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| − | ( | + | '''Joyce Bradley''' (born circa 1909, died 1996) Actress. |
| − | + | == Biography == | |
| − | + | She was born in Cape Town and died there in July 1996 at the age of 87. | |
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| + | == Training == | ||
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| + | She was actively involved in South African Theatre since before the days of the National Theatre. She worked for radio and virtually every theatre management in South Africa and acted with [[CAPAB]] immediately after its inception. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | November 1945: [[Joyce Bradley]] adapted and produced [[Silas Marner]] by George Eliot for broadcast by [[Cape Town "A"]] the SABC's station in Cape Town. | ||
| + | For [[Brian Brooke]] she appeared in ''[[The Shining Hour]]'' (1946). Acted in numerous productions, often for [[Leonard Schach]] (between 1951 and 1964), notably ''[[Point of Departure]]'' (1952), ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' (1952), ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1956), ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'' (1959), ''[[The Miracle Worker]]'' (1961) and ''[[After the Fall]]'' (1964). Other productions include ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' (1968), ''[[The Father]]'' (1969), ''[[Richard Gush of Salem]]'' (1970), ''[[The Way of the World]]'', ''[[Enter a Free Man]]'', ''[[Habeas Corpus]]'', "Sister Godric" in ''[[Abelard and Heloise]]'' and "the Nurse" in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[The Seven Ages]]'', . | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
| + | In 1971 she won a [[Three Leaf Arts Award]] for best supporting player for Congreve's ''The Way of the World''. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[Radio Week]] magazine, 2nd November, 1945. | ||
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| + | [[SACD]] 1973; [[SACD|Limelight]] 1975/76. | ||
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| + | ''The Chalk Garden'' theatre programme, 1968. | ||
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| + | ''Cape Times'', 22 July 1996. | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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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]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 7 September 2024
Joyce Bradley (born circa 1909, died 1996) Actress.
Contents
Biography
She was born in Cape Town and died there in July 1996 at the age of 87.
Training
Career
She was actively involved in South African Theatre since before the days of the National Theatre. She worked for radio and virtually every theatre management in South Africa and acted with CAPAB immediately after its inception.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
November 1945: Joyce Bradley adapted and produced Silas Marner by George Eliot for broadcast by Cape Town "A" the SABC's station in Cape Town. For Brian Brooke she appeared in The Shining Hour (1946). Acted in numerous productions, often for Leonard Schach (between 1951 and 1964), notably Point of Departure (1952), Lady Windermere's Fan (1952), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1956), Mornings at Seven (1959), The Miracle Worker (1961) and After the Fall (1964). Other productions include The Chalk Garden (1968), The Father (1969), Richard Gush of Salem (1970), The Way of the World, Enter a Free Man, Habeas Corpus, "Sister Godric" in Abelard and Heloise and "the Nurse" in Romeo and Juliet, The Seven Ages, .
Awards
In 1971 she won a Three Leaf Arts Award for best supporting player for Congreve's The Way of the World.
Sources
Radio Week magazine, 2nd November, 1945.
The Chalk Garden theatre programme, 1968.
Cape Times, 22 July 1996.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities B
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
