Peter Voges

Peter Voges (born circa 1937) Dancer, actor, director, organiser.

Biography

Career

He used to be a lecturer of music and drama and former Drama Manager of CAPAB, as well as Director of the Tulbagh Festival. In 2004 he was Executive Director of the Western Cape Theatre Company.

In 1994 he was one of the judges for the Amstel Playwright of the Year Award.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Acting credits include ** Organiser of the Student Drama, Grahamstown Festival (?* 199*-200*) *, Judge for the Nagtegaalprys for drama (2003, 2004).

He wrote the plays Henrietta with Love (2015), Aunty Always Said (2016) and One for the Road (2017?),

Appeared in the TV series Starting From... Now (2014),

Awards, etc

In 2004 he was awarded the Western Cape Arts and Cultural Award for contributions to theatre.

He was nominated for a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in 2016.

Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 2004. p.33.

Cape Argus, 6 July 2016.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/

Peter Voges. "Wie's djy?" A project seeking identity LitNet: 16 September 2004[1]

Karen Kotze. 2016. "Life’s stories on stage", False Bay Echo[2]

Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", Cape Argus, 6 July 2016[3]

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For more information

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