Robert Whitehead

(****-****). Actor. Studied at the Drama Studio, London. Performed in A little Night Music, Otherwise Engaged and Getting Away With Murder (at the Intimate). (SACD 1977/78)

(19*-) Actor and director. *** He starred in Trevor Griffiths’ Comedians together with Michael Howard, Danny Keogh, Richard Cox, Ian Hamilton, Bill Brewer and Anthony James which was staged at The Market Theatre in December 1976. It was directed by Leonard Schach and designed by Anthony Farmer. Together with Vanessa Cooke he starred in Janice Honeyman’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Market Theatre in 1982. He starred in Edna O’Brien’s Virginia together with Sandra Duncan and Yvonne Banning under direction by Bobby Heaney at Upstairs at the Market in February 1983. He adapted and directed Sweeney Todd starring Richard Haines and Grethe Fox at Upstairs at the Market in August 1983. He directed Robert Kirby’s The Wrong Time of Year starring Richard Haines and Anneline Kriel in 1984. He directed Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane starring Christine le Brocq, Anthony James, Kevin Smith and Danny Keogh at Upstairs at the Market in October 1986. He starred in Michael Frayn’s Benefactors which was directed by Rex Garner for Pieter Toerien in 1985. He directed Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossings at the Alhambra Theatre in 1987. He starred in Jerome Kilty’s Dear Love at the André Huguenet Theatre in 1988. He starred in Janice Honeyman’s production of Charles Dickens’s Hard Times at the Windybrow Theatre in 1989. He directed David Henry Hwang’s Madame Butterfly at the Alhambra Theatre in October 1989. He starred in Christopher Durang’s Laughing Wild at the Market in October 1990. He directed John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation in 1992. He starred in Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden at Upstairs at the Market in 1992. He starred in Stephen Mallatrat’s adaptation of The Woman in Black at the Alhambra Theatre in December 1992. He starred in Jean Genet’s The Maids in 1993. *Also did a number of movies and TV dramas. *Became nationally recognised as ** in the highly rated series Isidingo.

Sources

Tucker, 1997

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