Elsabé Zietsman

(19*-) South African actress, cabaret artiste and singer. Born in ** Studied at the University of ** . She starred in Casper de Vries’ Hello South Africa/Hallo Suid-Africa, composed, directed and starring Casper de Vries, together with Johan Engelbrecht, June van Merch and Didi Kriel at the Windybrow Theatre circa 1986. She starred in the PACT-Lindberg production of King Africa at the Standard Bank Arena in 1988. She starred in Taubie Kushlick’s production of A Tribute to the Words and Music of Brel at Kushlicks Theatre Restaurant in September 1989. ZIETSMAN, Elsabe, Looker On, 1992 Met Rocco de Villiers, Grahamstown Festival

Quoted for the programme notes of Two Into One 1986: 'Elsabe was born in 1960 in Morgenzon (The White Hinterland) where there is one cafe, one garage and the bakery closed down. She went to school in Natal and Transvaal and studied drama at the Pretoria Technikon. In 1982 she started working for PACT. Since then she has done two television series, worked for CAPAB, SWAPAC, and The Market and Baxter theatres. Her most recent appearances were as one of the "Vlamme" in The David Kramer Jol and she then wowed the critics with her performance in the revue A… My Name is Alice for Pieter Toerien/Des and Dawn Lindberg.'

Sources

Tucker, 1997

Programme notes of Two Into One in 1986.

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