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He has performed in ''[[N vir Neurose]]'', ''[[Vagina Dentata]]'', ''[[Ubu en die Secrecy Bill]]'' among others. | He has performed in ''[[N vir Neurose]]'', ''[[Vagina Dentata]]'', ''[[Ubu en die Secrecy Bill]]'' among others. | ||
| − | He wrote and directed ''[[ | + | He wrote and directed ''[[Undone]]'' at the [[National Arts Festival]], 2015. He wrote ''[[Die Dag is Bros]]'', ''[[Die Ontelbare 48]]''. |
He has had roles in several radio dramas and has appeared in a drama on television. | He has had roles in several radio dramas and has appeared in a drama on television. | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 19 April 2017
Wessel Pretorius (1986-*). Actor, director, playwright.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
He studied at the Stellenbosch University Drama Department. He considers his high school drama teacher Jan Prinsloo as well as Antoinette Kellermann, Marthinus Basson and Christiaan Olwagen as his mentors.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He has performed in N vir Neurose, Vagina Dentata, Ubu en die Secrecy Bill among others.
He wrote and directed Undone at the National Arts Festival, 2015. He wrote Die Dag is Bros, Die Ontelbare 48.
He has had roles in several radio dramas and has appeared in a drama on television.
Awards, etc
Best actor, Aardklop festival, 2012. His solo production Ont-, written by himself, was crowned as the best drama production at the Woordfees in March 2012.
Awarded a Kanna Prize at the KKNK 2017.
Sources
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