Abduragmaan Adams

(19**-) Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and lecturer. Raised in Cape Town, first trained and worked as a nurse, before studying for a B.Dram degree at the at the Drama Department, University of Stellenbosch, where he became a lecturer in 199*-2003. As director best known for his production of the hugely popular “Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou” [lit something like "Scram-build eggs for nation cooking"], a satrical prose and verse programme utilizing Afrikaans writing in all the dialects and forms available. A commissioned work for the Kleinkaroo Nasionale Kunstefees at Oudtshoorn 1999-2000. In 2003 he left teaching to follow a free-lance career. ** Returned to University teaching at Stellenbosch in 2010. Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ‘’Baal’’ in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ‘’A Report to the Academy’’ (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?), ‘’Roadkill/Padkos’’ (Malan Steyn) and ‘’Rooikôppetjie’’ **?? (Spier, 2001), ‘’Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father’’ (Pieter Fourie, KKNK Oudtshoorn/ Grahamstown Festival, 2001), ‘’Bok-bok staan styf’’ (Malan Steyn, KKNK, 2002), *** ’’Amadeus’’ (Baxter, 2006), Gideon van Eeden’s ‘’Boetman is Bedônit’’ (KKNK and Aardklop, 2007) ** . Television work included ** , **, **** (2005). Also co-wrote **.

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