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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | She | + | She has appeared on stage in ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'' ([[UTS]] 1962), ''[[Huit Femmes|Agt Vroue]]'' (UTS 1963), ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'', ([[UTS]] 1964), ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1966), ''[[Don Carlos]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1966, ''[[Voëlvry]]'' (([[CAPAB]]/[[UTS]] 1967), ''[[The West Indian]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1967, ''[[A Pound on Demand]]'' (in [[Afrikaans]], 1967), ''[[Yerma]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] ([[CAPAB]] 1967), ''[[La Dama Duende|Kom Spook By My]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968), ''[[Ons Hou Konsert]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968 and 1983), ''[[Die Drie Van Der Walts]]'' ([[PACOFS]] 1970), ''[[Ooh! La-La]]'' (Outer Space 1974), ''[[God's Forgotten]]'' (Outer Space, 1975), ''[[Selle Ou Storie]]'' ([[The Company]] 1975), ''[[Paradise is Closing Down]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]] 1977), ''[[Send for Dolly]]'' 1980, ''[[Pavane]]'' ([[PACT]] 1980), ''[[Bobaas van die Boendoe]]'' ([[PACT]] 1980), ''[[Filumena Marturano]]'' ([[PACT]] 1981, ''[[Key for Two]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]] 1983), ''[[See How They Run|Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1983, ''[[The Horny House|Huis op Horings]]'' ([[PACT]] 1985), [[PACT]] 1987), ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'' ([[PACT]] 1985), ''[[Don Juan onder die Boere]]'' ([[PACT]] 1986), ''[[Graswewenaar]]'' ([[PACT]] 1986), ''[['n Seder val in Waterkloof]]'' ([[PACT]] 1987), ''[[Die Proponentjie]]'' ([[PACT]] 1988), ''[[Vat hom, Flaffie!]]'' ([[PACT]] 1989, ''[[Die Groot Wit Roos]]'' ([[PACT]] 1989), [[CAPAB]] 1990), ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1990), ''[[The Miracle Worker|Die Wonderwerk]]'' ([[PACT]] 1991). |
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Revision as of 12:58, 7 December 2015
BASSON, Christine (19*- 2009) Actress.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Completed a BA Drama at the Stellenbosch University.
Career
She became a founding member of Pieter Fourie Genootskap, touring the country with Pieter Fourie’s plays. Later worked for The Space and the Market Theatre in the 1970s. Then she worked for CAPAB??* in ****.
Besides being a professional stage actress, drama teacher and radio presenter for the past 30 years, she also had years of experience in theatre, radio, film, TV and voice work in both Afrikaans and English. Became nationally known in a number of TV series, most notably as “Nora Naude” in the long running soap Egoli.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She has appeared on stage in The House of Bernarda Alba (UTS 1962), Agt Vroue (UTS 1963), Op Hoop van Seën, (UTS 1964), She Stoops to Conquer (PACOFS 1966), Don Carlos (PACOFS 1966, Voëlvry ((CAPAB/UTS 1967), The West Indian (CAPAB 1967, A Pound on Demand (in Afrikaans, 1967), Yerma in Afrikaans (CAPAB 1967), Kom Spook By My (CAPAB 1968), Ons Hou Konsert (CAPAB 1968 and 1983), Die Drie Van Der Walts (PACOFS 1970), Ooh! La-La (Outer Space 1974), God's Forgotten (Outer Space, 1975), Selle Ou Storie (The Company 1975), Paradise is Closing Down (Grahamstown Festival 1977), Send for Dolly 1980, Pavane (PACT 1980), Bobaas van die Boendoe (PACT 1980), Filumena Marturano (PACT 1981, Key for Two (Pieter Toerien 1983), Kyk Hoe Hol Hulle (CAPAB 1983, Huis op Horings (PACT 1985), PACT 1987), Faan se Stasie (PACT 1985), Don Juan onder die Boere (PACT 1986), Graswewenaar (PACT 1986), 'n Seder val in Waterkloof (PACT 1987), Die Proponentjie (PACT 1988), Vat hom, Flaffie! (PACT 1989, Die Groot Wit Roos (PACT 1989), CAPAB 1990), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (CAPAB 1990), Die Wonderwerk (PACT 1991).
Awards, etc
In 1975 won the Computicket Award as Best Actress for Selle Ou Storie.
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1977 for 'n Seder val in Waterkloof.
Sources
www.tvsa.co.za
Limelight 1977/78; 1978/79
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