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Also known as [[Geoff Tansley]]
 
Also known as [[Geoff Tansley]]
  
Reviewed plays in for the ''[[Cape Times]]'' during the 1970s. 
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==Biography==
  
He wrote a pantomime called ''[[Dick Whittington]]''
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==
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He reviewed plays in for the ''[[Cape Times]]'' during the 1970s. 
  
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He wrote pantomime versions of  ''[[Cinderella]]'' (1973) and ''[[Dick Whittington]]''
  
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==Legacy==
 
The [[Geoffrey Tansley Cup]], is awarded for the Best Actor in a Play annully during the Amateur Theatre Awards in Cape Town.
 
The [[Geoffrey Tansley Cup]], is awarded for the Best Actor in a Play annully during the Amateur Theatre Awards in Cape Town.
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== Sources ==
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[[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 17:21, 8 June 2026

Geoffrey Tansley () was a journalist, theatre reviewer and playwright.

Also known as Geoff Tansley

Biography

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

He reviewed plays in for the Cape Times during the 1970s.

He wrote pantomime versions of Cinderella (1973) and Dick Whittington

Legacy

The Geoffrey Tansley Cup, is awarded for the Best Actor in a Play annully during the Amateur Theatre Awards in Cape Town.

Sources

Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities T

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page