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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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He starred in ''[[West Side Story]]'' which was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1970 by [[Hymie Udwin]]’s [[Academy Theatre of Laughter|Academy]]. | He starred in ''[[West Side Story]]'' which was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1970 by [[Hymie Udwin]]’s [[Academy Theatre of Laughter|Academy]]. | ||
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Together with his wife, [[Delia Sainsbury]], he opened small theatres in Johannesburg and Cape Town where they staged a musical for children called ''[[Wooglebugs, Witches and Wonderful Things]]'' at the newly opened [[Little Theatre]] in 1983. They ran the Little Theatre in Rosebank circa 1987. | Together with his wife, [[Delia Sainsbury]], he opened small theatres in Johannesburg and Cape Town where they staged a musical for children called ''[[Wooglebugs, Witches and Wonderful Things]]'' at the newly opened [[Little Theatre]] in 1983. They ran the Little Theatre in Rosebank circa 1987. | ||
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| + | In 1992 they moved to Cape Town and established The [[Waterfront Theatre School]]. | ||
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| + | He devised and co-directed (with [[Bess Finney]]) ''[[Stuff 'N' Nonsense]]'' (1985). | ||
He adapted and directed ''[[Even Clowns Can Cry]]'' (1986). | He adapted and directed ''[[Even Clowns Can Cry]]'' (1986). | ||
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Revision as of 15:08, 13 May 2026
Keith Galloway (19*-2010) British-born actor, writer, director, choreographer.
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Biography
He moved to SA in 1970, where he died in July 2010. He married Delia Sainsbury in 1970 after having met her in a Drury Lane production of The Four Musketeers. Their daughters Joanne (billed as Jo Galloway) and Genna Galloway have followed in their footsteps as actors, singers and dancers.
Youth
Training
He trained at the Mary Archbutt studios in Manchester UK.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor
He starred in West Side Story which was staged at the Alexander Theatre in 1970 by Hymie Udwin’s Academy.
As theatre entrepenuer
Together with his wife, Delia Sainsbury, he opened small theatres in Johannesburg and Cape Town where they staged a musical for children called Wooglebugs, Witches and Wonderful Things at the newly opened Little Theatre in 1983. They ran the Little Theatre in Rosebank circa 1987.
As arts educator
In 1992 they moved to Cape Town and established The Waterfront Theatre School.
As writer/director
He devised and co-directed (with Bess Finney) Stuff 'N' Nonsense (1985).
He adapted and directed Even Clowns Can Cry (1986).
Awards, etc
Sources
Cape Times, 3 December 2009.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Tucker, 1997.
For more information
Tribute by Delia Sainsbury broadcast on 21 July 2010 [1].
Who's Who Southern Africa [2].
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