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| − | (19*-) Actress for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria during a production of ''[[Camelot]]'' in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' (1994). YOUNG, Gaynor. She starred in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' at the [[Market]] in 1989. ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989) She was [[Kate Normington]]’s understudy in ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' in 1994 at the [[Civic Theatre]]. | + | (19*-) Actress for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the [[State Theatre]] Pretoria during a production of ''[[Camelot]]'' in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' (1994). YOUNG, Gaynor. She starred in ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'' in 1985; in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1989. ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1989) She was [[Kate Normington]]’s understudy in ''[[Camelot]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show ''[[My Plunge to Fame]]'' in 1994 at the [[Civic Theatre]]. |
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(19*-) Actress for PACT, whose fall from a dangerous set in the State Theatre Pretoria during a production of Camelot in December 1989 caused a major revision in safety provisions in theatres in South Africa when she took the Council and its office bearers to court. Gaynor later wrote and toured a play about her life entitled My Plunge to Fame (1994). YOUNG, Gaynor. She starred in The Runner Stumbles in 1985; in Fred Abrahamse’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Market Theatre in 1989. Scorched Earth (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1989) She was Kate Normington’s understudy in Camelot at the State Theatre when she suffered a fall from the staged leaving her with impaired hearing, sight and mobility. She told her story in the one-woman show My Plunge to Fame in 1994 at the Civic Theatre.
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Tucker, 1997
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