Difference between revisions of "Victor Melleney"
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| − | (19*-) British actor, director and production manager who arrived in South Africa in 1958. Performed in | + | '''Victor Melleney''' (19*-) British actor, director and production manager who arrived in South Africa in 1958. |
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| + | Worked for the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) from 1959-1962, and as actor. Later worked for the [[Performing Arts Councils]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and others. Like most professionals, he also directed for amateur companies, such as the [[Bloemfontein REPS]]. | ||
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There Goes the Bride, | There Goes the Bride, | ||
Rosebloom, | Rosebloom, | ||
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Produced An Oak Fell (at the Baxter Theatre), | Produced An Oak Fell (at the Baxter Theatre), | ||
Send for Dolly (at the Academy Theatre). | Send for Dolly (at the Academy Theatre). | ||
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| − | + | ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' ([[Toerien]], 1992), *. Directing credits include *** and ***. He directed [[John M. Synge]]’s ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Civic]] in 1963. He directed ''Lokval Vir ‘n Man Alleen'' (''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'') for [[TRUK]] in 1963. He directed an adaptation of ''[[War and Peace]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[PACT]] in 1966. He starred in [[Brian Brooke]]’s ''[[Any Wednesday]]'' with [[Helen Cotterill]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]] for the [[Brooke]] in 1973. He starred in [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]]’s production of ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' together with [[Judy Page]] and [[Annabel Linder]] under direction by [[Dawn Lindberg]] at [[His Majesty’s]] in 1979. He starred in the [[Brickhill-Burke]] production of [[Jerry Herman]]’s musical ''[[Hello Dolly!]]'' together with [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Mike Huff]], [[Iain Henderson]], [[Andrea Catzel]], [[June Hern]] and [[Charles Stodel]]. It was directed by [[Louis Burke]] and staged at [[His Majesty’s]] in 1980. He starred in [[Michael Pertwee]]’s ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' at the [[Alhambra]] in 1992. [[Bill Flynn]], [[The Best Little Whore House in Texas]]''. | |
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | SACD 1974) (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82. | ||
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Tucker, 1997 | Tucker, 1997 | ||
''Mornings at Seven'' (NTO) theatre programme, 1959. | ''Mornings at Seven'' (NTO) theatre programme, 1959. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:53, 27 February 2016
Victor Melleney (19*-) British actor, director and production manager who arrived in South Africa in 1958.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
Worked for the National Theatre Organisation (NTO) from 1959-1962, and as actor. Later worked for the Performing Arts Councils, Pieter Toerien and others. Like most professionals, he also directed for amateur companies, such as the Bloemfontein REPS.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in There Goes the Bride, Rosebloom, Who Killed Agatha Christie (at the Academy Theatre), Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( as “Ed Earl Dodd” at His Majesty’s Theatre), Hello Dolly (as “Horace van der Gelder”), My Fair Lady (as “Alfred Doolittle”). Produced An Oak Fell (at the Baxter Theatre), Send for Dolly (at the Academy Theatre).
Birds of Paradise (Toerien, 1992), *. Directing credits include *** and ***. He directed John M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World for PACT at the Civic in 1963. He directed Lokval Vir ‘n Man Alleen (Trap for a Lonely Man) for TRUK in 1963. He directed an adaptation of War and Peace at the Alexander Theatre for PACT in 1966. He starred in Brian Brooke’s Any Wednesday with Helen Cotterill and Vivienne Drummond for the Brooke in 1973. He starred in Des Lindberg and Dawn Lindberg’s production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas together with Judy Page and Annabel Linder under direction by Dawn Lindberg at His Majesty’s in 1979. He starred in the Brickhill-Burke production of Jerry Herman’s musical Hello Dolly! together with Joan Brickhill, Mike Huff, Iain Henderson, Andrea Catzel, June Hern and Charles Stodel. It was directed by Louis Burke and staged at His Majesty’s in 1980. He starred in Michael Pertwee’s Birds of Paradise at the Alhambra in 1992. Bill Flynn, The Best Little Whore House in Texas.
Awards, etc
Sources
SACD 1974) (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82.
Tucker, 1997
Mornings at Seven (NTO) theatre programme, 1959.
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities M
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
