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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
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Stage appearances:  
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She had a role in ''[[Die Trommel]]'' in 2002, played ''Anna'' in the upsetting ''[[Dis ek, Anna]]'' - the stage adaptation of the popular [[Afrikaans]] book with the same title.
 
She had a role in ''[[Die Trommel]]'' in 2002, played ''Anna'' in the upsetting ''[[Dis ek, Anna]]'' - the stage adaptation of the popular [[Afrikaans]] book with the same title.
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Other roles include ''[[Nag, Ma]]'' (2011), ''[[Die Vagina Monoloë ]]'' in 2012 at The [[Artscape Theatre Centre]] as part of the  Women's Day celebrations, ''[[Children of a Lesser God|Kinders van Stilte]]'' (2013), ''[[The House of O: A Reconstruction of Hamlet]]'', ''[[Engele Sonder Vlerke]]'' and ''[[Bagasie]]''.
 
Other roles include ''[[Nag, Ma]]'' (2011), ''[[Die Vagina Monoloë ]]'' in 2012 at The [[Artscape Theatre Centre]] as part of the  Women's Day celebrations, ''[[Children of a Lesser God|Kinders van Stilte]]'' (2013), ''[[The House of O: A Reconstruction of Hamlet]]'', ''[[Engele Sonder Vlerke]]'' and ''[[Bagasie]]''.
  
Films ''[[Die Laaste Tango]]'' (2013) and ''[['n Man soos My Pa]]'' (2015), second series of ''[[Swartwater]]'' on [[SABC]] television channel 2.
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'''Films''' ''[[Die Laaste Tango]]'' (2013) and ''[['n Man soos My Pa]]'' (2015), second series of ''[[Swartwater]]'' on [[SABC]] television channel 2.
  
As a translator:
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'''As a translator:'''
  
 
Translated a number of English plays into [[Afrikaans]], including ''[[Night, Mother]]'' by Marsha Norman (as ''[[Nag, Ma]]'' , 2011), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' by Mark Medoff as ''[[Kinders van Stilte]]'' (2013), .
 
Translated a number of English plays into [[Afrikaans]], including ''[[Night, Mother]]'' by Marsha Norman (as ''[[Nag, Ma]]'' , 2011), ''[[Children of a Lesser God]]'' by Mark Medoff as ''[[Kinders van Stilte]]'' (2013), .

Revision as of 07:22, 23 July 2024

Antoinette Louw (1975-) is an actress, playwright, translator and journalist.

Biography

She studied drama at the University of the Free State (UOFS) and received her degree cum laude in 1996.

She writes an occasional column for Die Burger.

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

Stage appearances:

She had a role in Die Trommel in 2002, played Anna in the upsetting Dis ek, Anna - the stage adaptation of the popular Afrikaans book with the same title.

Other roles include Nag, Ma (2011), Die Vagina Monoloë in 2012 at The Artscape Theatre Centre as part of the Women's Day celebrations, Kinders van Stilte (2013), The House of O: A Reconstruction of Hamlet, Engele Sonder Vlerke and Bagasie.

Films Die Laaste Tango (2013) and 'n Man soos My Pa (2015), second series of Swartwater on SABC television channel 2.

As a translator:

Translated a number of English plays into Afrikaans, including Night, Mother by Marsha Norman (as Nag, Ma , 2011), Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff as Kinders van Stilte (2013), .

Awards, etc

One of the winners in 2000 of the Rewards for Playwrights Initiative for her play Elemente.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_Louw

Cape Times, 1 May 2000, 6.

The Star, 5 July 2013.

Volksblad, 10 July 2013.

IMDb [1].


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