Henry Goodman

(****-****). Actor. Won Best Actor Cape Awards for Metamorphosis and Mickey Kannis. Performed in Tartuffe (as “Tartuffe” with CAPAB), The Merchant of Venice (as “Shylock” at Maynardville), Mickey Kannis Caught My Eye (as “Mickey”), Malfi (as “Bosola” at the Space Theatre), What the Butler Saw (as “Dr Ranz” at the Baxter Theatre), Hlestakov (in the lead), The Gout Inspector (at the Nico Malan Theatre), Metamorphosis (at the Market Theatre) Was the resident director at the “People’s Space Theatre” January to April 1980. Directed Sweet Bird of Youth, Hail Wedded Love (at the Baxter Theatre in 1979), Fanshen (in 1980), The Parents (in 1980), Metamorphosis (at the Baxter Theatre Studio in 1980). Was the co director of the Troupe Company for Guinea Fowl and Agamemnon. (SACD 1979/80) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82)

GOODMAN, Henry. (19*-) Actor, director and choreographer. Born in **, studied at ***. As a member of The Space in the 1970s he performed in works such as Animal Fair, The Duchess of Malfi, Madly in Love, Mixed Doubles, Ooh! La-La, Spike, 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, Drive In and A Touch of 1900s. In 1976?* he founded the Roundabout Theatre Company to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to street theatre and the very beginnings of industrial theatre. He also worked for CAPAB on **, **. As director he did After Liverpool and also devised and directed Gameplay for The Space and Agamemnon (**, 1981 - winner of Fleur du Cap Theatre Award as Best Director), ** and ** for CAPAB. ** and . As choreographer he and Phillip Boucher did the choreography for A Touch of 1900s at The Space. He also played the lead in the SABC’s TV version of Mickey Kannis caught my Eye (Geraldine Aron, 19**), **. In 19** he went back to England to work with i.a. Steven Berkoff, **.

GOODMAN, Henry. He starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Kafka’s Metamorphosis together with Steven Berkoff, Fiona Ramsay and Ian Roberts. It was directed by Richard E. Grant and Michael O’Brien and staged at the Market Theatre in 1980. He starred in the Baxter production of Steven Berkoff’s Decadence together with Fiona Ramsay with direction by Ron Smerczak in 1984. (Tucker, 1997)

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