Difference between revisions of "Fred Abrahamse"
(Created page with "As Actor. Performed in ''First Monday in October'' (with CAPAB), ''Guineafowl'' (with Troup Theater Company), ''Claw'', ''Street Theatre'' and in ''[[...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
| − | + | (19**-) Actor and Director. Studied drama at [[UCT]]?*. Began work for the '''[[Troupe Theatre Company]]''', [[The Space Theatre]] in the 1970s and [[CAPAB]], with roles including ''[[Candaules Commissioner]]'', ''[[Dolls]]'' (directed by [[Richard Grant]] and [[Michael O’Brien]]),''[[First Monday in October]]'' (with [[CAPAB]]), | |
| − | ''[[First Monday in October]]'' (with [[CAPAB]]), | + | ''[[Guineafowl]]'' (with [[Troup Theater Company]]), ''[[Claw]]'', |
| − | ''[[Guineafowl]]'' (with [[Troup Theater Company]]), | + | ''[[Street Theatre]]'' , ''[[Agamemnon]]'' and [[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]] (Baxter Theatre 1988). For a while in the late 1980s and early 1990s he was a resident director at the [[Baxter Theatre]] His directing credits include ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' (the [[Market Theatre]], 1989), ''[[District Six - The Musical]]'' (1987, [[Fleur du Cap]] Best Director), Steven Berkoff’s ''[[Decadence]]'' (1993), Tony Kushner’s ''[[Angels in America: Millennium Approaches]]'' (1994), ''[[Beautiful Thing]]'' (1995, [[Fleur du Cap]] Best Director), ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 2005), Stephen Sondheim’s ''[[Assassins]]'' (2008). In 2008 he became co-founder and Artistic Director of the [[NewSpace Theatre]] in Long Street. Co-writer (with [[Marcel Meyer]]) of two musicals, [[Bangbroek Mountain - The Musical About Camping]] (2006) and [[In Briefs - A Queer Little Musical]] (2007), both of which he also directed. [TH] |
| − | ''[[Claw]]'', | ||
| − | ''[[Street Theatre]]'' | ||
| − | ''[[Agamemnon]]'' | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[SACD|Limelight]] 1981/82, 1982/83 | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 19 April 2012
(19**-) Actor and Director. Studied drama at UCT?*. Began work for the Troupe Theatre Company, The Space Theatre in the 1970s and CAPAB, with roles including Candaules Commissioner, Dolls (directed by Richard Grant and Michael O’Brien),First Monday in October (with CAPAB), Guineafowl (with Troup Theater Company), Claw, Street Theatre , Agamemnon and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Baxter Theatre 1988). For a while in the late 1980s and early 1990s he was a resident director at the Baxter Theatre His directing credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (the Market Theatre, 1989), District Six - The Musical (1987, Fleur du Cap Best Director), Steven Berkoff’s Decadence (1993), Tony Kushner’s Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (1994), Beautiful Thing (1995, Fleur du Cap Best Director), Much Ado about Nothing (Maynardville, 2005), Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (2008). In 2008 he became co-founder and Artistic Director of the NewSpace Theatre in Long Street. Co-writer (with Marcel Meyer) of two musicals, Bangbroek Mountain - The Musical About Camping (2006) and In Briefs - A Queer Little Musical (2007), both of which he also directed. [TH]
Sources
Limelight 1981/82, 1982/83
For more information
Return to
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
