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[[Sam Marais]] (19**-). Actor.  
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[[Sam Marais]] (19**-) is a South African actor, singer, and stage entertainer with a prolific career spanning television, theatre, and [[cabaret]].
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Performed in ''[[The Thorn Child]]'', ''[[Met Permissie Gesê]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]), ''[[Putsonderwater]]'' (with TRUK), ''[[Evita]]'' (with PACT), as The Master in ''[[Godspell]]'', directed by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] for [[PACT]] in May 1986 and at the [[State Theatre]], Pretoria in 1985, ''[[Movin']]'' at [[Sun City]] in 1987, ''[[Ain’t Misbehavin’]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1990 and as Judas in ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' at the [[Natal Playhouse]] in 1991.  
 
Performed in ''[[The Thorn Child]]'', ''[[Met Permissie Gesê]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]), ''[[Putsonderwater]]'' (with TRUK), ''[[Evita]]'' (with PACT), as The Master in ''[[Godspell]]'', directed by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] for [[PACT]] in May 1986 and at the [[State Theatre]], Pretoria in 1985, ''[[Movin']]'' at [[Sun City]] in 1987, ''[[Ain’t Misbehavin’]]'' at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1990 and as Judas in ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' at the [[Natal Playhouse]] in 1991.  
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1981/82.
 
[[SACD]] 1981/82.
  

Revision as of 06:31, 25 September 2026

Sam Marais (19**-) is a South African actor, singer, and stage entertainer with a prolific career spanning television, theatre, and cabaret.

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

Performed in The Thorn Child, Met Permissie Gesê (at the Market Theatre), Putsonderwater (with TRUK), Evita (with PACT), as The Master in Godspell, directed by Des Lindberg and Dawn Lindberg at the Civic Theatre for PACT in May 1986 and at the State Theatre, Pretoria in 1985, Movin' at Sun City in 1987, Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1990 and as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Natal Playhouse in 1991.

Other productions include Barnum, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, True Confusions, Evita, The Wiz, Queen at the Opera.

Awards

He won the Vita Award for his role in the musical Once on This Island, 1993.

Sources

SACD 1981/82.

Tucker, 1997. 430, 446, 454, 485, 501.

NELM catalogue.

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