Lara Bye

(19*-) Actress and director. Born in Durban, studied at the Lecoq Theatre School in Paris and worked in Havana, Paris and Barcelona. **** Studied at **. Won the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors in 2000. Co-founder of the Cape Town based company Theatre Bazaar (with Gaetan Schmid) in 200*. Performances include roles in **, ** . Plays directed include **, ** A Place with the Pigs (NAF, 2006), *** Mademoiselle Lullaby - the bareback horse rider in The Dream Circus.

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She started the Playground series of performed play readings with Mannie Manim at the Baxter. In 2010 she lectured at UCT in physical theatre.

Productions

2010 London Road - 2010 National Arts Festival Standard Bank Golden Ovation Award

2009 La Scala Di Seta

2009 Sister Breyani

2009 Iagos Last Dance

Yellow Man - KKNK Best Production Award, Best Newcomer Award and Best Actress Fleur du Cap Award

2008 La Serva Padrona- nominated as Best Director & Best Musical Production KKNK

2008 Spier Infecting the City Festival outdoor performance

2008, 2010 I, Claudia

2007 Die Vrou Wat Haar Man Gekook Het - kknk

2007 Is Almal Dan Fokken Volmaak?

2007 Bafana Republic

2007 Beklash - International Comedy Festival

2006 Orfeus

2005 Medeia

Jesus Hoped the "A" Train

The Government Inspector

Bethseda Moon

A Place with the Pigs

for coloured girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

The Comical Tragedy - Best Young Director Award

The Lesson

Dumb Waiter

The Vagina Monologues

The Dream Circus

Sources

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