Difference between revisions of "Toni Morkel"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
'''MORKEL, Toni''' (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher. Was a member of the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] for three years.
+
'''Toni Morkel''' (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher.  
 +
 
 +
==Biography==
 +
 
 +
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 +
 
 +
===As actress==
 +
 
 +
Morkel was a member of the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] for three years. Productions with them include ''[[Mbira for Pasella]]'' (1984)
 +
 
 +
Other productions include: ''[[Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl]]'' (1999), ''[[High Diving]]'' (2009), ''[[Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other]]'' (2012)
 +
 
 +
===As director===
 +
She directed:
 +
 
 +
1996: ''[[Two Straight Queers']]' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]])
 +
 
 +
2023: ''[[The Red Balloon]]'' (2023).
 +
 
 +
===As playwright===
 +
 
 +
Her original plays include:
 +
 
 +
* ''[[Two Straight Queers']]' (with [[Bruce Laing]] & [[Robert Coleman]], 1996)
 +
 
 +
* ''[[Fall i catch you]]'' (with [[Warrick Grier]], [[Sue Pam-Grant]], Toni Morkel, [[Phillippa Yaa de Villiers]] and [[Tsepho Maseko]], 1997).
 +
== Sources ==
 +
 
 +
== Return to ==
 +
Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]]
 +
 
 +
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 +
 
 +
Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 16:17, 14 September 2026

Toni Morkel (19**- ). South African dancer, actress and drama teacher.

Biography

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

=As actress

Morkel was a member of the Handspring Puppet Company for three years. Productions with them include Mbira for Pasella (1984)

Other productions include: Orpheus… I mean Euridice… I mean the Natural History of a Chorus Girl (1999), High Diving (2009), Daddy, I‘ve seen this piece six times before and I still don’t know why they’re hurting each other (2012)

As director

She directed:

1996: Two Straight Queers'' (with Bruce Laing & Robert Coleman)

2023: The Red Balloon (2023).

As playwright

Her original plays include:

Sources

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities M

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to Main Page