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[[Bobby Heaney]] (1952-) is a South African television, film and stage producer and director.
  
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== Biography ==
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Bobby is married and the couple has two sons.
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=== Youth ===
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=== Training ===
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He graduated from the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] in 1975.
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=== Career ===
 
Was with [[CAPAB]] in 1976 and [[PACT]] English drama 1977-1980.  
 
Was with [[CAPAB]] in 1976 and [[PACT]] English drama 1977-1980.  
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Awarded the 1980 [[Breytenbach Epathlon]] for Best Director for ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]''. (was also nominated in 1981 and 1982.) Won the 1983 [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] for Best Director.  Had an [[Artes Nomination]] for Best Actor for playing "Bitos" in ''[[Poor Bitos]]''.  
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Started out as a young actor for ** and [[PACOFS]]. Then made his name as director, becoming one of the leading directors of his generation. Later moved to television in the late 1980s though still doing some theatre work.  He directed ''[[Louis Motors]]'' for TV.  It was origihnally scripted by [[Robert Kirby]] but adapted for the SABC by [[Franz Marx]].
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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== As actor ==
 
Performed in  
 
Performed in  
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''[[Julius Caesar]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1976),
 
''[[Butley]]'' (as “Joey”, with [[PACT]]),  
 
''[[Butley]]'' (as “Joey”, with [[PACT]]),  
 
''[[Hamlet]]'' (as “Horatio”, with [[PACT]]),
 
''[[Hamlet]]'' (as “Horatio”, with [[PACT]]),
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''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (as “Benjamin Backbit” with [[PACT]]),
 
''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (as “Benjamin Backbit” with [[PACT]]),
 
''[[Rookery Nook]]'' (as “Clive” with [[PACT]]),
 
''[[Rookery Nook]]'' (as “Clive” with [[PACT]]),
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''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Reverend Hale”).
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''[[The Crucible]]'' (as “Reverend Hale”),
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Directed ''[[The Indian wants the Bronx]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]),  
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''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' ([[PACT]] 1979),  
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''[[Die Onverwagte Besoeker]]'' (with [[PACT]]),
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''[[Othello]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1982).
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''[[Lone Star/Private Wars]]'',
 
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''[[Faith Healer]]''.
 
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([[SACD]] 1977/78) ([[SACD]] 1978/79) ([[SACD]]1979/80) ([[SACD]] 1980/81) ([[SACD]] 1981/82)([[SACD|Limelight]] 1983/84)
 
  
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Television appearances include the title role in ''Poor Britos'', ''The Diggers'', ''All the Gold'' and the second series of ''Westgate''.
  
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HEANEY, Bobby. (19**-) Actor and director. Born in **, studied at ***Started out as a young actor for ** and [[PACOFS]]. Then made his name as director, becoming one of the leading directors of his generation. Later moved to television in the late 1980s though still doing some theatre work. Plays directed include **,  ''[[Private Wars]]'' and ''[[Lone Star]]'' (1982 - [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Best Director), ''[[Miss Julie]]'' (19**), ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (19*),  **, ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (2001, [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Best Director),  HEANEY, Bobby. Actor, director and TV producer. He starred in John Pank’s ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' with [[Michael McCabe]], [[John Hussey]] and [[Kerry Jordan]] with direction by [[Francois Swart|François Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. He starred in [[Roy Sargeant]]’s production of Sheridan’s ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' together with [[Erica Rogers]], [[Richard Haines]] and [[John Hussey]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1980. He directed Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian wants the Bronx]]'' starring [[Bill Curry]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Jonathan Rands]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980, winning a [[DALRO]] best director award for his effort. He directed [[Paul Slabolepszy]]’s ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' starring Slabolepszy, [[Bill Flynn]] and [[Fats Dibeko]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1982. It returned to the Market in October. He directed Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ''[[Talley’s Folly]]'' starring [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]] and [[Anthony Fridjohn]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1982. He directed A.R.Gurney Jr’s ''[[The Dining Room]]'' starring [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Amanda Strydom]], [[Ralph Lawson]] and [[Patricia Sanders]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]] circa 1983. It was also staged at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1983. He directed Edna O’Brien’s ''[[Virginia]]'' starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Robert Whitehead]] and [[Yvonne Banning]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983. He directed an Afikaans translation of Arthur Miller’s ''[[All My Sons]]'' called ''[[My Seuns]]'' starring [[Louis van Niekerk]], [[Johan Engelbrecht]] and [[Lida Botha]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[TRUK]] in 1984. His production of Strindberg’s ''[[Miss Julie]]'' starring [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[John Kani]] originated at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and went to the [[Market Theatre]] in February 1985. He directed ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an Afrikaans translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' starring [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Brumilda van Rensburg]] for [[TRUK]] in May 1985. He directed [[PACT]]’s  production of David Mamet’s ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' starring [[Bill Flynn]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Anthony Fridjohn]] and [[Dale Cutts]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1985. He also directed Brian Friel’s ''[[Translations]]'' starring [[Michael Richard]] and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] in 1985 He directed [[Paul Slabolepszy]]’s ''[[Making Like America]]'' starring Paul, [[Marius Weyers]], [[Nicky Rebelo]] and [[Lida Meiring]] at the [[Market Theatre|Market]] in December 1986. He directed Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s comedy called ''[[Wild Honey]]'' starring [[Michael Richard]] and [[Jana Cilliers]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in August 1986. His productions of Harold Pinter’s ''[[One for the Road]]'' and Saumuel Beckett’s ''[[Catastrophe]]'' was staged for the Market at the [[Wits Theatre]] in 1985. He directed ''[[The Maids]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1987. His production of Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of ''[[Largo Desolato]]'' was staged by [[PACT]] in 1988 and he directed Shakespeare’s ''[[The Winter’s Tale]]'' for them later that same year. He directed Tom Stoppard’s ''[[Hapgood]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1989. He directed [[Paul Slabolepszy]]’s ''[[Pale Natives]]'' at the [[Market Theatre|Market]] in 1994. * (Tucker, 1997)
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== As director ==
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In 1980 he made his stage directorial debut with the Market Theatre Company production of ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]''.
  
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HEANEY, Bobby, ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', Arthur Miller , [[Baxter Theatre]], 2001 ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (Royal Shakespeare Company) met [[Antony Sher]] & [[Estelle Kohler]].  ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'', (2001, [[Baxter Theatre]]), ''[[Vatmaar]]'' (2002, [[Oude Libertas Theatre|Oude Libertas-amfiteater]].  ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' for [[Spier Summer Arts Festival]] (Feb/March 2003)
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He subsequently directed ''[[Die Onverwagte Besoeker]]'' (with [[PACT]]),
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''[[Faith Healer]]'',
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''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'',
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''[[Talley's Folly]]'' [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1982, ''[[Lone Star]]'' and ''[[Pvt. Wars]]'', two plays by American playwright James McLure [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McLure]  (1951-2011) (1982), ''[[The Dining Room]]'', ''[[Virginia]]'' [[Upstairs at the Market]] in February 1983, ''[[My Seuns]]'' for [[TRUK]] in 1984.
  
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His production of Strindberg’s ''[[Miss Julie]]'' starring [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[John Kani]] originated at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and went to the [[Market Theatre]] in February 1985.
  
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He directed ''[[Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte]]'', an Afrikaans translation of Tennessee Williams’s ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' starring [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Brumilda van Rensburg]] for [[TRUK]] in May 1985, ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (PACT, 1985), ''[[Translations]]''(1985), ''[[Making Like America]]'' (1986), ''[[Wild Honey]]'' (August 1986).
  
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His productions of Harold Pinter’s ''[[One for the Road]]'' and Samuel Beckett’s ''[[Catastrophe]]'' were staged for the Market at the [[Wits Theatre]] in 1985.
  
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He directed ''[[The Maids]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1987.
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His production of Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of ''[[Largo Desolato]]'' was staged by [[PACT]] in 1988 and he directed Shakespeare’s ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' for them later that same year.
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He directed Tom Stoppard’s ''[[Hapgood]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1989. Also directed [[Paul Slabolepszy]]'s [[Smallhonding]] at [[Nico Malan]] in 1989.
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He directed [[Paul Slabolepszy]]’s ''[[Pale Natives]]'' at the [[Market Theatre|Market]] in 1994. 
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Directed ''[[Karoo Grand]]'', ''[[Smallholding]]'' (Market 1989), ''[[Not the Big Easy]]'' (2007, [[Theatre on the Bay]]), ''[[Judgement]]''.
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''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', Arthur Miller , [[Baxter Theatre]], 2001.
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In 1982 made his directorial debut with ''[[Highrise Cowboy]]'' (as well as assistant producing Hamlet) for SATV.
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Awards, etc ==
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Bobby has won several national and regional awards for Best Director over the years. In 1980 he made his stage directorial debut winning the Breytenbach Epathlon Best Director award with the Market Theatre Company production of ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]''.
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As director of ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' he won a [[Fleur du Cap Award]] as well as a [[Vita Award]] (Gauteng region) in 2001.
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He also won awards as best director for ''[[Pvt. Wars]]'' and ''[[Lone Star]]'', ''[[Miss Julie]]'' and ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'', ''[[The Dining Room]]'' and ''[[Memoir]]''. ''[[Talley's Folly]]''.
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''[[Death Defying Acts]]'' (Director of the Year, 1999/2000).
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He was nominated for and [[Artes Award]] Best Actor for his role on television as "Bitos" in ''[[Poor Bitos]]''.
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82; [[SACD|Limelight]] 1983/84.
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[[Sunday Times Magazine]], 2 July 1989.
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[[CAPAB Brochure]], Aug-Nov 1989.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities H]]  
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 5 April 2022

Bobby Heaney (1952-) is a South African television, film and stage producer and director.

Biography

Bobby is married and the couple has two sons.

Youth

Training

He graduated from the University of Cape Town Drama Department in 1975.

Career

Was with CAPAB in 1976 and PACT English drama 1977-1980.

Started out as a young actor for ** and PACOFS. Then made his name as director, becoming one of the leading directors of his generation. Later moved to television in the late 1980s though still doing some theatre work. He directed Louis Motors for TV. It was origihnally scripted by Robert Kirby but adapted for the SABC by Franz Marx.

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

As actor

Performed in Julius Caesar (Maynardville 1976), Butley (as “Joey”, with PACT), Hamlet (as “Horatio”, with PACT), Macbeth (as “Malcolm”, with PACT), A Tribute to Lili Lamont (as “Tommy Alvarez”), Golda, Misalliance, Ross (as “Hamed”), Present Laughter (as “Roland Maule” with PACT), The School for Scandal (as “Benjamin Backbit” with PACT), Rookery Nook (as “Clive” with PACT), The Crucible (as “Reverend Hale”), Windmills of the Mind (PACT 1979), Othello (Maynardville 1982).

Television appearances include the title role in Poor Britos, The Diggers, All the Gold and the second series of Westgate.

As director

In 1980 he made his stage directorial debut with the Market Theatre Company production of The Indian Wants the Bronx.

He subsequently directed Die Onverwagte Besoeker (with PACT), Faith Healer, Saturday Night at the Palace, Talley's Folly Upstairs at the Market in 1982, Lone Star and Pvt. Wars, two plays by American playwright James McLure [1] (1951-2011) (1982), The Dining Room, Virginia Upstairs at the Market in February 1983, My Seuns for TRUK in 1984.

His production of Strindberg’s Miss Julie starring Sandra Prinsloo and John Kani originated at the Baxter Theatre and went to the Market Theatre in February 1985.

He directed Die Trem se Naam: Begeerte, an Afrikaans translation of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire starring Marius Weyers and Brumilda van Rensburg for TRUK in May 1985, Glengarry Glen Ross (PACT, 1985), Translations(1985), Making Like America (1986), Wild Honey (August 1986).

His productions of Harold Pinter’s One for the Road and Samuel Beckett’s Catastrophe were staged for the Market at the Wits Theatre in 1985.

He directed The Maids for PACT at the Windybrow Theatre in 1987.

His production of Tom Stoppard’s adaptation of Largo Desolato was staged by PACT in 1988 and he directed Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale for them later that same year.

He directed Tom Stoppard’s Hapgood at the Alexander Theatre in 1989. Also directed Paul Slabolepszy's Smallhonding at Nico Malan in 1989.

He directed Paul Slabolepszy’s Pale Natives at the Market in 1994.

Directed Karoo Grand, Smallholding (Market 1989), Not the Big Easy (2007, Theatre on the Bay), Judgement.

Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller , Baxter Theatre, 2001.

In 1982 made his directorial debut with Highrise Cowboy (as well as assistant producing Hamlet) for SATV.

Awards, etc

Awards, etc

Bobby has won several national and regional awards for Best Director over the years. In 1980 he made his stage directorial debut winning the Breytenbach Epathlon Best Director award with the Market Theatre Company production of The Indian Wants the Bronx.

As director of Death of a Salesman he won a Fleur du Cap Award as well as a Vita Award (Gauteng region) in 2001.

He also won awards as best director for Pvt. Wars and Lone Star, Miss Julie and Saturday Night at the Palace, The Dining Room and Memoir. Talley's Folly.

Death Defying Acts (Director of the Year, 1999/2000).

He was nominated for and Artes Award Best Actor for his role on television as "Bitos" in Poor Bitos.

Sources

SACD 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82; Limelight 1983/84.

Sunday Times Magazine, 2 July 1989.

CAPAB Brochure, Aug-Nov 1989.

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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Return to ESAT Personalities H

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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