Marléne Pieterse

Marléne Pieterse (19**- ). South African actress, stage director and Speech and Drama teacher in Port Elizabeth.

Also billed as Marlene Thomasse-Pieterse.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As an actress:

Richard III (Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1988)

M. Butterfly at the Port Elizabeth Opera House, (CAPAB and the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, 1991)

Agnes of God ("Mother Superior") at The Barn (2005)

Macbeth ("Duncan") at the Port Elizabeth Opera House (2006)

She also appeared in the film version of The Road to Mecca (1991).

As a director:

1977: Babbelkous en Bruidegom (PEAAT)

1997: Horiesô, Madiba (CAPAB)

2004: Showtime 2004 - Flying Colours

2011: Die Proponentjie (ATKV-tak PEAAT)

2012: Back to the 80’s (Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society)

2025: Ma Skryf Matriek (ATKV-tak PEAAT)

2026: Duiwelsbrood (ATKV-tak PEAAT)

2026: The Reveal (WIAM Festival)

As playwright:

2026: The Reveal

As an Arts educator:

Pieterse is the founder and principal of Stageworld Theatre School in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth)

Sources

Showtime 2004 - Flying Colours programme, 2004

Algoa Sun, 4 August 2005

The Herald, 6 July 2006

PE Express, 23 June 2022

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