sneeze (2014), Tobacco, and the Harmful Effects Thereof (2014)
As director
She directed:
1996: Two Straight Queers (with Bruce Laing & Robert Coleman)
2015: Father, Father, Father!
2023: The Red Balloon
2023: 1789 (movement)
As playwright
Her original plays include:
- Two Straight Queers (with Bruce Laing & Robert Coleman, 1996)
- Fall i catch you (with Warrick Grier, Sue Pam-Grant, Toni Morkel, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers and Tsepho Maseko, 1997).
Sources
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities M
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to Main Page
