Riana Wilkens

Riana Wilkens (19**-). Actress.

Training

BA Hons (Drama) University of Pretoria Drama Department, late 1970s.

Career

She worked for PACT 1979-1981.

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

As a student she played Lola in a production of Come Back, Little Sheba and performed in Bitter Lied van die Somer 1977).

In 1980 she performed in the musical Double Trouble presented by PACT Playwork.

Other roles were in Bobaas van die Boendoe (Sera Fyndraai PACT 1980), Die Onverwagte Besoeker (Swanie PACT 1980), Die Verhoor (as Jeanette PACT 1980), Hond se Gedagte (PACT 1981), Die Koopman van Venesië (Jessica, PACT 1981), Lappies die Lappiesmous (PACT Playwork 1981). She appeared in Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle! (as Ida CAPAB 1983), The Time of the Hyena (PACT 1986).

She also had roles in Granaat (Aardklop 2000), Kom terug, Saartjie (KKNK 2005).

In 2009 she replaced Isadora Verwey in a production of Mis and in 2014 she appeared in Oppad.

She had a role in Die Beskermengel which was broadcast as a radio drama in 2009.

Vegetable World, The Dream Play for the Glass Theatre, 1982.

In 1985 she appeared on television in Twee om te Slaap, scripted and directed by Hermien Dommisse, Wolwedans in die Skemer, Vierspel.

Sources

Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle! theatre programme, 1983.

The Rand Daily Mail, 5 January 1980; 26 January 1981.

Sources of the various productions.

IMDb [1].

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