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[[Michael Howard]] (19**-). Actor.  
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
He starred in [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of Peter Shaffer’s ''[[Equus]]'' which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. It also starred British actors [[John Fraser]] and [[Dai Bradley]] together with locals [[Kim Braden]] , [[Fiona Fraser]] and [[Ann Courtneidge]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1975. He starred in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' together with [[Bill Brewer]], [[Danny Keogh]],[[ Richard Cox]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Robert Whitehead]] and [[Anthony James]] which was staged at The [[Market Theatre]] in December 1976. It was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. He starred in ''[[The Homecoming]]'', 1978 and in ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]'' (as “Waldo” at the [[Intimate Theatre]]).   
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He starred in [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of Peter Shaffer’s ''[[Equus]]'' in 1975; in Trevor Griffiths’s ''[[Comedians]]'' in December 1976; in ''[[The Homecoming]]'' in 1978 and in ''[[Getting Away With Murder]]'' (as “Waldo” at the [[Intimate Theatre]]).  He also appeared in ''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]'' in 1979.
  
He formed a company to present ''[[The Cat and the Canary]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1978 ****
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He formed a company to present ''[[The Cat and the Canary]]'' at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1978, naming it [[Quince Productions]].
  
 
==Awards==
 
==Awards==

Latest revision as of 17:17, 14 September 2022

Michael Howard (19**-). Actor.

Biography

Training

Career

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

He starred in Pieter Toerien’s production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus in 1975; in Trevor Griffiths’s Comedians in December 1976; in The Homecoming in 1978 and in Getting Away With Murder (as “Waldo” at the Intimate Theatre). He also appeared in The Death of Bessie Smith in 1979.

He formed a company to present The Cat and the Canary at the Brooke Theatre in 1978, naming it Quince Productions.

Awards

Won a Three Leaf Award in 1978 for The Homecoming.

Sources

SACD 1977/78.

Tucker, 1997.


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