Frantz Dobrowsky

(****-****). Actor. Won the Stuart Leith Award in 1973 for best English actor. Played Creon in Oedipus, Sister Innes in The Nuns, Mephisopholes in Faustus and Third Macbeth in A Macbeth. Performed in Lilly in Little India, Three Months Gone, Tartuffe, Story Theatre, A Lesson in Blood and Roses (at the Space in Cape Town) and in Metamorphosis (at the Arena in Johannesburg). (SACD 1973) (SACD 1974) (SACD 1975/76)

DOBROWSKY, Franz. [DUBROWSKY? See Space Book*?] (19*-) Actor. * A fine bilingual (Afrikaans and English) character actor who trained at *. Acted in Lesson in Blood and Roses at The Space in the 1970s. Went on to work for PACT and his major roles include **, **, Later, as freelance actor *** DOBROWSKY, Frantz. Starred in the PACT production of Donald Howarth’s A Lily in Little India and Three Months Gone at the Alexander in 1973. It also starred Barbara Kinghorn and Helen Bourne. He starred in Aubrey Berg’s Story Theatre together with Eckard Rabe, Janice Honeyman, Paul Slabolepszy and Richard Haines for PACT in 1974. He starred in Ken Leach’s production of Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear together with Dorothy Ann Gould, Diane Wilson, Richard Haines, Paul Slabolepszy, Michael Richard, Annelisa Weiland and Lesley Nott for PACT at the Alexander in 1976. He starred in a revival of Journey’s End, directed by Norman Coombes for PACT at the Market Theatre in February 1977. It also starred Dale Cutts, Richard Haines, Michael McCabe, John Rogers and Norman himself. He starred in Donald Howarth’s Ibchek, directed by its author, together with Jacqui Singer, Annabel Linder, Danny Keogh and Elaine Proctor at Upstairs at the Market in 1979. He starred in Henry Rootenberg’s Zeyda together with Molly Seftel and Nicholas Ellenbogen at the Laager and the Alexander in 1981. He starred in Christopher Hampton’s Savages, directed by François Swart, together with Michael McCabe for PACT in 1982. Together with the author he directed Paul Slabolepszy’s double bill Under the Oak and Under the Hill which was presented by the Market in September 1985. He starred in Chekhov in Yalta together with Michael McCabe, James Borthwick and Jacqui Singer under Richard Haines’ direction in 1986. He starred in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya together with Michael McCabe, James Borthwick, Jacqui Singer, Shelagh Holliday and Charlotte Butler under Richard Haines’ direction in 1986. He starred in William M. Hoffman’s As Is which was directed by Janice Honeyman in 1986. * DUBROWSKY,())? Frantz, Lee Harvey Oswald with Dorothy Ann Gould. Death of a Salesman, Baxter, 2001

(Tucker, 1997)

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