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He performed in the thriller ''[[Play with Fire]]'' in 1946 and in ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme|The Would-be Gentleman]]'' in 1951. | He performed in the thriller ''[[Play with Fire]]'' in 1946 and in ''[[Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme|The Would-be Gentleman]]'' in 1951. | ||
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| + | He translated [[André P. Brink]]'s play ''[[Die Verhoor]]'' into English, entitled ''[[The Road to Slagtersnek]]''. | ||
He was on the panel of judges for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] in the 1990s. | He was on the panel of judges for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards]] in the 1990s. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 27. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 27. | ||
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| + | Theatre programme, UCT, 1951. | ||
''[[Die Burger]]'' 30 December 2000. | ''[[Die Burger]]'' 30 December 2000. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:51, 24 November 2021
Michael Venables (19**-2000). Actor, Theatre critic.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote for the Rand Daily Mail 1960s-1980s. Moved to Cape Town in the 1990s where he continued reviewing theatre for various papers and served on the panel of judges for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.
He performed in the thriller Play with Fire in 1946 and in The Would-be Gentleman in 1951.
He translated André P. Brink's play Die Verhoor into English, entitled The Road to Slagtersnek.
He was on the panel of judges for the Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards in the 1990s.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 27.
Theatre programme, UCT, 1951.
Die Burger 30 December 2000.
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