Difference between revisions of "Jocelyn de Bruyn"

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Jocelyn de Bruyn was an actor, linguist and speech teacher of spoken English, Italian and French.

(Sometimes credited as Joc. de Bruyn.)

He received his dramatic training at the Old Vic Theatre, London and appeared there in Macbeth (1937), The King of Nowhere (Bridie, 1938) and Coriolanus (1938).

Back in South Africa he played for the Johannesburg Repertory Society and the Munro-Inglis Company, e.g. in The Seagull in 1945.

During the 1960s and 1970s he was lecturer in English Speech and Elocution at the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department. For them he directed Exit the King (1966). He also adapted/created a few texts with the students, among them Katjie-stewels (based on Puss-in-Boots), also Paquito for children.

As actor he has appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest and The Rivals, which he also produced.

He translated a number of texts into Afrikaans, from various foreign languages. Among them:

Friedrich Hebbel's German play Maria Magdalena, Robert Thomas's 1958 French play Huit Femmes (as Agt Vroue, 1963, 1967) and Due dozzine di rose scarlatte (1936) by Aldo De Benedetti (as Twee Dosyn Rooi Rose, 1969).

J. P. Wearing The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel[1]

The performance text of Katjie-stewels, DALRO Playscripts, 1971.

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 Back in South Africa he played for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]] and the [[Munro-Inglis Company]], e.g. in ''[[The Seagull]]'' in 1945.
-During the 1960s and 1970s he was lecturer in English Speech and Elocution at the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]]. For them he directed ''[[Exit the King]]'' (1966). He also adapted/created a few texts with the students, among them ''[[Katjie-stewels]]'' (based on ''[[Puss-in-Boots]]'')
+During the 1960s and 1970s he was lecturer in English Speech and Elocution at the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]]. For them he directed ''[[Exit the King]]'' (1966). He also adapted/created a few texts with the students, among them ''[[Katjie-stewels]]'' (based on ''[[Puss-in-Boots]]''), also ''[[Paquito]]'' for children.
 As actor he has appeared in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' and ''[[The Rivals]]'', which he also produced.
-He translated a number of texts into [[Afrikaans]], from various foreign languages. Aming them:
+He translated a number of texts into [[Afrikaans]], from various foreign languages. Among them:
 Friedrich Hebbel's German play ''[[Maria Magdalena]]'', Robert Thomas's 1958 French play ''[[Huit Femmes]]'' (as ''[[Agt Vroue]]'', 1963, 1967) and ''[[Due dozzine di rose scarlatte]]'' (1936) by Aldo De Benedetti (as ''[[Twee Dosyn Rooi Rose]]'', 1969).