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| − | ''' | + | '''Toni Morkel''' (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher. |
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | ===As actress== | ||
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| + | Morkel was a member of the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] for three years. Productions with them include ''[[Mbira for Pasella]]'' (1984) | ||
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| + | Other productions include: ''[[Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl]]'' (1999), ''[[High Diving]]'' (2009), ''[[Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other]]'' (2012) | ||
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| + | ===As director=== | ||
| + | She directed: | ||
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| + | 1996: ''[[Two Straight Queers']]' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]]) | ||
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| + | 2023: ''[[The Red Balloon]]'' (2023). | ||
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| + | ===As playwright=== | ||
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| + | Her original plays include: | ||
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| + | * ''[[Two Straight Queers']]' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]], 1996) | ||
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| + | * ''[[Fall i catch you]]'' (with [[Warrick Grier]], [[Sue Pam-Grant]], Toni Morkel, [[Phillippa Yaa de Villiers]] and [[Tsepho Maseko]], 1997). | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 14 September 2026
Toni Morkel (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher.
Contents
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
=As actress
Morkel was a member of the Handspring Puppet Company for three years. Productions with them include Mbira for Pasella (1984)
Other productions include: Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl (1999), High Diving (2009), Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other (2012)
As director
She directed:
1996: Two Straight Queers'' (with Bruce Laing & Robert Coleman)
2023: The Red Balloon (2023).
As playwright
Her original plays include:
- Two Straight Queers'' (with Bruce Laing & Robert Coleman, 1996)
- Fall i catch you (with Warrick Grier, Sue Pam-Grant, Toni Morkel, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers and Tsepho Maseko, 1997).
Sources
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities M
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to Main Page
