Difference between revisions of "Roy Cooke"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 18: Line 18:
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in Johannesburg.
 
He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in Johannesburg.
 +
 +
''[[Affairs of State]]'', ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', ''[[Burning Bright]]'', ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'', ''[[Present Laughter]]'', ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', ''[[The White Sheep of the Family]]''.
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

Revision as of 09:28, 21 November 2015

Cooke, Roy (19**-) Set designer.

Biography

Youth

Training

Career

He managed the Johannesburg Repertory Theatre from 1956 to 1959.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of A Streetcar Named Desire in Johannesburg.

Affairs of State, Big Bad Mouse, Burning Bright, The Andersonville Trial, Present Laughter, A View from the Bridge, The White Sheep of the Family.

Awards, etc

Sources

Tucker, 1997. 51, 91, 182 , 213.


Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities C

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page