Difference between revisions of "Kerry Jordan"
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| − | (****-****). Actor. Performed in ''[[Misalliance]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Ross]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Windmills of the | + | (****-****). Actor. Performed in ''[[Misalliance]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Ross]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (with [[A.T. Productions]]), ''[[Kismet]]'' (with [[PACT]]). ([[SACD]] 1980/81) |
JORDAN, Kerry (19**-) Actor from New Zealand. **EDIT Acted in the [[Cockpit Players]]’ productions of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' (1961), ''[[The Birthday Party]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' (1962). Also acted under [[Leonard Schach]] in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' (1967) and the [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[The Alchemist]]'' (1975). He starred in an imported British production of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'', presented by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Pauline Stroud]], [[Edward Woodward]] and stage director [[Valda Blumberg]] in 1961. He joined the touring cast of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] had presented at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and then the [[Playhouse]] starring [[David Beattie]] in 1962. | JORDAN, Kerry (19**-) Actor from New Zealand. **EDIT Acted in the [[Cockpit Players]]’ productions of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' (1961), ''[[The Birthday Party]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' (1962). Also acted under [[Leonard Schach]] in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' (1967) and the [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[The Alchemist]]'' (1975). He starred in an imported British production of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'', presented by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Pauline Stroud]], [[Edward Woodward]] and stage director [[Valda Blumberg]] in 1961. He joined the touring cast of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] had presented at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and then the [[Playhouse]] starring [[David Beattie]] in 1962. | ||
| − | He starred in Harold Pinter’s ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’s ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962. [[Leonard Schach]] directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were [[Michael McGovern]], [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. He was kept in steady employment by [[PACT]] in 1966. He starred in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of Shaw’s ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1967. It also starred [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Elizabeth Meyer]], [[Joan Blake]], [[François Swart]], [[Frank Lazarus]] and [[Maggie Soboil]]. She starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1969. It also starred [[Erica Rogers]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. She directed ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was staged at the [[Intimate Theatre]] by [[Shirley Firth]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] in 1969. It starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth|Firth]]. | + | He starred in Harold Pinter’s ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’s ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962. [[Leonard Schach]] directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were [[Michael McGovern]], [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. He was kept in steady employment by [[PACT]] in 1966. He starred in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of Shaw’s ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1967. It also starred [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Elizabeth Meyer]], [[Joan Blake]], [[Francois Swart|François Swart]], [[Frank Lazarus]] and [[Maggie Soboil]]. She starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1969. It also starred [[Erica Rogers]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. She directed ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was staged at the [[Intimate Theatre]] by [[Shirley Firth]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] in 1969. It starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth|Firth]]. |
| − | Starred in ''[[Kismet]]'', the first [[PACT]] musical to be staged together with [[Gé Korsten]], [[Barbara Veenemans]], [[Lawrence Folley]] and [[Iris Chapple]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in late 1973. It was directed by [[Anthony Farmer]] who also designed the sets and [[Neels Hansen]] did costumes. Starred in [[The Company]]’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]]. It also starred [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Diane Appleby]] and [[Gay Lambert]] and was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977. He starred in [[John Pank]]’s ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' with [[Michael McCabe]], [[John Hussey]] and [[Bobby Heaney]] with direction by [[François Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. ***(Tucker, 1997) | + | Starred in ''[[Kismet]]'', the first [[PACT]] musical to be staged together with [[Gé Korsten]], [[Barbara Veenemans]], [[Lawrence Folley]] and [[Iris Chapple]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in late 1973. It was directed by [[Anthony Farmer]] who also designed the sets and [[Neels Hansen]] did costumes. Starred in [[The Company]]’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]]. It also starred [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Diane Appleby]] and [[Gay Lambert]] and was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977. He starred in [[John Pank]]’s ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' with [[Michael McCabe]], [[John Hussey]] and [[Bobby Heaney]] with direction by [[Francois Swart|François Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. ***(Tucker, 1997) |
Revision as of 12:21, 29 October 2012
(****-****). Actor. Performed in Misalliance (with PACT), Ross (with PACT), Windmills of the Mind (with PACT), Doctor on the Boil (with A.T. Productions), Kismet (with PACT). (SACD 1980/81)
JORDAN, Kerry (19**-) Actor from New Zealand. **EDIT Acted in the Cockpit Players’ productions of Beyond the Fringe (1961), The Birthday Party (1962) and The Night of the Iguana (1962). Also acted under Leonard Schach in the PACT production of Heartbreak House (1967) and the CAPAB production of The Alchemist (1975). He starred in an imported British production of Rattle of a Simple Man, presented by Taubie Kushlick, with Pauline Stroud, Edward Woodward and stage director Valda Blumberg in 1961. He joined the touring cast of Beyond the Fringe, which Leonard Schach had presented at the Hofmeyr Theatre and then the Playhouse starring David Beattie in 1962.
He starred in Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, followed by Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana which was staged at the Playhouse by the Cockpit Players in 1962. Leonard Schach directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were Michael McGovern, Margaret Inglis, Marjorie Gordon, Diane Wilson and Siegfried Mynhardt. He was kept in steady employment by PACT in 1966. He starred in Leonard Schach’s production of Shaw’s Heartbreak House for PACT at the Alexander in 1967. It also starred Siegfried Mynhardt, Alec Bell, Elizabeth Meyer, Joan Blake, François Swart, Frank Lazarus and Maggie Soboil. She starred in A Month in the Country, which Leonard Schach directed for PACT at the Alexander in 1969. It also starred Erica Rogers, Vivienne Drummond and Siegfried Mynhardt. She directed The Secretary Bird which was staged at the Intimate Theatre by Shirley Firth, Pieter Toerien and Basil Rubin in 1969. It starred Jeremy Hawk, Shelagh Holliday, Ivan Berold and Firth.
Starred in Kismet, the first PACT musical to be staged together with Gé Korsten, Barbara Veenemans, Lawrence Folley and Iris Chapple at the Civic Theatre in late 1973. It was directed by Anthony Farmer who also designed the sets and Neels Hansen did costumes. Starred in The Company’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular, designed by Anthony Farmer and co-directed by John Hussey and Mannie Manim. It also starred Graham Armitage, Naomi Buch, Wilson Dunster, Diane Appleby and Gay Lambert and was staged at the Market Theatre in November 1977. He starred in John Pank’s Windmills of the Mind with Michael McCabe, John Hussey and Bobby Heaney with direction by François Swart for PACT in 1979. ***(Tucker, 1997)
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