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'''Peter Butler''' (195*-) Actor, director, playwright, singer, voice artist.
  
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== Biography ==
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He was born in Cape Town.
  
  
(195*-) Actor, director and playwright. Born in Cape Town, he started off in amateur theatre on the Cape Flats and joined the Space Theatre at the age of 18. He continued to work for companies on the flats (i.a. with a company called Dream Express) and winning a number of Kellerprinz awards (for acting in 1978 and 1979, and for best original text - An Evening in the Country) Also wrote other plays, including Daai Tony de Villiers ("That Tony de Villiers", which he also directed for Dream Express in 1986) and ''[[Dying Breed]]'' (1993). In 1988 he became a member of the CAPAB company, where he stayed for 7 years. As an actor productions include The Dying Breed (1993 - Fleur du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actor), 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore (1994 - Fleur du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actor),  Hair, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night,  King Lear, Hamlet, Kanna hy kô Hystoe (2004), ''[[Jocasta Rising]]'' (2004) and Twaalfde Nag (2005). In 2004 he was made a Fellow of the International Globe Theatre. Film work includes Hangman's Daughter, Pirates on the Plain, Ernest in the Army, Sexy Girls and  Sudan. TV work includes the mini-series Poseidon Adventure and the popular soap opera 7de Laan. /// BUTLER, Peter????. (195*-) Actor and playwright. * A bilingual professional actor, who working primarily for CAPAB and the Baxter Theatre in the 1980s-1990s. By the 1990s he was one of the senior actors of his generation in the Cape. He played the doctor and the Auschwitz commander in ''[[Good]]'' (1990). In 2004 he was awarded one of the two Shakespeare's Globe International Artistic Residences given to South Africans.Among his most outstanding performances are ***, Ralph in The Dying Breed (Fleur du Cap Award, Best Supporting Actor, 1993), Tis a Pity She's a Whore (Fleur du Cap Award, Best Supporting Actor, 1994), Vasques (Fleur du Cap Award, Best Supporting Actor, 1994),  **??? In the 1986 he helped the amateur group Dream Express, for whom he wrote and directed an Afrikaans play,  Daai Tony de Villiers  ("That Tony de Villiers" - 1986). Also wrote a number of plays in English, including An Evening in the Country, (which won a prize for indigenous One-Act play writing at the House of Representatives One-Act Play Festival in 1984?*), The Dying Breed (1993), **.**. EDIT*** BUTLER, Peter, Alladin:  Pantomime, (Cape Flavour) Dir: Maralin Vanrenen:  Dale Cutts, Charles Comyn, Adrienne Pearce, Peter Crummeck & Jennifer Ferguson, Mike Chase, Baxter, 1984.  Marilyn Taylors’ musical band.  Tish Hughes, PACT’s manager for Jhb.
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=== Youth ===
  
Peter Butler is a South African actor, singer and voice artist best known as the "Voice of E" on free-to-air channel e.tv, voicing channel promos for a number of years.
 
  
He has also appeared in such television series as Heartlines and Charlie Jade and was the host of the nature documentary series Shoreline.
 
  
Butler has acted in a number of films and TV movies including From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000), Shark Attack 2 (2001), Boy Called Twist (2004), The Poseidon Adventure (2005), Mercenary for Justice (2006), The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and Lost City Raiders (2008).
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=== Training ===
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He completed an internship at The Globe Theatre in London, and returned as a Fellow of the International Shakespeare Society.  
  
He started at the age of 18 at the People's Space Theatre, an experimental venue in Cape Town, where he learned the basics of his craft including acting, writing and stage management.
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=== Career ===
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He started off in amateur theatre on the Cape Flats and joined the [[Space Theatre]] at the age of 18. He continued to work for companies on the flats (i.a. with a company called [[Dream Express]]).  
  
He spent seven years as a repertory actor with The Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB) where he honed his skills and amassed several awards for his work.
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He spent seven years from 1988 as a repertory actor with The [[Cape Performing Arts Board]] ([[CAPAB]]) where he honed his skills and amassed several awards for his work. A bilingual professional actor, who working primarily for [[CAPAB]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in the 1980s-1990s. By the 1990s he was one of the senior actors of his generation in the Cape.
  
He later completed an internship at The Glove Theatre in London, and returned as a Fellow of the International Shakespeare Society.  
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In 2004 he was made a Fellow of the International Globe Theatre.
  
Peter played the role of Fahiem Hendricks in the fourth episode of the M-Net docu-drama series Crimes Uncovered, in 2012, which dramatized the murder of Taliep Petersen.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He wrote ''[[An Evening in the Country]]''. Also wrote other plays, including ''[[Daai Tony de Villiers]]'' ("That Tony de Villiers", which he also directed for Dream Express in 1986), ''[[One Bird after Another]]'', and ''[[Dying Breed]]'' (1993).
  
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As an actor productions include ''[[Aladdin]]'' (1984, Baxter Theatre), the doctor and the Auschwitz commander in ''[[Good]]'' (1990), Ralph in ''[[Dying Breed]]'', ''[['Tis a Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[Hair]]'', ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Kanna hy kô Hystoe]]'' (2004), ''[[Jocasta Rising]]'' (2004) and several productions of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' as well as in ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' (2005).
  
Won a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Best Supporting Actor 1995 for his role in ''[[Tis a Pity She's a Whore]]''.
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He has also appeared in ''[[Buckingham Palace, District Six]]'', ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (1993), ''[[Fiela se Kind]]'', ''[[No. 12 Flower Street]]'', ''[[The Apple Cart]]'', ''[[Kinkels innie Kabel]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'', ''[[Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act]]'', ''[[While Stocks Last]]''
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Peter played the role of Fahiem Hendricks in the fourth episode of the M-Net docu-drama series ''Crimes Uncovered'', in 2012, which dramatized the murder of [[Taliep Petersen]]. TV work includes the mini-series ''Poseidon Adventure'' and the popular soap opera ''7de Laan''. He has also appeared in such television series as ''Heartlines'' and ''Charlie Jade'' and was the host of the nature documentary series ''Shoreline''.
  
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Film work includes ''Hangman's Daughter'', ''Pirates on the Plain'', ''Ernest in the Army'', ''Sexy Girls'' and ''Sudan''.
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Butler has acted in a number of films and TV movies including ''From Dusk Till Dawn 3'', ''Shark Attack 2'' (2001), ''Boy Called Twist'' (2004), ''The Poseidon Adventure'' (2005), ''Mercenary for Justice'' (2006), ''The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines'' (2006) and ''Lost City Raiders'' (2008).
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He is best known as the "Voice of E" on free-to-air channel e.tv, voicing channel promos for a number of years.
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== Awards, etc ==
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He won a number of [[Kellerprinz Awards]] (for acting in 1978 and 1979, and for best original text – ''[[An Evening in the Country]]'' at the [[House of Representatives One-Act Play Festival]] in 1984?*).
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''[[Dying Breed]]'' (1993 - [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] for Best Supporting Actor), ''[['Tis a Pity She's a Whore]]'' (1994 - [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] for Best Supporting Actor), ''[[Vasques]]'' ([[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Best Supporting Actor, 1994),
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In 2004 he was awarded one of the two Shakespeare's Globe International Artistic Residences given to South Africans.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''The Citizen'' 4 March 1995.
 
''The Citizen'' 4 March 1995.
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[[Plus]], 29 June 2007.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 11 June 2022

Peter Butler (195*-) Actor, director, playwright, singer, voice artist.

Biography

He was born in Cape Town.


Youth

Training

He completed an internship at The Globe Theatre in London, and returned as a Fellow of the International Shakespeare Society.

Career

He started off in amateur theatre on the Cape Flats and joined the Space Theatre at the age of 18. He continued to work for companies on the flats (i.a. with a company called Dream Express).

He spent seven years from 1988 as a repertory actor with The Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB) where he honed his skills and amassed several awards for his work. A bilingual professional actor, who working primarily for CAPAB and the Baxter Theatre in the 1980s-1990s. By the 1990s he was one of the senior actors of his generation in the Cape.

In 2004 he was made a Fellow of the International Globe Theatre.

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

He wrote An Evening in the Country. Also wrote other plays, including Daai Tony de Villiers ("That Tony de Villiers", which he also directed for Dream Express in 1986), One Bird after Another, and Dying Breed (1993).

As an actor productions include Aladdin (1984, Baxter Theatre), the doctor and the Auschwitz commander in Good (1990), Ralph in Dying Breed, 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, Hair, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Hamlet, Kanna hy kô Hystoe (2004), Jocasta Rising (2004) and several productions of Twelfth Night as well as in Twaalfde Nag (2005).

He has also appeared in Buckingham Palace, District Six, Antony and Cleopatra (1993), Fiela se Kind, No. 12 Flower Street, The Apple Cart, Kinkels innie Kabel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, While Stocks Last Peter played the role of Fahiem Hendricks in the fourth episode of the M-Net docu-drama series Crimes Uncovered, in 2012, which dramatized the murder of Taliep Petersen. TV work includes the mini-series Poseidon Adventure and the popular soap opera 7de Laan. He has also appeared in such television series as Heartlines and Charlie Jade and was the host of the nature documentary series Shoreline.

Film work includes Hangman's Daughter, Pirates on the Plain, Ernest in the Army, Sexy Girls and Sudan.

Butler has acted in a number of films and TV movies including From Dusk Till Dawn 3, Shark Attack 2 (2001), Boy Called Twist (2004), The Poseidon Adventure (2005), Mercenary for Justice (2006), The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) and Lost City Raiders (2008).

He is best known as the "Voice of E" on free-to-air channel e.tv, voicing channel promos for a number of years.

Awards, etc

He won a number of Kellerprinz Awards (for acting in 1978 and 1979, and for best original text – An Evening in the Country at the House of Representatives One-Act Play Festival in 1984?*).

Dying Breed (1993 - Fleur du Cap for Best Supporting Actor), 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore (1994 - Fleur du Cap for Best Supporting Actor), Vasques (Fleur du Cap Best Supporting Actor, 1994),

In 2004 he was awarded one of the two Shakespeare's Globe International Artistic Residences given to South Africans.

Sources

http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=10316

The Citizen 4 March 1995.

Plus, 29 June 2007.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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