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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Married to actress [[Diane Todd]]. | ||
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| + | === Youth === | ||
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| + | === Training === | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Robin had his first professional part in ''The Dancing Years'' after qualifying as a pharmacist. In Johannesburg he has been seen in ''Oklahoma'', ''South Pacific'', ''Man of La Mancha'', ''Applause'' and lately as Pohtic in ''Lock up your Daughters''. | ||
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''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'', | ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters]]'', | ||
''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'', | ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'', | ||
''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'', | ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'', | ||
| − | ''[[Pippin]]'', | + | ''[[Pippin]]'' (1975), |
''[[Cause Célèbre]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]]), | ''[[Cause Célèbre]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]]), | ||
''[[Once More Darling]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]), | ''[[Once More Darling]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]), | ||
''[[Death Trap]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]]) | ''[[Death Trap]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]]) | ||
| − | ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (at the [[ | + | ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' (at the [[Alexander Theatre, 1979]]), |
''[[Birds of Paradise]]'', | ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'', | ||
''[[King Henry VIII]]'', [[Banqueting Hall]]. | ''[[King Henry VIII]]'', [[Banqueting Hall]]. | ||
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| − | + | [[Dog Squad]], [[Double Yolk]] | |
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| + | Together with [[Irene Frangs]] he was an understudy and alternative cast member for [[Taubie Kushlick]]’s production of Eric Blau and Mort Shuman’s ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'' starring [[Ann Hamblin]], [[Ferdie Uphof]], [[Jean Dell]] and [[Alain D. Woolf]], at the [[Chelsea Theatre]] in 1972. | ||
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| + | Together with his wife [[Diane Todd]] he brought [[Bob Wright]] and [[Chet Forrest]] to oversee the world premiere of their musical ''[[I, Anastasia]]'' set to a score by Rachmaninov at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1981. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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| − | + | == Sources == | |
| + | ''[[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]]'' programme notes, 1972. | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]] | + | [[SACD]] 1973; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81. |
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]] | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 21 November 2016
Robin Dolton (19**-). Singer, Actor.
Contents
Biography
Married to actress Diane Todd.
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Robin had his first professional part in The Dancing Years after qualifying as a pharmacist. In Johannesburg he has been seen in Oklahoma, South Pacific, Man of La Mancha, Applause and lately as Pohtic in Lock up your Daughters.
Performed in Lock Up Your Daughters, The House of Blue Leaves, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Pippin (1975), Cause Célèbre (for Pieter Toerien), Once More Darling (at the Academy Theatre), Death Trap (for Toerien) On Golden Pond (at the Alexander Theatre, 1979), Birds of Paradise, King Henry VIII, Banqueting Hall.
Together with Irene Frangs he was an understudy and alternative cast member for Taubie Kushlick’s production of Eric Blau and Mort Shuman’s Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris starring Ann Hamblin, Ferdie Uphof, Jean Dell and Alain D. Woolf, at the Chelsea Theatre in 1972.
Together with his wife Diane Todd he brought Bob Wright and Chet Forrest to oversee the world premiere of their musical I, Anastasia set to a score by Rachmaninov at the Alexander Theatre in 1981.
Awards, etc
Sources
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris programme notes, 1972.
SACD 1973; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81.
Tucker, 1997.
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities D
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
