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[[Frank Graves]] (19**-19**) Designer. | [[Frank Graves]] (19**-19**) Designer. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''Twelfth Night'' theatre programme, NTO 1953. | ||
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | === Youth === | ||
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| + | === Training === | ||
He had a rich store of experience gained in both London and French theatre. | He had a rich store of experience gained in both London and French theatre. | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
Loyally served as designer alongside his wife [[Doreen Graves]] for [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) until its absolvement into regional arts councils in 1963. | Loyally served as designer alongside his wife [[Doreen Graves]] for [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) until its absolvement into regional arts councils in 1963. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Among his best known work was ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'', ''[[Skrikkeljaar]]'', [[Ugo Betti]], ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'',''[[Volpone]]'', ''[[Germanicus]]'', ''[[Die Hemelbed]]'', ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'', ''[[Nie vir Geleerdes]]'', ''[[The Cave Dwellers]]'', ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'', ''[[The Chairs]]'', ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'', ''[[Summertime]]'', ''[[The Heiress]]'', ''[[The Sacred Flame]]'', ''[[Present Laughter]]'', ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'', ''[[The Prisoner]]'', ''[[The Rainmaker]]'', ''[[Saint Joan]]'', ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', ''[[The Fall]]'', ''[[Die Honderdste Verjaarsdag]]'', ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'', ''[[Aimer|Tussen Twee Liefdes]]'', ''[[Escapade]]'', ''[[The Italian Straw Hat]]'', ''[[Clutterbuck]]'', ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'', ''[[Romeo en Jeanette]]'', ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]. | Among his best known work was ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'', ''[[Skrikkeljaar]]'', [[Ugo Betti]], ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'',''[[Volpone]]'', ''[[Germanicus]]'', ''[[Die Hemelbed]]'', ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'', ''[[Nie vir Geleerdes]]'', ''[[The Cave Dwellers]]'', ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'', ''[[The Chairs]]'', ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]'', ''[[Summertime]]'', ''[[The Heiress]]'', ''[[The Sacred Flame]]'', ''[[Present Laughter]]'', ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'', ''[[The Prisoner]]'', ''[[The Rainmaker]]'', ''[[Saint Joan]]'', ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', ''[[The Fall]]'', ''[[Die Honderdste Verjaarsdag]]'', ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'', ''[[Aimer|Tussen Twee Liefdes]]'', ''[[Escapade]]'', ''[[The Italian Straw Hat]]'', ''[[Clutterbuck]]'', ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'', ''[[Romeo en Jeanette]]'', ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | |
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities G]] | + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities G]] |
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]] | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 20 November 2017
Frank Graves (19**-19**) Designer.
Contents
Sources
Twelfth Night theatre programme, NTO 1953.
Biography
Youth
Training
He had a rich store of experience gained in both London and French theatre.
Career
Loyally served as designer alongside his wife Doreen Graves for National Theatre Organisation (NTO) until its absolvement into regional arts councils in 1963.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Among his best known work was Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino, Skrikkeljaar, Ugo Betti, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll,Volpone, Germanicus, Die Hemelbed, Moeder Hanna, Nie vir Geleerdes, The Cave Dwellers, Charley's Aunt, The Chairs, The Diary of Anne Frank, Summertime, The Heiress, The Sacred Flame, Present Laughter, Koning Oidipus, The Prisoner, The Rainmaker, Saint Joan, The School for Scandal, Twelfth Night, The Blood Knot, The Fall, Die Honderdste Verjaarsdag, The Gioconda Smile, Tussen Twee Liefdes, Escapade, The Italian Straw Hat, Clutterbuck, Mornings at Seven, Romeo en Jeanette, She Stoops to Conquer.
Awards, etc
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities G
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
