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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
− | Started with [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in Cape Town, doing i.a. ''[[Black Beauty and the Boss]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[Snow White and the Special Branch]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[After Liverpool]]'' by James Saunders, ''[[A Different Shade of Grey]]'', ''[[The Sun King]]'' and ''[[Three’s Company]]''. . ** Roles include **, "Ma/etc" in Berkoff's ''[[Greek]]''; Steffy in ''[[I Ought to be in Pictures]]'' (1985); ''[[Drie Susters II]]'' (19**), Helen in ''[[Good]]'' (1990); "**, "?*?" in [[Reza de Wet]]'s ''[[Mis]]'', "Salome" in ''[[Mirakel]]'' ( and "Sussie" in ''[[Drif]]'' , **, **, **, ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 2006), ''[[Vrededorp]]'' by [[Charles Fourie]] ([[KKNK]], 2005) **. ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977) | + | Started with [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in Cape Town, doing i.a. ''[[Black Beauty and the Boss]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[Snow White and the Special Branch]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], [[Labia Theatre]], 1976), ''[[After Liverpool]]'' by James Saunders, ''[[A Different Shade of Grey]]'', ''[[The Sun King]]'' and ''[[Three’s Company]]''. . ** Roles include **, "Ma/etc" in Berkoff's ''[[Greek]]''; she appeared in [[CAPAB]]'s ''[[Dying Breed]]'' in 1993; played Steffy in ''[[I Ought to be in Pictures]]'' (1985); ''[[Drie Susters II]]'' (19**), Helen in ''[[Good]]'' (1990); "**, "?*?" in [[Reza de Wet]]'s ''[[Mis]]'', "Salome" in ''[[Mirakel]]'' ( and "Sussie" in ''[[Drif]]'' , **, **, **, ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre]], 2006), ''[[Vrededorp]]'' by [[Charles Fourie]] ([[KKNK]], 2005) **. ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'' (1977) |
She has also worked for television and radio. | She has also worked for television and radio. |
Revision as of 17:37, 30 June 2014
DREYER, Mary. (19*-) Actress. * (*?) **
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Biography
Training
She obtained a BA degree at Wits, a Teachers Diploma at TCE and a Post Graduate Performers Diploma at UCT.
Career
Started with The Space in Cape Town. Member of CAPAB's main company and their Youth Group??** Rejoined CAPAB Drama Permanent Compnay in 1985.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Started with The Space in Cape Town, doing i.a. Black Beauty and the Boss (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), Snow White and the Special Branch (Pieter-Dirk Uys, Labia Theatre, 1976), After Liverpool by James Saunders, A Different Shade of Grey, The Sun King and Three’s Company. . ** Roles include **, "Ma/etc" in Berkoff's Greek; she appeared in CAPAB's Dying Breed in 1993; played Steffy in I Ought to be in Pictures (1985); Drie Susters II (19**), Helen in Good (1990); "**, "?*?" in Reza de Wet's Mis, "Salome" in Mirakel ( and "Sussie" in Drif , **, **, **, Amadeus (Baxter Theatre, 2006), Vrededorp by Charles Fourie (KKNK, 2005) **. Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (1977)
She has also worked for television and radio.
Awards, etc
(Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1985) for Greek; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Supporting Actress, 1994 (Mirakel; Fleur du Cap Theatre Award, Best Actress, 1994 for Sussie in Drif. She won the AA Vita Award for Best Actress in Measure for Measure.
Sources
I Ought to be in Pictures programme notes, 1985.
The Elephant Man programme notes, 1998.
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