Melody O'Brian

(****-****). Actress. Performed in Not Now Darling, Move Over Mrs. Markham, Boeing, Boeing, A Friend Indeed, A Song at Twilight, Two and Two make Sex, Birds of Paradise, Don’t Just lie There, Say Something, Fringe Benefits, There Goes the Bride, What More Could She Want (at the Academy Theatre), For Love or Money, (for A.T. Productions) The Bead (for A.T. Productions), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (for Brickhill/Burke). Send for Dolly (for A.T. Productions), Cheaters (fro Pieter Toerien). Also worked overseas. (SACD 1973) (SACD 1975/76) (SACD 1977/78) (SACD 1978/79) (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82)

She starred in Terence Frisby’s There’s a Girl in My Soup which was staged at the Brooke Theatre in 1967. It was directed by Petrina Fry and also starred John Hayter. She starred in The Academy’s production of Birds of Paradise directed by Michael Pertwee together with George Korelin, Rex Garner and Pat Sanders in 1974. She starred in Say Something together with Rex Garner, George Korelin and John Hayter at the Academy in 1977. She starred in Rex Garner’s production of What More Could She Want together with George Korelin and Garner at the Alexander and the Academy in 1979. Starred in Brickhill-Burke’s production of Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers together with Hal Orlandini, Lynne Maree and Brenda Wood at His Majesty’s in 1980. She starred in The Bed, directed and adapted by Jimmy Logan, together with Bruce Millar, John Lesley and Diane Appleby at the Academy in 1980.

Quoted from the 84 Charing Cross Road programme notes in 19** wherein she played the role of Maxine Stuart: 'Started her career in England, where she appeared on stage and television. Since arriving in South Africa, she has appeared in countless productions including Not Now Darling, [Chase Me Comrade]], The Mating Game, Move Over Mrs Markham, Song at Twilight, Don't Just Lie There Say Something, Send For Dolly, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, in over 1800 performances of Birds of Paradise; and recently in Cheeters, Moving and Here Lies Jeremy Troy. This is her first performance at the Market.'