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(****-****). Actress.  Performed in
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[[Lesley Nott]] (19**-). Actress, director, poet, voice trainer.
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Fangs,  
 
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Hamlet (as “Gertrude”),  
 
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Long Day’s Journey into Night,  
 
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Travesties (as “Gwendolen” at the Market Theatre),
 
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Dusa,
 
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Fish Stas and Vi (as “Stas at the Market Theatre),
 
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Cincinatti (at the Market),
 
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Mothers and Fathers (for Toerien/Firth),
 
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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (at the Market Theatre),
 
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An Arabian Night (at the Market Theater),
 
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Brecht on Brecht (at the Market Theatre),
 
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Wings (at the Market Theatre).
 
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(SACD 1977/78) (SACD 1978/79)  (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1981/82)
 
  
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(19*-) Actress. ** She starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of [[Feydeau]]’s ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]'' together with [[Dorothy Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Michael Richard]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1976. She later married [[Mannie Manim]]. She starred in [[Ken Leach]]’s production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Bill Flynn]] for [[PACT]] in 1977. She starred in [[Barney Simon]]’s production of ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life]]'' together with [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Barrie Shah]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[Sam Williams]] and [[Robin Smith]] for [[The Company]] at [[The Market]], [[Upstairs at the Market]], the [[Baxter]] and the [[Brooke]] in 1979. She starred in ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' together with [[Clive Parnell]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Ian Winter]]. It was produced by [[Toerien-Firth]] and staged at the [[Barnato Theatre]] in 1980. She starred in ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' together with [[Shelagh Holliday]] which was directed by [[Lucille Gillwald]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1981. Starred in [[John Patrick Shanley]]’s ''[[Danny and the Deep Blue Sea]]'' at the [[Laager]] in 1986. She starred in [[Tom Kempinski]]’s ''[[Duet for One]]'' in 1994.
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== Biography ==
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She is married to [[Mannie Manim]]
  
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== Training ==
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She was trained at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]].
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== Career ==
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She worked for [[PACT]] English company until the end of 1977(?).
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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===As actress===
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Lesley appeared in a number of productions, including: ''[[A Voyage Round My Father]]'' ([[UCT Drama Department]], 1974), ''[[Offending the Audience]]'' (1974), ''[[The Crucible]]'' ([[PACT]], 1975), ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' ([[PACT]], 1975), ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' ([[PACT]], 1976), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[PACT]], 1976), ''[[Fangs]]'' ([[PACT]], 1977),  ''[[Hamlet]]'' (as “Gertrude”, [[PACT]], 1978), ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' ([[The Company]], 1978),  ''[[East]]'' (1978), ''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life]]'' ([[The Company]], 1979), ''[[Mothers and Fathers]]'' ([[Toerien-Firth]], 1980), ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' ([[The Company]], 1980), Cathleen in ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' ([[Upstairs at the Market]], 1981), ''[[Brecht on Brecht]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1981), ''[[Wings]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 1981),  ''[[An Arabian Night]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 1981), ''[[Danny and the Deep Blue Sea]]'' (the [[Laager]], 1986), ''[[Duet for One]]'' (the [[Laager]], 1994).
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Dates unknown: ''[[Travesties]]'' (as “Gwendolen” at the Market Theatre), ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]'' (as "Stas" at the Market Theatre), ''[[The Rape of the Belt]]'', ''[[Old King Cole]]'', ''[[Lulu]]'', ''[[Stand-up Ecstatic]]'' ([[National Arts Festival]]).
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===As director===
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1989: She assisted [[Athol Fugard]] in the direction of ''[[My Children!, My Africa!]]''
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1995: ''[[The Choice]]''
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1998: ''[[Molly Sweeney]]''
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===As voice coach/text interpretation===
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She worked as voice coach/text interpretation on: ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' and ''[[The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo]]'' ([[Fugard Theatre]], 2010), ''[[Fishers of Hope]]'' (2014)
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Tucker, 1997
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 336, 347, 368, 387, 401, 450, 536.
  
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[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1981/82.
  
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]]
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''Long Day's Journey into Night'' theatre programme, 1978.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]]  
  
 
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]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 29 September 2026

Lesley Nott (19**-). Actress, director, poet, voice trainer.

Biography

She is married to Mannie Manim

Training

She was trained at the University of Cape Town Drama Department.

Career

She worked for PACT English company until the end of 1977(?).

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

As actress

Lesley appeared in a number of productions, including: A Voyage Round My Father (UCT Drama Department, 1974), Offending the Audience (1974), The Crucible (PACT, 1975), Death of a Salesman (PACT, 1975), A Flea in her Ear (PACT, 1976), Falstaff (PACT, 1976), Fangs (PACT, 1977), Hamlet (as “Gertrude”, PACT, 1978), Long Day's Journey into Night (The Company, 1978), East (1978), Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life (The Company, 1979), Mothers and Fathers (Toerien-Firth, 1980), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (The Company, 1980), Cathleen in The Glass Menagerie (Upstairs at the Market, 1981), Brecht on Brecht (Market Theatre, 1981), Wings (Market Theatre, 1981), An Arabian Night (Baxter Theatre, 1981), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (the Laager, 1986), Duet for One (the Laager, 1994).

Dates unknown: Travesties (as “Gwendolen” at the Market Theatre), Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi (as "Stas" at the Market Theatre), The Rape of the Belt, Old King Cole, Lulu, Stand-up Ecstatic (National Arts Festival).

As director

1989: She assisted Athol Fugard in the direction of My Children!, My Africa!

1995: The Choice

1998: Molly Sweeney

As voice coach/text interpretation

She worked as voice coach/text interpretation on: Aesop's Fables and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo (Fugard Theatre, 2010), Fishers of Hope (2014)

Sources

Tucker, 1997. 336, 347, 368, 387, 401, 450, 536.

SACD 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1981/82.

Long Day's Journey into Night theatre programme, 1978.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities N

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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