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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Training == | == Training == | ||
| − | She was trained at the University of Cape | + | She was trained at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]]. |
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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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). | ||
| − | + | 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!]]'' |
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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 == | ||
| − | Tucker, 1997 | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 336, 347, 368, 387, 401, 450, 536. |
[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1981/82. | [[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1981/82. | ||
| + | ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' theatre programme, 1978. | ||
| − | + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | |
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 29 September 2026
Lesley Nott (19**-). Actress, director, poet, voice trainer.
Contents
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.
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