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In the 1990s she was an arts columnist for ''[[The Natal Mercury]]''. | In the 1990s she was an arts columnist for ''[[The Natal Mercury]]''. | ||
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| − | + | She directed ''[[Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly]]'' (1984), ''[[Spaceships and Peanut Butter]]'' (1984), and ''[[Stop the World – I Want to Get Off]]'', ''[[The Great Cross Country Race]]'' and ''[[How Dr Bones Saved Christmas]]'' at the Little [[Abbey Theatre]], Durban, in 1985. | |
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| − | She directed ''[[ | + | She wrote and directed ''[[The Reindeer Who Got Lost]]'' (1984) and ''[[Santa's Christmas Strike]]'' (1987) at the Little [[Abbey Theatre]], Durban. |
Directed ''[[You Might As Well Live]]'', 1996. | Directed ''[[You Might As Well Live]]'', 1996. | ||
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She wrote and directed ''[[Veil of Disgrace]]'' starring [[Belinda Harward]] as Maud Allen at the [[Hilton Arts Festival|Hilton Drama Festival]], Hilton College, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1998. | She wrote and directed ''[[Veil of Disgrace]]'' starring [[Belinda Harward]] as Maud Allen at the [[Hilton Arts Festival|Hilton Drama Festival]], Hilton College, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1998. | ||
| − | + | Directed and produced ''[[Rumpelstiltskin and Other Tales]]'' at the Killie Campbell estate in 2003 and ''[[African Tales]]'' with [[Pamela Tancsik]], [[Zanele Mzolo]] and [[Adi Paxton]] at the Grahamstown [[National Arts Festival]] in 2004. | |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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''[[Sunday Tribune]]'' 31 December 1995; 4 July 1996. | ''[[Sunday Tribune]]'' 31 December 1995; 4 July 1996. | ||
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| + | [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 16 May 2026
Brenda Lauth () Director, playwright, singer and journalist.
Contents
Biography
In the 1990s she was an arts columnist for The Natal Mercury.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Directed Good Day by Emanuel Peluso (The Space, 1975), **
She directed Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly (1984), Spaceships and Peanut Butter (1984), and Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, The Great Cross Country Race and How Dr Bones Saved Christmas at the Little Abbey Theatre, Durban, in 1985.
She wrote and directed The Reindeer Who Got Lost (1984) and Santa's Christmas Strike (1987) at the Little Abbey Theatre, Durban.
Directed You Might As Well Live, 1996.
Directed Something Unspoken by Tennessee Williams in the Square Space Theatre on the university campus, Durban.
She wrote and directed Portrait of Dorothy Parker in the Square Space Theatre on the university campus, Durban.
She wrote and directed Veil of Disgrace starring Belinda Harward as Maud Allen at the Hilton Drama Festival, Hilton College, Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1998.
Directed and produced Rumpelstiltskin and Other Tales at the Killie Campbell estate in 2003 and African Tales with Pamela Tancsik, Zanele Mzolo and Adi Paxton at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in 2004.
Awards, etc
Nominated for Vita Award (Natal), Best director, award year 1996.
https://events.durbantheatre.com/event/615
Sources
Material held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 30. 9.
Sunday Tribune 31 December 1995; 4 July 1996.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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