Barry Ronge
Barry Ronge (19*-) was a respected theatre and film reviewer, popular compére and columnist.
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Biography
Born in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, he grew up on the West Rand, where he attended Florida Park High School.
He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, completing a BA degree 1968 and a BA Hons degree in 1969. In 1970 he began a teaching career at St John’s College, after which he served as a lecturer in English literature at his alma mater for 10 years, before moving into journalism on a full-time basis.
Ronge passed away in Johannesburg on 3 July 2022, aged 74, survived by his partner of 45 years, Albertus van Dyk.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He delivered the André Huguenet Memorial Lecture at the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival in 1978.
His review of A Klonkie vol K*k was published in The Star, 13 February 1995.
Sources
University of the Witwatersrand, Alumni Relations: Obituaries 2022[1]
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