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| + | === Training === | ||
| + | Studied for a BA (philosophy and English) at the University of Cape Town. | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
| + | Was the artistic director at the [[Arena Theatre]] (19**), and for the [[PACT]] English company for three years (19**- 19**). | ||
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| + | He joined [[CAPAB]] as actor, then moved to [[PACT]] as director in 19**, becoming the Artistic Director of the English Company of [[PACT]] in 197*-* and in 1978 the first Resident Director of the [[Baxter Theatre]]. In this year he shifted from theatre to become a TV director for the [[SABC]]. Among his | ||
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| + | In 1993 he became a director, later head director, for [[Frans Marx]]’s TV soap ''Egoli''. As actor worked for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] Theatre (doing **), the [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]], [[CAPAB]] | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Memorable productions were his TV versions of Shakespeare, such as ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' (1982), ''Hamlet'' (198*) and ''The Merchant of Venice'' (198*). (doing **, **), for [[PACT]] (doing ''[[A Macbeth]]'' in 197*, ). As director did ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1978), ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (1978), ''[[The Fantastical History of a Useless Man]]'' (1978), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1984), ''[[On the Razzle]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1984), ****, *** | ||
LEACH, Ken. He starred in [[Francois Swart]]’s production of ''[[King John]]'' in 1970. He directed Shakespeare’s ''[[Richard III]]'' for [[PACT]]/[[TRUK]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1972. He starred in Charles Marowitz’s ''[[A Macbeth]]'' which was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre |Alexander]] in 1973. It also starred [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Billy Matthews]] and [[Molly Seftel]. His production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' with [[Leonie Hofmeyer]] and [[Bill Flynn]] was presented as the opening production of [[PACT]]’s [[Arena Theatre]] in 1975. He directed the[[PACT]] production of Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' starring [[Joe Stewardson]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Bill Flynn]] and [[Richard Haines]] in 1975. He directed ''[[The Story of an African Farm]]'', adapted by [[André P. Brink]] from [[Olive Schreiner]]’s novel starring [[Annelisa Weiland]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] for [[PACT]] in 1975. He directed Feydeau’s [[A Flea in her Ear]] with [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Michael Richard]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]], and [[Pieter Fourie]]’s ''[[Conspiracy]]'', starring [[Patrick Mynhardt]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1976. He directed Frank Wedekind’s ''[[Lulu plays]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Rosebank Arena]] in 1976. His production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Michael Richard]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] was staged by [[PACT]] in 1977. He directed Neil Simon’s ''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1983. He directed ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' for [[Pieter Toerien]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre|Alhambra]] in August 1986. He directed [[Simon Gray]]’s ''[[The Common Pursuit]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre|Alhambra]] in 1987. ***(Tucker, 1997) | LEACH, Ken. He starred in [[Francois Swart]]’s production of ''[[King John]]'' in 1970. He directed Shakespeare’s ''[[Richard III]]'' for [[PACT]]/[[TRUK]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1972. He starred in Charles Marowitz’s ''[[A Macbeth]]'' which was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre |Alexander]] in 1973. It also starred [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Billy Matthews]] and [[Molly Seftel]. His production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' with [[Leonie Hofmeyer]] and [[Bill Flynn]] was presented as the opening production of [[PACT]]’s [[Arena Theatre]] in 1975. He directed the[[PACT]] production of Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' starring [[Joe Stewardson]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Bill Flynn]] and [[Richard Haines]] in 1975. He directed ''[[The Story of an African Farm]]'', adapted by [[André P. Brink]] from [[Olive Schreiner]]’s novel starring [[Annelisa Weiland]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] for [[PACT]] in 1975. He directed Feydeau’s [[A Flea in her Ear]] with [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Michael Richard]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Lesley Nott]], and [[Pieter Fourie]]’s ''[[Conspiracy]]'', starring [[Patrick Mynhardt]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1976. He directed Frank Wedekind’s ''[[Lulu plays]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Rosebank Arena]] in 1976. His production of the musical ''[[Fangs]]'' with [[Michael Richard]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Bill Flynn]] was staged by [[PACT]] in 1977. He directed Neil Simon’s ''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'' starring [[Michael McCabe]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1983. He directed ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' for [[Pieter Toerien]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre|Alhambra]] in August 1986. He directed [[Simon Gray]]’s ''[[The Common Pursuit]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre|Alhambra]] in 1987. ***(Tucker, 1997) | ||
| − | + | He directed ''[[Fangs]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''([[Sand Du Plessis Theatre]], Aug. 1985). [[Megan Kruskal]], trained UCT, [[Glass Theatre]] with [[Tjaart Potgieter]] & [[Chris Pretorius]]. ''[[The Tempest]]'', [[Maynardville]] - dir: Ken Leach. ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' with [[Joe Stewardson]] (dir: Ken Leach), | |
| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
| + | Won Best Director in 1975 for ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities L]] | + | Winner of a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]] as best director for three productions in 1978, *** |
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| + | Awarded the first [[Standard Bank Young Artist’s Award]] for Drama in 1984. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[SACD]] 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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Revision as of 11:30, 12 April 2016
Ken Leach (19*-) Actor, director for stage and TV, artistic director.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Studied for a BA (philosophy and English) at the University of Cape Town.
Career
Was the artistic director at the Arena Theatre (19**), and for the PACT English company for three years (19**- 19**).
He joined CAPAB as actor, then moved to PACT as director in 19**, becoming the Artistic Director of the English Company of PACT in 197*-* and in 1978 the first Resident Director of the Baxter Theatre. In this year he shifted from theatre to become a TV director for the SABC. Among his
In 1993 he became a director, later head director, for Frans Marx’s TV soap Egoli. As actor worked for The Space Theatre (doing **), the Junction Avenue Theatre Company, CAPAB
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Memorable productions were his TV versions of Shakespeare, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1982), Hamlet (198*) and The Merchant of Venice (198*). (doing **, **), for PACT (doing A Macbeth in 197*, ). As director did The Cherry Orchard (1978), Absurd Person Singular (1978), The Fantastical History of a Useless Man (1978), Falstaff (CAPAB, 1984), On the Razzle (CAPAB, 1984), ****, *** LEACH, Ken. He starred in Francois Swart’s production of King John in 1970. He directed Shakespeare’s Richard III for PACT/TRUK at the Alexander Theatre in 1972. He starred in Charles Marowitz’s A Macbeth which was staged at the Alexander in 1973. It also starred Siegfried Mynhardt, Billy Matthews and [[Molly Seftel]. His production of The Duchess of Malfi with Leonie Hofmeyer and Bill Flynn was presented as the opening production of PACT’s Arena Theatre in 1975. He directed thePACT production of Miller’s Death of a Salesman starring Joe Stewardson, Diane Wilson, Bill Flynn and Richard Haines in 1975. He directed The Story of an African Farm, adapted by André P. Brink from Olive Schreiner’s novel starring Annelisa Weiland at the Alexander for PACT in 1975. He directed Feydeau’s A Flea in her Ear with Frantz Dobrowsky, Dorothy-Ann Gould, Diane Wilson, Richard Haines, Paul Slabolepszy, Michael Richard, Annelisa Weiland and Lesley Nott, and Pieter Fourie’s Conspiracy, starring Patrick Mynhardt for PACT at the Alexander in 1976. He directed Frank Wedekind’s Lulu plays for PACT at the Rosebank Arena in 1976. His production of the musical Fangs with Michael Richard, Paul Slabolepszy, Annelisa Weiland, Lesley Nott and Bill Flynn was staged by PACT in 1977. He directed Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue starring Michael McCabe and Erica Rogers for PACT at the Alexander in 1983. He directed Tom and Viv for Pieter Toerien at the Alhambra in August 1986. He directed Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit at the Alhambra in 1987. ***(Tucker, 1997)
He directed Fangs, The Merchant of Venice(Sand Du Plessis Theatre, Aug. 1985). Megan Kruskal, trained UCT, Glass Theatre with Tjaart Potgieter & Chris Pretorius. The Tempest, Maynardville - dir: Ken Leach. Death of a Salesman with Joe Stewardson (dir: Ken Leach),
Awards, etc
Won Best Director in 1975 for Death of a Salesman
Winner of a Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as best director for three productions in 1978, ***
Awarded the first Standard Bank Young Artist’s Award for Drama in 1984.
Sources
SACD 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78.
Tucker, 1997.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities L
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
