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| − | '''Barry Berk''' (19**-) Actor, television writer and director, filmmaker. | + | '''Barry Berk''' (19**-) Actor, playwright, television writer and director, filmmaker. Sometimes credited as [[Barry Burke]]. |
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=== Youth === | === Youth === | ||
| + | Born and raised in Cape Town. | ||
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| − | + | Graduated fron the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] in 1988. | |
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He wrote the play ''[[Hanna, Hanna Ek Sê]]'', produced at the [[Market Theatre]] directed by [[Clare Stopford]] circa 1991 ([[NELM]], theatre programme [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2007. 32. 9. 88). | He wrote the play ''[[Hanna, Hanna Ek Sê]]'', produced at the [[Market Theatre]] directed by [[Clare Stopford]] circa 1991 ([[NELM]], theatre programme [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2007. 32. 9. 88). | ||
| − | His first feature film, starring [[Lionel Newton]], was ''[[Sleeper's Wake]]'' (2013), an adaptation of a novel by Alistair Morgan. (''Mail & Guardian'', 14 March 2013) | + | His first feature film, starring [[Lionel Newton]], was ''[[Sleeper's Wake]]'' (2013), an adaptation of a novel by Alistair Morgan. (''Mail & Guardian'', 14 March 2013). |
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| + | He has appeared in ''[[Hard Times]]'' (1989), ''[[The Good Soldier Svejk]]'' and as Dad in ''[[East]]'', 1990. | ||
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| + | He wrote the plays ''[[Hanna, Hanna Ek Sê]]'' and ''[[Medea : a one-woman play]]''. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | + | ''East'' programme, 1990. |
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| + | [[NELM]] (re: ''Medea''): [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 1995. 11. 1. 25. | ||
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| + | Various other entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:24, 17 April 2017
Barry Berk (19**-) Actor, playwright, television writer and director, filmmaker. Sometimes credited as Barry Burke.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Born and raised in Cape Town.
Training
Graduated fron the University of Cape Town Drama Department in 1988.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a student he had roles in Three Sisters, The Maids, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, The Rimers of Eldritch, Pale Souls, Dis Al.
He wrote the play Hanna, Hanna Ek Sê, produced at the Market Theatre directed by Clare Stopford circa 1991 (NELM, theatre programme [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2007. 32. 9. 88).
His first feature film, starring Lionel Newton, was Sleeper's Wake (2013), an adaptation of a novel by Alistair Morgan. (Mail & Guardian, 14 March 2013).
He has appeared in Hard Times (1989), The Good Soldier Svejk and as Dad in East, 1990.
He wrote the plays Hanna, Hanna Ek Sê and Medea : a one-woman play.
Awards, etc
He won the Newcomers Competition (film) for Angels as Best Drama.
He was part of the directors team nominted for an Avanti Award in 2000 for Soul City IV..(television).
Sources
East programme, 1990.
NELM (re: Medea): [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 1995. 11. 1. 25.
Various other entries in the NELM catalogue.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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