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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | In South Africa he worked in revue work for [[Adam Leslie]], [[PACT]] and several productions for SABC Television. He appeared in ''[[Equus]]'' in 1975. His creation, Countess Coral von Reefenhausen, entertains and educates corporations through industrial theatre . | + | In South Africa he worked in revue work for [[Adam Leslie]], [[PACT]] and several productions for SABC Television. He appeared in ''[[Equus]]'' in 1975. He starred in ''[[The Runner Stumbles]]'' 1985; [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' together with [[Julie Wilson]], [[Colleen-Rae Holmes]] and [[Clive Scott]] for [[NAPAC]] which was brought to the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[PACT]] in December 1986. |
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| + | His creation, Countess Coral von Reefenhausen, entertains and educates corporations through industrial theatre . | ||
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| + | He had a role in the [[SABC]] television series ''Die Sonkring II'' in 1993. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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''Equus'' theatre programme, 1975. | ''Equus'' theatre programme, 1975. | ||
| − | Tucker, 1997. | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p.448. |
| − | ''Mail & Guardian'', Sept 1999. | + | ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', Sept 1999. |
| + | IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888337/]. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 17 November 2021
Edwin van Wyk (194*-). Actor.
Contents
Biography
He sailed for England in 1967
Training
Studied Drama at the University of Cape Town Drama Department, graduated 196*. Subsequently he studied at the Old Vic Theatre School.
Career
He began his career with the Royal Opera Ballet, Covent Garden, in Berlioz's The Trojans. He followed this with the London production of Hair at the Shaftesbury Theatre. He then left for the classics and contemporary playwrights in repertory theatres. Plays and parts included Narrow Road to the Deep North (Edward Bond), Pride and Prejudice, A Collier's Friday Night. He worked for BBC-TV including the series The Regiment. He appeared in Evita at the Prince Edward Theatre, London West End, 1978.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In South Africa he worked in revue work for Adam Leslie, PACT and several productions for SABC Television. He appeared in Equus in 1975. He starred in The Runner Stumbles 1985; Geoffrey Sutherland’s production of The Pirates of Penzance together with Julie Wilson, Colleen-Rae Holmes and Clive Scott for NAPAC which was brought to the Civic Theatre by PACT in December 1986.
His creation, Countess Coral von Reefenhausen, entertains and educates corporations through industrial theatre .
He had a role in the SABC television series Die Sonkring II in 1993.
Awards, etc
Sources
SACD 1974.
Equus theatre programme, 1975.
Tucker, 1997. p.448.
Mail & Guardian, Sept 1999.
IMDb [1].
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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