Difference between revisions of "Desmond Hughes"
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Desmond directed ''[[The Caretaker]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1981), ''[[Hay Fever]]'' ([[Bloemfontein Repertory Society]] 1981), ''[[The Metamorphosis]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1982), ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1983), ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1983), ''[[Blithe Spirit|Die Vryerige Spook]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1984), ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1992). | Desmond directed ''[[The Caretaker]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1981), ''[[Hay Fever]]'' ([[Bloemfontein Repertory Society]] 1981), ''[[The Metamorphosis]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1982), ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1983), ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1983), ''[[Blithe Spirit|Die Vryerige Spook]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1984), ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1992). | ||
| − | For the [Bloemfontein Repertory Society|Bloemfontein Reps]] he has directed ''[[The Late Edwina Black]]'', ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', ''[[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds]]'' and ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]''. | + | For the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society|Bloemfontein Reps]] he has directed ''[[The Late Edwina Black]]'', ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', ''[[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds]]'' and ''[[Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi]]''. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
He won the Friend Centenary Award as Best Performer in 1969/70 in Bloemfontein. | He won the Friend Centenary Award as Best Performer in 1969/70 in Bloemfontein. | ||
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| + | For all his productions for the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society|Bloemfontein Reps]] he received the Best Producer of the Year Award. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 1 July 2016
Desmond Hughes (19**-) Director, actor, producer.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
He studied at Maas-Philips in Cape Town
Career
He also taught at Maas-Philips for three years. He returned to Bloemfontein in the mid-1970s.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Among the plays he has acted in are The Crucible, Wedding of the Year, Romeo and Juliet, The Insect Comedy and Old Times.
Desmond directed The Caretaker (PACOFS 1981), Hay Fever (Bloemfontein Repertory Society 1981), The Metamorphosis (PACOFS 1982), Julius Caesar (PACOFS 1983), Arms and the Man (PACOFS 1983), Die Vryerige Spook (PACOFS 1984), Macbeth (PACOFS 1992).
For the Bloemfontein Reps he has directed The Late Edwina Black, Children of the Wolf, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds and Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi.
Awards, etc
He won the Friend Centenary Award as Best Performer in 1969/70 in Bloemfontein.
For all his productions for the Bloemfontein Reps he received the Best Producer of the Year Award.
Sources
Hay Fever programme notes, 1981.
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