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(b.04/08/1954 - d.29/04/2011). Actor. Won the Three Leaf Award for best student in 1976. performed in  
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[[Jonathan Rands]] (19*-) Actor and TV personailty.
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== Biography
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Born in Johannesburg. He passed away due to the complications of heart surgery on 29 April 2011.
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== Training ==
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Studied Drama (BA and the Performer's Diploma) at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department|University of Cape Town]], graduating in 1976.  
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== Career ==
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In the early years following his studies very involved with Theatre in Education and the [[SA Association for Theatre and Youth Theatre]]. Worked for a year for [[Robin Malan]]'s [[PACT]] Playwork Company, a year and a half for [[CAPAB]] and then returned to Johannesburg in 1976.
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Fully bilingual, Jonathan is a well-known voice on radio, and has also broken into voice-overs and spots.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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While a student, he appeared in ''[[Offending the Audience]]'' (Handke) directed by [[Robert Mohr]],  with a cast that also included [[Paul Baskind]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Diane Cox]], [[Paul Herzberg]], [[Angelique Rockas]], [[Judith Krummeck]] and [[Marcel van Heerden]].  
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He has performed in  
 
''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1980 as Joey),
 
''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1980 as Joey),
 
''[[Christian]]'' (for Brickhill/Burke in 1980),
 
''[[Christian]]'' (for Brickhill/Burke in 1980),
 
''[[Don Juan]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1980),
 
''[[Don Juan]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1980),
 
''[[Oh, What a Lovely War]]'' (with [[PACT]] in 1980),  
 
''[[Oh, What a Lovely War]]'' (with [[PACT]] in 1980),  
''[[Faces in the Wall]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]),  
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''[[Faces in the Wall]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]], 1980),  
''[[Spider’s Web]] (for [[Pieter Toerien]]),  
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''[[Spider's Web]] (for [[Pieter Toerien]]),  
''[[Tom Foolery]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]])
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''[[Tom Foolery]]'' (for [[Pieter Toerien]], 1981),
([[SACD]] 1980/81) ([[SACD]]  1981/82)
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''[[Fifth of July]]'' (1982), ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'' (1982), ''[[In Praise of Rattigan]]'' (1984), ''[[Dog Days]]'' and ''[[The War at Home]]'', Simon Gray’s ''[[The Common Pursuit]]'' ([[Alhambra Theatre]], 1987), [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of ''[[Largo Desolato]]'' , 1988, ''[[Macbeth]]'' under [[Dieter Reible]]’s direction in 1990.
  
(19*-) Actor and TV personailty. Born in Johannesburg. Studied Drama (BA and the Performer's Diploma) at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department|University of Cape Town]], graduating in 1976.
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Film work includes the lead in ''Jock of the Bushveld'' (199*) , *As TV presenter headed 50/50 on Mnet, **was the **
  
While a student, he appeared in ''[[Offending the Audience]]'' (Handke) directed by [[Robert Mohr]],  with a cast that also included [[Paul Baskind]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Diane Cox]], [[Paul Herzberg]], [[Angelique Rockas]], [[Judith Krummeck]] and [[Marcel van Heerden]].  
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Television experience includes the children's series ''[[Just Imagine]]'' and ''[[Video 2]]'' for which he was presenter for 6 months.  
  
*In the early years following his studies very involved with Theatre in Education and the [[SA Association for Theatre and Youth Theatre]]. Worked for a year for [[Robin Malan]]'s [[PACT]] Playwork Company, a year and a half for [[CAPAB]] and then returned to Johannesburg in 1976. * ''[[Faces in the Wall]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1980), He starred in Israel Horowitz’s ''[[The Indian Wants the Bronx]]'' together with [[Michael Richard]] and [[Bill Curry]] and directed by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]] in 1980. Starred for 3 months in Brickhill/Burke's production of ''[[Christian]]''. He starred in Tom Lehrer’s ''[[Tom Foolery]]'' together with [[Andre Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] and [[Michael McGovern]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1981. He starred in Lanford Wilson’s ''[[Fifth of July]]'' with [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]] and [[Eckard Rabe]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in ''[[Who Goes Bare?]]'' together with [[Tim Plewman]] under direction by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in 1982. He starred in ''[[In Praise of Rattigan]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]], [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Neville Thomas]] with direction by [[Rex Garner]] in 1984.  ''[[Dog Days]]'' and ''[[The War at Home]]''. He starred in Simon Gray’s ''[[The Common Pursuit]]'' directed by [[Ken Leach]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987. He starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of ''[[Largo Desolato]]'' in 1988. He starred in ''[[Macbeth]]'' under [[Dieter Reible]]’s direction in 1990 * Film work includes the lead in ''Jock of the Bushveld'' (199*) , *As TV presenter headed 50/50 on Mnet, **was the **
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He played Eric Ridder in Edgar Bold's ''[[Westgate]]'' for television.
  
Quoted from the programme notes of ''[[Tom Foolery]]'' in 1981: 'Television experience includes the children's series ''[[Just Imagine]]'' and ''[[Video 2]]'' for which he was presenter for 6 months. Fully bilingual, Jonathan is a well-known voice on radio, and has recently broken into voice-overs and spots. He has just been seen in ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War]]'' for [[PACT]] and ''[[Spider's Web]]'' also for Pieter Toerien, and is playing [[Eric Ridder]] in Edgar Bold's ''[[Westgate]]'' for television.'
 
  
He passed away due to the complications of heart surgery on 29 April 2011.
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== Awards, etc. ==
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Won the [[Three Leaf Award]] for best student in 1976.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1980/81; 1981/82.
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Programme notes of ''[[Tom Foolery]]'' in 1981.
 
Programme notes of ''[[Tom Foolery]]'' in 1981.
  
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Revision as of 17:27, 18 September 2019

Jonathan Rands (19*-) Actor and TV personailty.

== Biography Born in Johannesburg. He passed away due to the complications of heart surgery on 29 April 2011.

Training

Studied Drama (BA and the Performer's Diploma) at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 1976.

Career

In the early years following his studies very involved with Theatre in Education and the SA Association for Theatre and Youth Theatre. Worked for a year for Robin Malan's PACT Playwork Company, a year and a half for CAPAB and then returned to Johannesburg in 1976. Fully bilingual, Jonathan is a well-known voice on radio, and has also broken into voice-overs and spots.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

While a student, he appeared in Offending the Audience (Handke) directed by Robert Mohr, with a cast that also included Paul Baskind, Lesley Nott, Diane Cox, Paul Herzberg, Angelique Rockas, Judith Krummeck and Marcel van Heerden. He has performed in The Indian Wants the Bronx (at the Market Theatre in 1980 as Joey), Christian (for Brickhill/Burke in 1980), Don Juan (at the Market Theatre in 1980), Oh, What a Lovely War (with PACT in 1980), Faces in the Wall (at the Market Theatre, 1980), Spider's Web (for Pieter Toerien), Tom Foolery (for Pieter Toerien, 1981), Fifth of July (1982), Who Goes Bare? (1982), In Praise of Rattigan (1984), Dog Days and The War at Home, Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit (Alhambra Theatre, 1987), Bobby Heaney’s production of Largo Desolato , 1988, Macbeth under Dieter Reible’s direction in 1990.

Film work includes the lead in Jock of the Bushveld (199*) , *As TV presenter headed 50/50 on Mnet, **was the **

Television experience includes the children's series Just Imagine and Video 2 for which he was presenter for 6 months.

He played Eric Ridder in Edgar Bold's Westgate for television.


Awards, etc.

Won the Three Leaf Award for best student in 1976.

Sources

SACD 1980/81; 1981/82.

Tucker, 1997.

Programme notes of Tom Foolery in 1981.

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