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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Assistant stage manager for ''[[Suddenly at Home]]'', ''[[My Fat Friend]]'', ''[[Two and Two Make Sex]]'' and ''[[Who Saw Him Die?]]''. He was the stage manager for ''[[Murder in Mind]]'' and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. | + | Assistant stage manager for ''[[Suddenly at Home]]'', ''[[My Fat Friend]]'', ''[[Two and Two Make Sex]]'' (in which he had a role, early 1970s) and ''[[Who Saw Him Die?]]''. He was the stage manager for ''[[Murder in Mind]]'' and ''[[Berlin to Broadway]]''. |
| − | A director, with [[Sean van Zyl]], of ''[[ | + | He produced ''[[The Killing of Sister George]]'' (1979), ''[[Annie]]'' (2001), ''[[The Monkey Walk]]'', ''[[The Gin Game]]'', ''[[Beautiful Thing]]'', ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'', ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'' (2010). |
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| + | He wrote ''[[Sugar and Spice]]''. | ||
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| + | A director, with [[Sean van Zyl]], of ''[[Afro Asia Events]]'', a company theatrical conduit between the South East Asia region and Southern Africa specializing in intercultural exchange of plays. | ||
Together with [[Neil Lovegrove]] he presented Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' in 1992 and Willy Russell’s ''[[Shirley Valentine]]'' at the [[Victory Theatre]] in 1993. | Together with [[Neil Lovegrove]] he presented Richard O’Brien’s ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' in 1992 and Willy Russell’s ''[[Shirley Valentine]]'' at the [[Victory Theatre]] in 1993. | ||
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== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
| − | + | In 2001 his production ''[[Annie]]'' was nominated for Gauteng regional [[Vita Awards]] in several categories. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[SACD]] 1975/76. | [[SACD]] 1975/76. | ||
| + | [[Beeld[[ Plus, 2 June 2001. | ||
| − | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | |
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| − | + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 8 March 2022
Colin Law (19**-). Stage manager, impressario.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Assistant stage manager for Suddenly at Home, My Fat Friend, Two and Two Make Sex (in which he had a role, early 1970s) and Who Saw Him Die?. He was the stage manager for Murder in Mind and Berlin to Broadway.
He produced The Killing of Sister George (1979), Annie (2001), The Monkey Walk, The Gin Game, Beautiful Thing, Rattle of a Simple Man, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (2010).
He wrote Sugar and Spice.
A director, with Sean van Zyl, of Afro Asia Events, a company theatrical conduit between the South East Asia region and Southern Africa specializing in intercultural exchange of plays.
Together with Neil Lovegrove he presented Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show in 1992 and Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine at the Victory Theatre in 1993.
Awards, etc
In 2001 his production Annie was nominated for Gauteng regional Vita Awards in several categories.
Sources
SACD 1975/76. [[Beeld[[ Plus, 2 June 2001.
Tucker, 1997.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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