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| − | Born Renaye Lange on 28 October 1951 and grew up in the Western Cape town of Worcester | + | Born Renaye Lange on 28 October 1951, the daughter of Louis Lange, an entrepreneur and a storyteller, and grew up in the Western Cape town of Worcester. There she met her future husband [[David Kramer]] in the 1960s, during their school days. |
| − | + | He went to the army and England for his initial studies, while she took a teaching degree at the [[University of Cape Town]] ([[UCT]]). After his return they conncted again and married. The couple had two daughters, Jesse and Amy. | |
| − | + | Together they would have a huge impact on theatre and music in South Africa. | |
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| + | She passed away unexpectedly in Cape Town on 13 October 2026, at the age of 74. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 16 October 2026
Renaye Kramer (1951-2026) was a theatre maker, producer and manager.
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Biography
Born Renaye Lange on 28 October 1951, the daughter of Louis Lange, an entrepreneur and a storyteller, and grew up in the Western Cape town of Worcester. There she met her future husband David Kramer in the 1960s, during their school days.
He went to the army and England for his initial studies, while she took a teaching degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT). After his return they conncted again and married. The couple had two daughters, Jesse and Amy.
Together they would have a huge impact on theatre and music in South Africa.
She passed away unexpectedly in Cape Town on 13 October 2026, at the age of 74.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She was not only closely involved as producer and facilitator with her husband's amazing journey as a solo artist, but his partner and business manager for most of his theatrical projects, including the Dock Road Theatre, Blik Productions and David Kramer Productions.
By 2023, the couple had staged 20 productions together, she serving as producer for his many own shows (see the entry on David Kramer for a listing) as well as the celebrated works he did with Taliep Petersen, such as the influential District Six – The Musical, Fairyland (1990), Crooners (1992), Poison (1992), Kat and the Kings (1995), Klop Klop (1996) and Ghoema (2005).
She rarely gave interviews and she kept steering the questions away from herself tyo focus on David. Yet, though much of her work took place behind the scenes, her influence on the industry extended from local theatre stages to London’s West End and Broadway.
Sources
https://inboundsa.com/renaye-kramer-dies-74-south-african-theatre-producer/
Herman Lategan. 2026. "Renaye Kramer — the ‘formidable’ theatre producer who stayed out of the photograph", Daily Maverick, 15 October[1]
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Renaye-Kramer/
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/david-kramer-mourns-unexpected-death-of-wife-renaye/
https://www.roekeloos.co.za/tag/renaye-kramer/
Karla van der Merwe. 2026. “Teaterwêreld rou oor die heengaan van Renaye Kramer”, ‘’Die Burger’’, 15 October, p. 3.[2]
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