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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the | + | He was the former ''[[Weekend Post]]'' news editor and Arts editor for ''[[The Herald]]''. He started working exclusively for the ''[[Weekend Post]]'' in 1996. |
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| + | In 2021, he co-founded (with [[Charl Barnard]]) ''[[Two Dam Fools]]'', an online tourism promotion project on [[YouTube]]. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
===As an actor=== | ===As an actor=== | ||
| − | He appeared in a number of productions, including: ''[[Ritual for Dolls]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 1985), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1989), ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' ([[CAPAB]] & [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1991), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1993), ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2003), ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2010). | + | He appeared in a number of productions, including: ''[[Ritual for Dolls]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 1985), ''[[Kennedy's Children]]'' (1988), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1989), ''[[M. Butterfly]]'' ([[CAPAB]] & [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1991), ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' ([[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], 1993), ''[[An Ideal Husband]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2003), ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' ([[PEMADS]], 2010). |
===As playwright=== | ===As playwright=== | ||
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* ''[[Fade to Black]]'' (1993) | * ''[[Fade to Black]]'' (1993) | ||
* ''[[Summit]]'' (1995) | * ''[[Summit]]'' (1995) | ||
| + | * ''[[Esmerelda Elephant in Nkululekuland]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Esmerelda Elephant and her Gift-Wrapping Factory]]'' | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
https://www.theherald.co.za/weekend-post/your-weekend/2024-02-24-a-newsroom-that-punched-above-its-weight/ | https://www.theherald.co.za/weekend-post/your-weekend/2024-02-24-a-newsroom-that-punched-above-its-weight/ | ||
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| + | https://www.citizen.co.za/boksburg-advertiser/news-headlines/2022/07/04/26-ba-ent-two-tdf-ts/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 27 August 2026
Brett Adkins (?-2026). Journalist, playwright and actor.
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Biography
He was the former Weekend Post news editor and Arts editor for The Herald. He started working exclusively for the Weekend Post in 1996.
In 2021, he co-founded (with Charl Barnard) Two Dam Fools, an online tourism promotion project on YouTube.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As an actor
He appeared in a number of productions, including: Ritual for Dolls (PEMADS, 1985), Kennedy's Children (1988), The Taming of the Shrew (Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1989), M. Butterfly (CAPAB & Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1991), Twelfth Night (Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1993), An Ideal Husband (PEMADS, 2003), Blithe Spirit (PEMADS, 2010).
As playwright
He wrote a number of plays, including:
- Fade to Black (1993)
- Summit (1995)
- Esmerelda Elephant in Nkululekuland
- Esmerelda Elephant and her Gift-Wrapping Factory
Awards
He won a Vodacom Journalist of the Year award.
Sources
https://www.citizen.co.za/boksburg-advertiser/news-headlines/2022/07/04/26-ba-ent-two-tdf-ts/
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