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| − | He directed Edward Albee's ''[[The Lady | + | He directed Edward Albee's ''[[The Lady from Dubuque]]'' for [[PACT]], then his own adaptation of [[Steinbeck]]’s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Sean Taylor]] and [[James Borthwick]] was staged in 1986. He directed [[Joe Orton]]’s ''[[Loot]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] for [[PACT]] in October 1986; ''[[Four Play]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Nude with Stretch Marks]]'', ''[[The Survivalist]]'', ''[[Social Security]]'', He directed [[PACT]]’s production of [[Mark Rozovsky]]’s ''[[Strider]]'' at the [[Alexander]] in 1987; ''[[Above the Wind]]'', ''[[Looking Glass]]'', all for [[PACT]]. Other independent productions include his production of ''[[Sugar and Spice]]'' starring [[Bess Finney]] which was the opening production at the [[Little Theatre]], Rosebank in February 1987. He directed [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Sean Taylor]] in ''[[Double Double]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1987. and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. For [[Pieter Toerien]] he has directed ''[[Tribute]]'', ''[[The Perfect Party]]'' and ''[[Corpse]]''. He directed Allan Browne’s ''[[Beirut]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1988. He directed [[Vladimir Gubartev]]’s ''[[Sarcophagus]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1988. He directed a revival of [[Lillian Hellman]]’s ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' in 1989. He directed ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' which formed part of [[NAPAC]]’s ''[[The Trilogy]]'' in 1989. He directed [[William Finn]]’s ''[[March of the Falsettos]]'' at the [[Adcock-Ingram]] in September 1989. He directed ''[[Persona]]'' at the [[Windybrow]] in May 1990. He directed the [[Moira Blumenthal]]-[[PACT]] production of ''[[Ghetto]]'' in 1991. He directed [[David Mamet]]’s ''[[Oleanna]]'' in 1993. |
He presented [[Marius Weyers]] in his stage debut in Los Angeles. | He presented [[Marius Weyers]] in his stage debut in Los Angeles. | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 4 April 2014
(19*-) Playwright and director.
Contents
Biography
Came to South Africa in 1985.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He directed Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque for PACT, then his own adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath starring Michael McCabe, Erica Rogers, Sean Taylor and James Borthwick was staged in 1986. He directed Joe Orton’s Loot starring Michael McCabe, James Borthwick, Michael Richard and Aletta Bezuidenhout for PACT in October 1986; Four Play, The Taming of the Shrew, Nude with Stretch Marks, The Survivalist, Social Security, He directed PACT’s production of Mark Rozovsky’s Strider at the Alexander in 1987; Above the Wind, Looking Glass, all for PACT. Other independent productions include his production of Sugar and Spice starring Bess Finney which was the opening production at the Little Theatre, Rosebank in February 1987. He directed Sandra Prinsloo and Sean Taylor in Double Double at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1987. and Berlin to Broadway. For Pieter Toerien he has directed Tribute, The Perfect Party and Corpse. He directed Allan Browne’s Beirut for PACT in 1988. He directed Vladimir Gubartev’s Sarcophagus at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1988. He directed a revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes in 1989. He directed Sweet Charity which formed part of NAPAC’s The Trilogy in 1989. He directed William Finn’s March of the Falsettos at the Adcock-Ingram in September 1989. He directed Persona at the Windybrow in May 1990. He directed the Moira Blumenthal-PACT production of Ghetto in 1991. He directed David Mamet’s Oleanna in 1993.
He presented Marius Weyers in his stage debut in Los Angeles.
He was closely involved with Education Alive, a Black education programme, and The Way to Happiness Campaign, a community organisation within local townships.
Awards, etc
Amstel Award for Four Play; Vita 1986/87 award for Excellence in Direction for Looking Glass; Breytenbeach (Dalro) award for Best Direction 1986/97; Star Tonight/AA Vita award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy 1986/87 for Doubles.
Sources
Double Double theatre programme
Tucker 1997
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