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| − | Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at [[[[University of Cape Town Drama Department|UCT]] in 19*, later became Associate Professor and Director of the [[Little Theatre]] in the same department. . made professor and director of [[Little Theatre]] (19*). He retired in **. He is also the Founder of | + | Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at [[[[University of Cape Town Drama Department|UCT]] in 19*, later became Associate Professor and Director of the [[Little Theatre]] in the same department. . made professor and director of [[Little Theatre]] (19*). He retired in **. He is also the Founder of the [[Intimate Theatre]], and a member of [[The Mechanicals Collective]]. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Revision as of 09:10, 25 February 2015
(Chris). (19*-) Actor, director, teacher and administrator.
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Biography
Christopher Weare, who has won four Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards and who needs no introduction to the theatre fraternity in South Africa, recently retired as an a professional theatre director and a prolific theatre maker.
Training
He received his training at Rhodes University
Career
Became a lecturer in the Department of Drama at [[UCT in 19*, later became Associate Professor and Director of the Little Theatre in the same department. . made professor and director of Little Theatre (19*). He retired in **. He is also the Founder of the Intimate Theatre, and a member of The Mechanicals Collective.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He played Hal in Kvetch and Graham Johnston in We All Fall Down (1988). He directed East and Elizabeth. He starred in Lena Farugia’s We and Them at the Leonard Rayne Theatre in 1989. *** Bungee Writing Finals (2003)
Awards, etc
He has won are four Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards (as Best Supporting Actor for "Hal" in Berkoff's Kvetch (1988), as Best Director and the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors for Berkoff's East (1990), the Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as Best Director for Elizabeth (1996) and **.
Sources
We All Fall Down programme notes, 1988.
Percy Tucker, 1997.
Weare to direct 50th Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards - 15/03/2015 - Artslink.co.za News
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