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| − | DEHAECK, Benoni (Ben). (29/12/1922 - ) Belgium born lawyer, property owner, actor, mime artist, puppeteer, director, playwright, lecturer in the [[University of Stellenbosch, Department of Drama]] (1965 – 1987), founder and director of the [[Breughel Theatre Group]]. Born in Roebrugge-Haringhe, trained at Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven as lawyer. An advocate in Ghent till 1965, then came to South Africa as drama lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch. | + | DEHAECK, Benoni See [[Ben Dehaeck]] |
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| − | Author of plays such as ''[[Die Ballade van Rama en Mara]]'' (first performance 1975); ''[[Lucy Strata]]'' (Joint winner at the [[Kellerprinz-Drama Festival]], 1986), ''[[Die Koningin en die Nar]]'' (1987 [[ATKV Kampustoneel]] and [[H.B. Thom Theatre]]); ''[[Commedia Rituale]]'' (1991 [[ATKV Kampustoneel]] and [[Breughel Theatre]]); ''[[Die Wraak van Ex-koningin Bobbit]]'' (1994, awarded best youth drama in Afrikaans by the Department of Education and Culture in the Western Cape); ''[[Die Gangsters]]'' (1997, toured Belgium); ''[[Die Komiese Danser]]'' (1999).
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| − | Performed leading roles in many H.B. Thom productions such as ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1967, directed by [[Fred Engelen]]); ''[[Legende van die Liefde]]'' (1979, directed by [[Ria Olivier]]); ''[[Germanicus]]'' (1971, directed by [[Ria Olivier]]); ''[[Die Streke van Reinaard die Vos]]'' (1977, directed by [[Herman Pretorius]]); ''[[Noag]]'' (1979, directed by [[Jannie Gildenhuys]]).
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| − | Directed H.B. Thom productions such as ''[[Yerma]]'' (1966); ''[[Koning Ubu]]'' (1968); ''[[Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (1986). For the [[Libertas Theatre Club]] he performed in Ionesco's ''[[The Lesson]]'' (1975). Directed many productions for the [[Breughel Theatre]], including a number of his own works (see above). Received a [[Vita Award]] in 1990 for his contribution to drama training and community theatre in the Western Cape and a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Lifetime Award in 1997 for the same reason. (See also [[Breughel Theatre Group]].)
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