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[[Michael Pertwee]] (1916-1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pertwee]. | [[Michael Pertwee]] (1916-1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pertwee]. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | Besides his various plays performed in South Africa, Pertwee also worked as a director in the country on occasion. | ||
He directed ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' for [[The Academy]] starring [[Rex Garner]], [[George Korelin]], [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[Pat Sanders]] in 1974. | He directed ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' for [[The Academy]] starring [[Rex Garner]], [[George Korelin]], [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[Pat Sanders]] in 1974. | ||
| − | He wrote and directed ''[[Sextet]]'' which was staged for [[Toerien-Firth]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1979. It was staged again at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1990. | + | He wrote and directed ''[[Sextet]]'' which was staged for [[Toerien-Firth]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1979. (It was staged again at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1990). |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 19 January 2025
Michael Pertwee (1916-1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter [1].
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Besides his various plays performed in South Africa, Pertwee also worked as a director in the country on occasion.
He directed Birds of Paradise for The Academy starring Rex Garner, George Korelin, Melody O'Brian and Pat Sanders in 1974.
He wrote and directed Sextet which was staged for Toerien-Firth at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1979. (It was staged again at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1990).
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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