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He did the lighting for ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Lesson in Blood and Roses]]'' and ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''. | He did the lighting for ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Lesson in Blood and Roses]]'' and ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]''. | ||
− | He acted in ''[[When | + | He acted in ''[[When Thou Art King]]'', ''[[Tom Thumb, or The Tragedy of Tragedies]]'' and in ''[[Excursion Oops]]'' under his full name, [[William Tanner]], |
He wrote the plays ''[[Patty Hearst]]'' and ''[[Tsafendas]]'', both staged at [[The Space]]. Also ''[[Who is Eddie Linden?]]''. | He wrote the plays ''[[Patty Hearst]]'' and ''[[Tsafendas]]'', both staged at [[The Space]]. Also ''[[Who is Eddie Linden?]]''. |
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Bill Tanner (1942-2004) director, designer and playwright.
William Tanner, William G. Tanner
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Biography
Born in Krugersdorp, schooled at St John’s College, Johannesburg. Threatened by the state security service with spying on activist student friends, he escaped to London where he lived until his death in June 2014.
Youth
Training
He studied at Rhodes and Cape Town University.
Career
He worked at The Space in the 1970s,
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He directed People are Living There, The Ruffian on the Stair, Sweet Eros, Three Women, The Bear, The Four Seasons, The Glass Menagerie, Lesson in Blood and Roses, Long Day's Journey into Night and Outcry.
He designed for Sweet Eros, The Four Seasons, The Glass Menagerie, Lesson in Blood and Roses, Long Day's Journey into Night and Outcry.
He did the lighting for The Glass Menagerie, Lesson in Blood and Roses and Long Day's Journey into Night.
He acted in When Thou Art King, Tom Thumb, or The Tragedy of Tragedies and in Excursion Oops under his full name, William Tanner,
He wrote the plays Patty Hearst and Tsafendas, both staged at The Space. Also Who is Eddie Linden?.
Awards, etc
Sources
Obituary [1]
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