Difference between revisions of "Sylvaine Strike"
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== Training == | == Training == | ||
| − | UCT Drama School. | + | [[UCT]] Drama School. |
International School of Mime and Movement, Paris, 1998-2000. | International School of Mime and Movement, Paris, 1998-2000. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Co-founder of the [[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] and involved in the activities of the [[Actors' Centre]]. | Co-founder of the [[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] and involved in the activities of the [[Actors' Centre]]. | ||
| + | In 2025, she teaches acting and clowning at [[LAMTA]]. | ||
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| + | ===As actor=== | ||
As actress she had roles on stage including: a 1993 UCT Drama Department production of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[[Fringe Benefits|Is the Mouse Boss?]]'' In 1994, Lulu in ''[[Shopping and Fucking]]''; Frankie in ''[[Suburban Bliss]]''; ''[[Coupé]]'' | As actress she had roles on stage including: a 1993 UCT Drama Department production of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[[Fringe Benefits|Is the Mouse Boss?]]'' In 1994, Lulu in ''[[Shopping and Fucking]]''; Frankie in ''[[Suburban Bliss]]''; ''[[Coupé]]'' | ||
| − | As director: ''[[Fanie's Angels]]'' (KKNK | + | She also has a career in film and television. She participated in ''[[Jock of the Bushveld| "Jock the Hero Dog"]]'' (2011), ''[[Gums & Noses (film)]]'' |
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| + | ===As director=== | ||
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| + | Her work is known for it’s enchanting visual, highly physical, poetic and magical content which has delighted and moved audiences for over two decades. | ||
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| + | Productions include: | ||
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| + | 2001: ''[[Fanie's Angels]]'' (KKNK) | ||
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| + | 2001: ''[[Baobabs Don't Grow Here]]'' | ||
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| + | 2005: ''[[The Travellers]]'' | ||
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| + | 2008: ''[[Pregnant Pause]]'' | ||
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| + | 2010: ''[[The Butcher Brothers]]'' | ||
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| + | 2011: ''[[The Table]]'' | ||
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| + | 2012: ''[[The Miser]]'' | ||
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| + | 2014: ''[[On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco]]'' | ||
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| + | 2014: ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' | ||
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| + | 2015: ''[[Travels Around My Room]]'' | ||
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| + | 2018: ''[[Curse of the Starving Class]]'' ([[Woordfees]]) | ||
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| + | 2018: ''[[Endgame]]'' | ||
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| + | 2021: ''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman]]'' | ||
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| + | 2022: ''[[Firefly]]'' | ||
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| + | 2023: ''[[Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf]]'' | ||
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| + | 2023: ''[[The Promise]]'' | ||
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| + | 2024: ''[[Spring Awakening]]'' (LAMTA) | ||
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| + | 2025: ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[Maynardville Open Air Festival]]) | ||
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| + | ===As playwright== | ||
| − | Sylvaine has written and devised plays such as | + | Sylvaine has written and devised plays such as: |
| − | + | * ''[[Black and Blue]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Fortunately]]'' | |
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| + | * ''[[Cargo: Precious]]'' | ||
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| + | * ''[[The Travellers]]'' (2005) | ||
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| + | * ''[[The Table]]'' (2011) | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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''[[Die Burger]]'', 21 July 2018. | ''[[Die Burger]]'', 21 July 2018. | ||
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| + | https://www.lamta.co.za/our-faculty | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 10 July 2025
Sylvaine Strike (19**- ) is a South African actress, voice over artist, teacher, director in the mediums of theatre, television and film.
Contents
Biography
She is married to Chen Nakar.
Training
UCT Drama School.
International School of Mime and Movement, Paris, 1998-2000.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Co-founder of the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company and involved in the activities of the Actors' Centre.
In 2025, she teaches acting and clowning at LAMTA.
As actor
As actress she had roles on stage including: a 1993 UCT Drama Department production of Uncle Vanya, Is the Mouse Boss? In 1994, Lulu in Shopping and Fucking; Frankie in Suburban Bliss; Coupé
She also has a career in film and television. She participated in "Jock the Hero Dog" (2011), Gums & Noses (film)
As director
Her work is known for it’s enchanting visual, highly physical, poetic and magical content which has delighted and moved audiences for over two decades.
Productions include:
2001: Fanie's Angels (KKNK)
2001: Baobabs Don't Grow Here
2005: The Travellers
2008: Pregnant Pause
2010: The Butcher Brothers
2011: The Table
2012: The Miser
2014: On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco
2014: Cargo: Precious
2015: Travels Around My Room
2018: Curse of the Starving Class (Woordfees)
2018: Endgame
2021: Kiss of the Spider Woman
2022: Firefly
2023: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf
2023: The Promise
2024: Spring Awakening (LAMTA)
2025: The Tempest (Maynardville Open Air Festival)
=As playwright
Sylvaine has written and devised plays such as:
- The Travellers (2005)
- The Table (2011)
Awards, etc
Vita Best Actress Award for her role as Lulu in Shopping and Fucking.
Sylvaine was awarded Standard Bank Young Artist Awards for Drama in 2006.
Best Director at the 10th annual Naledi Theatre Awards, The Miser.
Awarded the Naledi Awards for: Best Actress in a Comedy for her role in Coupé, 2016.
Sources
Fortunately theatre programme, 2002.
Beeld, 26 September 2011.
Wikipedia [1].
IMDb [2].
Die Burger, 21 July 2018.
https://www.lamta.co.za/our-faculty
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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