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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
She started her professional acting career in 1993 with a one-woman show ''[[My Brother Frederico]]'' at the Black Sun. She worked alongside [[Athol Fugard]] as he developed ''[[My Life]]'' and directed a production of the play at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1994. Other productions include ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' and ''[[A Conversation With Leonard]]'', a one-woman show she wrote and performed at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] 1996.
 
She started her professional acting career in 1993 with a one-woman show ''[[My Brother Frederico]]'' at the Black Sun. She worked alongside [[Athol Fugard]] as he developed ''[[My Life]]'' and directed a production of the play at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1994. Other productions include ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' and ''[[A Conversation With Leonard]]'', a one-woman show she wrote and performed at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] 1996.
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She wrote the play ''[[Dreamsnatcher]]''.
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

Revision as of 16:59, 9 February 2022

Rebecca Waddell (19**-). Actress.

Biography

Apart from acting, she is a professional showjumper and she is part owner of a Jazz club in Mellville, Johannesburg


Training

She graduated from Princeton University in 1992 after which she completed LAMDA's Classical Acting Programme.


Career

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

She started her professional acting career in 1993 with a one-woman show My Brother Frederico at the Black Sun. She worked alongside Athol Fugard as he developed My Life and directed a production of the play at the Civic Theatre in 1994. Other productions include A Tale of Two Cities and A Conversation With Leonard, a one-woman show she wrote and performed at the Grahamstown Festival 1996.

She wrote the play Dreamsnatcher.

Awards, etc

Sources

Children of the Wolf theatre programme 1997.

Material held by NELM in various locations.

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