William Harding
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William Harding (19**- ) is a Belgian-born South African actor and playwright.
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Biography
Youth
Training
Graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department in 2011 with an honours degree in Dramatic Arts.
Career
While a student at Wits Drama Department, he travelled to the Czech Republic in 2009 with Greg Homann's play Previously Owned and, in 2011, he had a part in Othello, directed by John Kani.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As an actor, he is best known for his work with Sylvaine Strike, and is a member of her theatre company: The Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, as resident playwright. Theatre credits include: The Table (2011), The Miser (2012-13), CARGO: Precious (2014) and Travels Around My Room (2015). As a playwright, William co-translated with Sylvaine Strike Moliere's The Miser, his other works include Tobacco, and the Harmful Effects Thereof, working as dramaturge on The Cenotaph of Dan Wa Moriri, and Travels Around My Room. In 2016, William travelled around South Africa performing in Shakespeare's Coriolanus (in the role of Menenius Agrippa) for schools.
Awards, etc
Sources
Personal correspondence with William Harding (June 2016).
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