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'''Philip Rademeyer''' (1986- ) is a South African theatre writer, director and academic. | '''Philip Rademeyer''' (1986- ) is a South African theatre writer, director and academic. | ||
− | He | + | He holds an Honours degree in Drama from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Theatre from Ohio Wesleyan University, and a Master’s in Theatre and Performance (Directing) at the University of Cape Town, with his research focussing on developing a queer directorial aesthetic. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the Drama Department at the University of Cape Town. |
In 2012 he co-founded the award-winning Cape Town-based theatre collective, [[Rust Co-Operative]], with [[Penelope Youngleson]]. In its first year the co-operative produced four new plays - ''[[The View]]'', ''[[Expectant]]'', ''[[An(t)oniem]]'' and ''[[Lie]]'' - with two new plays, ''[[Full Stops on Your Face]]'' and ''[[Tee]]'', premiering in 2013. | In 2012 he co-founded the award-winning Cape Town-based theatre collective, [[Rust Co-Operative]], with [[Penelope Youngleson]]. In its first year the co-operative produced four new plays - ''[[The View]]'', ''[[Expectant]]'', ''[[An(t)oniem]]'' and ''[[Lie]]'' - with two new plays, ''[[Full Stops on Your Face]]'' and ''[[Tee]]'', premiering in 2013. |
Revision as of 11:13, 18 August 2018
Philip Rademeyer (1986- ) is a South African theatre writer, director and academic.
He holds an Honours degree in Drama from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Theatre from Ohio Wesleyan University, and a Master’s in Theatre and Performance (Directing) at the University of Cape Town, with his research focussing on developing a queer directorial aesthetic. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the Drama Department at the University of Cape Town.
In 2012 he co-founded the award-winning Cape Town-based theatre collective, Rust Co-Operative, with Penelope Youngleson. In its first year the co-operative produced four new plays - The View, Expectant, An(t)oniem and Lie - with two new plays, Full Stops on Your Face and Tee, premiering in 2013.
In February 2013 Rademeyer was nominated for a Fleur du Cap Award, the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors; for The View. In May 2013 he won the Oscar Wilde Award for Best New Writing for The View at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, where the piece also won the Doric Wilson Intercultural Dialogue Award.
He is a co-founder of the Rust Co-Operative theatre company in Cape Town.
Sources
Junkets Publishers Trade Info Sheet Philip Rademeyer The View 051113
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