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She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] (her sister-in-law) as director of the [[Reps]] production of Aldous Huxley’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
 
She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] (her sister-in-law) as director of the [[Reps]] production of Aldous Huxley’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
  
She produced ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1954.
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She produced and performed in ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1953.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 12:39, 11 February 2022

Shirley Wakefield (19*-). Director, actress.

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

She has appeared on stage in Rebecca (1944), The Madwoman of Chaillot 1952.

She replaced Minna Schneier (her sister-in-law) as director of the Reps production of Aldous Huxley’s The Gioconda Smile in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.

She produced and performed in Gigi for the Johannesburg Repertory Society), 1953.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Inskip, 1977. p 118, 120.

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