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[[Geoffrey Hyland]] (19**-) Cape Town based actor, director/designer and lecturer. | [[Geoffrey Hyland]] (19**-) Cape Town based actor, director/designer and lecturer. | ||
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| + | Also billed as [[Geoff Hyland]]. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| + | === Youth === | ||
| + | === Training === | ||
| + | Went to school at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein and also studied there (BA UOVS), studied at the [[University of Cape Town]] (BA Hons) and later became a teacher (HDE) and Associate Professor there. Also studied at York University Toronto (MFA York). | ||
| − | === | + | === Career === |
| + | He became a teacher and Associate Professor at [[UCT]]. Hyland directs theatre, opera and dance professionally, and teaches across a range of courses with particular interest in directing, acting for stage and camera, and design. his special focus: the staging of gender and sexual politics in theatrical productions and directing Shakespeare. | ||
| + | He is an Associate Teacher: Professional Actors Lab, Toronto, Canada. He has taught in Canada, the UK, New Zealand and the USA. His work has also been seen in Ireland, Germany and Peru. | ||
| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | === | + | ===As actor=== |
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| + | He has appeared on stage in ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. | ||
| − | === | + | ===As director=== |
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Won the [[Rosalie van der Gucht Prize]] for New Directors in 1989 and went on to become a successful director of student and professional work in Cape Town. | Won the [[Rosalie van der Gucht Prize]] for New Directors in 1989 and went on to become a successful director of student and professional work in Cape Town. | ||
| − | He has | + | He has directed well over 100 theatre productions in his career. |
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| + | Productions as director include: | ||
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| + | 1987: ''[[Madame de Sade]]'' | ||
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| + | 1989: ''[[The Ghost Sonata]]'', ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'' ([[UCT]]) | ||
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| + | 199?: ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' ([[UCT]]) | ||
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| + | 1990: ''[[Agamemnon]]'' | ||
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| + | 1992: ''[[Deathwatch]]'' | ||
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| + | 1995: ''[[French Gray]]'' | ||
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| + | 1997: ''[[Madame de Sade]]'' | ||
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| + | 1998: ''[[Old Wicked Songs]]'', ''[[Barrymore]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]]) | ||
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| + | 1999: ''[[The Blue Room]]'', ''[[Madman]]'', ''[[The Yellow Wallpaper]]'', ''[[Strangers on a Train]]'' | ||
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| + | 2000: ''[[The Trojan Women]]'', ''[[Via Dolorosa]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]]) | ||
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| + | 2003: ''[[A Night in November]]'' | ||
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| + | 2004: ''[[Macbeth]]'' | ||
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| + | 2005: ''[[Blood Wedding]]'', ''[[Masque]]'' | ||
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| + | 2006: ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' | ||
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| + | 2007: ''[[Women Beware Women]]'', ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris|Kissed by Brel]]'' | ||
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| + | 2009: ''[[As You Like It]]'' | ||
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| + | 2010: ''[[Opera 5:20]]'' (''[[Out of Time]]'', ''[[Saartjie]]'', ''[[Words from a Broken String]]'') | ||
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| + | 2012: ''[[Sacred Elephant]]'' (also co-writer) | ||
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| + | 2013: ''[[Between]]'' | ||
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| + | 2014: ''[[Titus Andronicus]]'' | ||
| − | + | 2018: ''[[A Lie of the Mind]]'', ''[[Yerma]]'' | |
| − | + | 2020: ''[[Blood Wedding]]'' (cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions) | |
| − | + | Other productions (dates unknown) include: ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'', ''[[Wounds to the Face]]'', ''[[Slowly]]'', ''[[Othello]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[All’s Well That Ends Well]]''. He was also involved with ''[[Miss Margarida's Way]]'', | |
Décor and costume ''[[A Doll House]]'', designed ''[[The Rimers of Eldritch]]''. | Décor and costume ''[[A Doll House]]'', designed ''[[The Rimers of Eldritch]]''. | ||
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He was the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Award]] winner for drama in 1997. | He was the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Award]] winner for drama in 1997. | ||
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| + | Other awards include: [[Kanna Awards]] for Best Dance Production and Best Technical. [[Fleur du Cap Award]], [[Vita Award]] and [[Kanna Award]] nominations for Best Director. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
''Madame de Sade'' programme notes, 1997. | ''Madame de Sade'' programme notes, 1997. | ||
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| + | [[Hilde Roos]]. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. [[Stellenbosch University]]. | ||
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| + | https://ibali.uct.ac.za/s/ctdps/item/6692 | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 18 July 2025
Geoffrey Hyland (19**-) Cape Town based actor, director/designer and lecturer.
Also billed as Geoff Hyland.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Went to school at Grey College, Bloemfontein and also studied there (BA UOVS), studied at the University of Cape Town (BA Hons) and later became a teacher (HDE) and Associate Professor there. Also studied at York University Toronto (MFA York).
Career
He became a teacher and Associate Professor at UCT. Hyland directs theatre, opera and dance professionally, and teaches across a range of courses with particular interest in directing, acting for stage and camera, and design. his special focus: the staging of gender and sexual politics in theatrical productions and directing Shakespeare.
He is an Associate Teacher: Professional Actors Lab, Toronto, Canada. He has taught in Canada, the UK, New Zealand and the USA. His work has also been seen in Ireland, Germany and Peru.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor
He has appeared on stage in The Glass Menagerie.
As director
Won the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors in 1989 and went on to become a successful director of student and professional work in Cape Town.
He has directed well over 100 theatre productions in his career.
Productions as director include:
1987: Madame de Sade
1989: The Ghost Sonata, Habeas Corpus (UCT)
199?: The House of Bernarda Alba (UCT)
1990: Agamemnon
1992: Deathwatch
1995: French Gray
1997: Madame de Sade
1998: Old Wicked Songs, Barrymore (Pieter Toerien)
1999: The Blue Room, Madman, The Yellow Wallpaper, Strangers on a Train
2000: The Trojan Women, Via Dolorosa (Pieter Toerien)
2003: A Night in November
2004: Macbeth
2005: Blood Wedding, Masque
2006: Twelfth Night
2007: Women Beware Women, Kissed by Brel
2009: As You Like It
2010: Opera 5:20 (Out of Time, Saartjie, Words from a Broken String)
2012: Sacred Elephant (also co-writer)
2013: Between
2014: Titus Andronicus
2018: A Lie of the Mind, Yerma
2020: Blood Wedding (cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions)
Other productions (dates unknown) include: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Wounds to the Face, Slowly, Othello, Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, All’s Well That Ends Well. He was also involved with Miss Margarida's Way,
Décor and costume A Doll House, designed The Rimers of Eldritch.
He is one of the judges for the awarding of the Brett Goldin Bursary.
Awards, etc
Won the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors in 1989.
He was the Young Artist Award winner for drama in 1997.
Other awards include: Kanna Awards for Best Dance Production and Best Technical. Fleur du Cap Award, Vita Award and Kanna Award nominations for Best Director.
Sources
Madame de Sade programme notes, 1997.
Hilde Roos. 2010. 'Opera Production in the Western Cape: Strategies in Search of Indigenisation'. Unpublished PhD thesis. Stellenbosch University.
https://ibali.uct.ac.za/s/ctdps/item/6692
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