Frank Shelley
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Frank Shelley (1912-2004). British actor and director.
Biography
Frank Shelley was born in London, on 6 February 1912 Died 8 November 2004.
Training
Career
Frank Shelley has appeared on Broadway and in the West End, and has acted with many varied artists. Director of the Oxford Playhouse from 1946 to 1956. In addition to his having acted under Bernard Shaw, he has acquired considerable experience in Shavian roles, e.g. the Inquisitor in Saint Joan, Henry Higgins in Pygmalion and King Magnus in The Apple Cart.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was brought to South Africa in 1966 especially to take the lead in The Years of the Locust.
He staged The Anniversary, starring Erica Rogers and Ian Hamilton at the Alexander Theatre in 1966. He starred in Toerien-Rubin production of James Ambrose Brown's The Years of the Locust at the Alexander Theatre in 1966. It also starred Johann Nell and Yvonne Bryceland. He starred in the Reps production of Forever April at the Alexander Theatre in 1967. He played the lead in and directed How's the World Treating You?. He was responsible for the production of Heartbreak House in 1967. In 1968 he appeared in the CAPAB production of Candida as Rev. James Morell. He played The Actor in Dear Liar, 1972. Michele Maxwell and Dorothy-Ann Gould starred in his production of Shaw’s Major Barbara for PACT in January 1975.
As director: Ghosts NAPAC 1968, Crime on Goat Island, NAPAC 1969, Don Quixote of La Mancha NAPAC Dec 1969, Long Day's Journey into Night NAPAC, Alhambra Theatre from 1 Sept 1975, Let's Get a Divorce NAPAC Alhambra Theatre 1970, Stop the World – I Want to Get Off PACT Alexander Theatre 1976, Charley's Aunt PACT 1973. • Acted in Forever April (1967), Enrico IV, Cape Charade or Kaatje Kekkelbek, The Years of the Locust, Peter Pan, Dear Liar, Candida, How's the World Treating You?, • • Directed The Apple Cart (NAPAC), Anniversary, The (1966), Don Quixote of La Mancha, Crime on Goat Island, Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, Major Barbara, Ghosts, Long Day's Journey into Night]], Private Lives, Winter Journey, Heartbreak House (CAPAB, Annie Get Your Gun, Conspiracy, Charley's Aunt • ... The Anniversary (by Anton Chekhov) 1966: Produced by Frank Shelley at the Alexander Theatre starring Ian Hamilton and [[Erica Rogers ...[Edna Jacobson]], Robert Lang, Roma Reilly, Molly Seftel and Frank Wise. Décor by Kobus Esterhuysen. 2 KB (210 words) - 09:13, 9 August 2017 • The Anniversary (by Bill MacIlwraith) 1966: Staged by Frank Shelley at the Alexander Theatre, starring [[Erica
NELM: Directed for NAPAC Ghosts, Crime on Goat Island, Peter Pan, Don Quixote of La Mancha,
Let's get a divorce!
Directed Arms and the Man, Rhodes 1973 Directed Charley’s Aunt (PACT 1973), Stop the world – I want to get off (PACT 1976), Major Barbara, How’s the world treating you CAPAB 1966, directed How’s the world treating you Alexander Theatre, Directed Forever April, Alexander Theatre Acted in The Years of the Locust 1966
Awards, etc
Sources
Obituary published in The Telegraph [1]. Report by Percy Baneshik published in the Rand Daily Mail, 5 September 1966. IMDb [2]. Theatre programmes of various productions held by NELM. Tucker, 1997.
Candida theatre programme, 1968.
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