Paddy Canavan

(1943-) Actress and stage manager.

Biography

Born 31 October 1943

Career

Worked for numerous companies, including the Space Theatre, Leonard Schach's Cockpit Players, CAPAB, the Baxter Theatre, PACT.

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

Worked as actress and prompt on Schach’s production of Try for White (Basil Warner, 1959) **** At The Space had roles in Fallen Angels, Female Transport, Popcorn (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1973) and A Tribute to Noel Coward. Later prominent work includes roles in The Dresser (Baxter Theatre, 1980 and the Market Theatre, 1982), The Spider’s Web (Pieter Toerien 1981), , Showboat (PACT, 1985), Lettuce and Lovage (1988) The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Baxter Theatre, Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as best supporting actress 2000), Also had roles in King John, See How They Run (as “Miss Skillon”), Red Peppers (as “Lilly”), Fumed Oak (as “Granny”), A Collier's Friday Night (as “Mother”), King Lear (as “Goneril”), Rookery Nook ( as “Mrs Leveret”), Female Transport (as “Winnie”), First Night of Pygmalion (as “Mrs Patrick-Campbell”), Blithe Spirit (as “Madame Arcati”, 1976), Pirandello’s Henry IV (as “Matilda”), Night of January 16th (as “Magda Svenson”), Murder Among Friends (as “Gert”), Golda (as “Lou”), Murder at the Vicarage (as “Miss Marple”), Shadow Box (as “Agnes”), The Sound of Music (as “Countess”), Romantic Comedy (as “Blanche”), Rose (as “Smale”), Spider's Web (as “Mildred Peake”)

Kindertransport 1997, Trap for a Lonely Man (CAPAB 1965), Dear Liar 1963/1964

Fleur du cap Best supporting actress: Paddy Canavan: Beauty queen of Leenane

Nominated 1994 FNB Vita Cape in `The Fan' (best actress in a supporting role);

Sources

SACD 1973; 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1981/82.

Tucker, 1997, **

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