Hilton Swemmer
Hilton Swemmer. (19**-). Playwright.
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Biography
Youth
He matriculated at the Pretoria Boys' High School in the 1960s where he was taught art by Walter Battiss [1]. He started conceiving plays as a child in the Sunnyside, Pretoria, block of flats he grew up in. He persuaded his friends, all the children from the block, to act in his plays; he directed and their parents were the audience.
Training
He studied at the Johannesburg College of Education.
Career
He taught at Orange Grove Primary in Johannesburg. He continued to explore drama, twice winning awards at JCE for best director and acting in plays of the calibre of Chris Barnard's Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër, Pa.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Swemmer's plays have been professionally performed at the Windybrow since 1993. Many have gastronomical themes.
. Puzzle of a pop star, Jiwawa, Bright sun, bright moon : a play in one act.
The Liberation of Mister Votipka.
9. Before the Change.
Factory Animals.
. Sow Story.
By: SWEMMER, Hilton. August 2001. (AN: MANU-24484)
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13. Yellow Daffodils.
By: SWEMMER, Hilton. August 2001. (AN: MANU-24483)
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14. Chief in a Tuxedo.
By: SWEMMER, Hilton. August 2001. (AN: MANU-24482)
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Awards, etc
: Food for thought [joint winner: most promising production]; Vita Pick of the Windybrow joint winner, award year 1996.
Sources
Interview with Rodney Victor published in The Star, 12 February 1998.
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