Difference between revisions of "Val Donald-Bell"
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | ''[[The Seven Ages]]'' (1968), ''[[Cape Charade]]'' (1968), ''[[Orestes]]'' | + | [[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu|Becket]] ([[CAPAB]] 1963, ''[[The Seven Ages]]'' (1968), ''[[Cape Charade or Kaatje Kekkelbek]]'', (1968), ''[[Orestes]]'' |
| − | For [[The Space]] she had roles in ''[[The Final Heir]]'', ''[[The Flounder Complex]]'', Lunch Hour Theatre?, ''[[Othello Slegs Blankes]]'', ''[[A Phoenix too Frequent]]'', ''[[Pity About People]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1974), ''[[Thirteen Clocks]]'', ''[[Three Cheers for President Charlie]]'', ''[[Tinkle Tinkle]]'' and ''[[The Final Heir]]''. Was also a voice in ''[[Three Plays in Light and Shadow]]'', three puppet shows put on there. | + | For [[The Space]] she had roles in ''[[The Final Heir]]'', ''[[The Flounder Complex]]'', ''[[Lunch Hour Theatre?]]'', ''[[Othello Slegs Blankes]]'', ''[[A Phoenix too Frequent]]'', ''[[Pity About People]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1974), ''[[Thirteen Clocks]]'', ''[[Three Cheers for President Charlie]]'', ''[[Tinkle Tinkle]]'' and ''[[The Final Heir]]''. Was also a voice in ''[[Three Plays in Light and Shadow]]'', three puppet shows put on there. |
She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’s ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' in Johannesburg in 1989. She starred in [[Sue Pam-Grant|Susan Pam]]’s ''[[Curl Up and Dye]]'' at the [[Black Sun]] in 1989. | She starred in [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]’s ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' in Johannesburg in 1989. She starred in [[Sue Pam-Grant|Susan Pam]]’s ''[[Curl Up and Dye]]'' at the [[Black Sun]] in 1989. | ||
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For [[PACT]] she did "Aunt Alicia" in ''[[Gigi]]'' (1992). ''[[Die Waterwyser]]'' (1993) and for [[Pieter Toerien]] ''[[Jest a Second]]'' (1997). | For [[PACT]] she did "Aunt Alicia" in ''[[Gigi]]'' (1992). ''[[Die Waterwyser]]'' (1993) and for [[Pieter Toerien]] ''[[Jest a Second]]'' (1997). | ||
| − | + | Other productions include ''[[Fireking 1]]'', ''[[All the Rage]]'', ''[[Faces in the Wall]]'', ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'', ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'', ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', ''[[Cop-Out]]'', ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'', ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'', ''[[The Idiot]]'', ''[[Too Many Cookes...?]]''. | |
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| + | She played Madam in the TV version of the popular cartoon script ''Madam and Eve''. ([[SABC]] *, 200*) | ||
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| + | ''[[Madam On Leave]]'' (2003) is a one-woman show written by Val. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 11 July 2017
Val Donald-Bell (previously known as Val Donald) (19**-) is a South African actress.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
She worked for The Space in the 1970s.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Becket (CAPAB 1963, The Seven Ages (1968), Cape Charade or Kaatje Kekkelbek, (1968), Orestes
For The Space she had roles in The Final Heir, The Flounder Complex, Lunch Hour Theatre?, Othello Slegs Blankes, A Phoenix too Frequent, Pity About People (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1974), Thirteen Clocks, Three Cheers for President Charlie, Tinkle Tinkle and The Final Heir. Was also a voice in Three Plays in Light and Shadow, three puppet shows put on there.
She starred in Pieter-Dirk Uys’s Scorched Earth in Johannesburg in 1989. She starred in Susan Pam’s Curl Up and Dye at the Black Sun in 1989.
For PACT she did "Aunt Alicia" in Gigi (1992). Die Waterwyser (1993) and for Pieter Toerien Jest a Second (1997).
Other productions include Fireking 1, All the Rage, Faces in the Wall, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Chalk Garden, The Cherry Orchard, Cop-Out, Victoria Almost Falls, Ring Round the Moon, The Idiot, Too Many Cookes...?.
She played Madam in the TV version of the popular cartoon script Madam and Eve. (SABC *, 200*)
Madam On Leave (2003) is a one-woman show written by Val.
Awards, etc
Nominated DALRO Award, best actress on Afrikaans stage for Die Waterwyser, nominated Vita Award (national, best comedy actress for Jest a Second.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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