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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | + | His daughter is the actress and playwright [[Vanessa Cooke]]. | |
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in Johannesburg. | + | He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in Johannesburg, 1951. |
| − | ''[[Affairs of State]]'', ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', ''[[Burning Bright]]'', ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'', ''[[Present Laughter]]'', ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', ''[[The White Sheep of the Family]]''. | + | He designed for productions such as ''[[Affairs of State]]'', ''[[Big Bad Mouse]]'', ''[[Burning Bright]]'', ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'', ''[[Present Laughter]]'', ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'', ''[[The White Sheep of the Family]]''. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 21 November 2015
Cooke, Roy (19**-) Set designer.
Contents
Biography
His daughter is the actress and playwright Vanessa Cooke.
Youth
Training
Career
He managed the Johannesburg Repertory Theatre from 1956 to 1959.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of A Streetcar Named Desire in Johannesburg, 1951.
He designed for productions such as Affairs of State, Big Bad Mouse, Burning Bright, The Andersonville Trial, Present Laughter, A View from the Bridge, The White Sheep of the Family.
Awards, etc
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 51, 91, 182 , 213.
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