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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | == Training == | ||
| + | Studied at the [[University of Cape Town]] and at the Royal Academy of Art in London. | ||
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| + | == Career == | ||
| + | She worked in Britain in the theatre and television, including as a member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre Company. She has periodically returned to South Africa at the invitation of various companies. In the 1970s she lived in Cape Town for two-and-a-half-years. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | She performed at [[Barn Theatre|The Barn]] in the 1960’s and in [[PACT]]’s productions of ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' in 1971, [[Donald Howarth]]’s ''[[A Lily in Little India]]'' (1973) and ''[[Three Months Gone]]'' (1973). | ||
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| + | [[Blithe Spirit]] (CAPAB, 1976) | ||
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| + | For CAPAB she played leading roles in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Biography]]'', ''[[See How They Run]]'', ''[The Misanthrope]]'', ''[[Private Lives]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'' and ''[[Twelfth Night]]''. She also played in ''[[Pleasure and Repentance]]'' (Baxter Theatre]], ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' (PACOFS), ''[[Saturday, Sunday, Monday]]'' (NAPAC), ''[[Betrayal]]''. | ||
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| + | Then she left for England to make a career for herself on stage, TV and film. In ''[[Paradise is Closing Down]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1978) Edinburgh Festival and London. | ||
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| + | In 1980 she returned briefly to star in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of ''[[Betrayal]]'' for [[PACT]] and again in 1991 in ''[[Shadowlands]]'' ([[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]]). | ||
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| + | She created the title role in Donald Howarth’s ''[[Yin-Yang Cinders]]'', which she subsequently played off-Broadway. | ||
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| + | Played Eleanor Lambert in ''[[In the Summer of 1918]]'', Nico Theatre, 1990, in ''[[Kindertransport]'' 1997. | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
| + | She won the Three Leaf Best Actress Award for Nora in ''[[Doll's House]]'' and again for Beatrice in ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' and Lyuba in ''[[Roulette]]''. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | In the Summer of 1918 theatre programme notes, 1990. | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 10 June 2015
(19**-) Actress on stage, radio and television.
Contents
Biography
Training
Studied at the University of Cape Town and at the Royal Academy of Art in London.
Career
She worked in Britain in the theatre and television, including as a member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre Company. She has periodically returned to South Africa at the invitation of various companies. In the 1970s she lived in Cape Town for two-and-a-half-years.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She performed at The Barn in the 1960’s and in PACT’s productions of Much Ado about Nothing in 1971, Donald Howarth’s A Lily in Little India (1973) and Three Months Gone (1973).
Blithe Spirit (CAPAB, 1976)
For CAPAB she played leading roles in The Importance of Being Earnest, Romeo and Juliet, Biography, See How They Run, [The Misanthrope]], Private Lives, Hamlet and Twelfth Night. She also played in Pleasure and Repentance (Baxter Theatre]], Ring Round the Moon (PACOFS), Saturday, Sunday, Monday (NAPAC), Betrayal.
Then she left for England to make a career for herself on stage, TV and film. In Paradise is Closing Down (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1978) Edinburgh Festival and London.
In 1980 she returned briefly to star in Leonard Schach’s production of Betrayal for PACT and again in 1991 in Shadowlands (Market Theatre and the Baxter Theatre).
She created the title role in Donald Howarth’s Yin-Yang Cinders, which she subsequently played off-Broadway.
Played Eleanor Lambert in In the Summer of 1918, Nico Theatre, 1990, in [[Kindertransport] 1997.
Awards
She won the Three Leaf Best Actress Award for Nora in Doll's House and again for Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing and Lyuba in Roulette.
Sources
In the Summer of 1918 theatre programme notes, 1990.
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