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LASCELLES, Kendrew  (19*-) Musician and performer. Roles in ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' ([[Leon Gluckman]], 1962), *
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[[Kendrew Lascelles]] (1935-) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrew_Lascelles]. English-born actor, comedian, mime, musician, writer.
  
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LASCELLES, Kendrew. Actor, comedian and mime. He starred in [[Leon Gluckman]]’s revue, ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1962 with musicians [[Andrew Tracey|Andrew]] and [[Paul Tracey]], and [[Jeremy Taylor]]. [[Anthony Farmer]] was the set designer. They toured the country for eleven months, visiting Durban’s [[Alhambra Theatre]], Rhodesia, Cape Town, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth before returning to Johannesburg to play at the [[Alexander Theatre]] and the Colony in Hyde Park Hotel. ***(Tucker, 1997)
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==Biography==
  
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He spent his youth and young childhood in South Africa, then - in 1960 - moved to the USA.
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Roles in ''[[Irma la Douce]]'' (1958), ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' (he also did the choreography), ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', ''[[Platonic Nymph]]''.
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He wrote a few plays featuring an African dimension, including ''[[The Trophy Hunters]]'', ''[[Exclusive Circles]]'' and ''[[Blood Oasis]]''.
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== Sources ==
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[[Gillian van der Heijden]]. 2011. ''Kendrew Lascelles. Selected Works. A Biographical, Thematic and Stylistic Introduction.'' Unpublished MA thesis, [[University of Kwazulu-Natal]] (Durban)
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 9 January 2023

Kendrew Lascelles (1935-) [1]. English-born actor, comedian, mime, musician, writer.

Biography

He spent his youth and young childhood in South Africa, then - in 1960 - moved to the USA.

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

Roles in Irma la Douce (1958), Wait a Minim! (he also did the choreography), The Fantasticks, Platonic Nymph.

He wrote a few plays featuring an African dimension, including The Trophy Hunters, Exclusive Circles and Blood Oasis.

Sources

Gillian van der Heijden. 2011. Kendrew Lascelles. Selected Works. A Biographical, Thematic and Stylistic Introduction. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Kwazulu-Natal (Durban)

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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