Difference between revisions of "Mary Dreyer"
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Before moving to Cape Town she appeared with [[Margaret Inglis]] in ''[[Impossible People]]''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Her debut at [[maynardville]] was as Miranda in ''[[The Tempest]]'' in January 1973. | ||
| + | |||
Started with [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in Cape Town, doing i.a. ''[[A Different Shade of Grey]]'' (1974), ''[[Three’s Company]]'' (1974), ''[[Black Beauty and the Boss]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[Snow White and the Special Branch]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[After Liverpool]]'' by James Saunders and ''[[The Sun King]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977). | Started with [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in Cape Town, doing i.a. ''[[A Different Shade of Grey]]'' (1974), ''[[Three’s Company]]'' (1974), ''[[Black Beauty and the Boss]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[Snow White and the Special Branch]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[After Liverpool]]'' by James Saunders and ''[[The Sun King]]'', ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977). | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 10 August 2015
DREYER, Mary. (19*-) Actress, director. * (*?) **
Contents
Biography
Training
She obtained a BA degree at Wits, a Teachers Diploma at TCE and a Post Graduate Performers Diploma at UCT.
Career
Started with The Space in Cape Town. Member of CAPAB's main company and their Youth Group??** Rejoined CAPAB Drama Permanent Company in 1985 until 1995.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Before moving to Cape Town she appeared with Margaret Inglis in Impossible People.
Her debut at maynardville was as Miranda in The Tempest in January 1973.
Started with The Space in Cape Town, doing i.a. A Different Shade of Grey (1974), Three’s Company (1974), Black Beauty and the Boss (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), Snow White and the Special Branch (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), After Liverpool by James Saunders and The Sun King, Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (1977).
Other roles include Sweet Bird of Youth (1978), Greek; she appeared in CAPAB's Dying Breed in 1993; played Steffy in I Ought to be in Pictures (1985); Drie Susters Twee (1997), Helen in Good (1990); The Merry Wives of Windsor (1991), Dying Breed in 1993; Gertie in Reza de Wet's Mis (1993), "Salome" in Mirakel (1994) ( and "Sussie" in Drif (1994) , Alice B. Toklas in Gertrude Stein and a Companion (1996); Hiert Jou Bliksem! (KKNK 1998), André Huguenet – Meneer! (2000), Dearly Beloved (2001), Vatmaar (Baxter 2003), Oom Wanja (2004), Send for Dolly (2004), Vrededorp by Charles Fourie (KKNK, 2005) **, Amadeus (Baxter Theatre, 2006), Ella se Perde (2007), Blou Uur (Aardklop 2008, Woordfees and KKNK 2009), A Far Country, The Visit and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
She has also worked for television and radio.
Directed several productions, was involved with educational projects presented by CAPAB's community theatre.
She had a role in the film That Englishwoman (1990).
Awards, etc
(Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1985) for Greek; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1994 (Mirakel; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Actress, 1994 for Sussie in Drif. She won the AA Vita Award for Best Actress in Measure for Measure.
Sources
A Midsummer Night's Dream programme notes in 1995 at Maynardville.
I Ought to be in Pictures programme notes, 1985.
The Elephant Man programme notes, 1998.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities D
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
