Fred le Roux

LE ROUX, Fred. (1913-1984). Professor of Drama, teacher, journalist, critic, theatre researcher, actor, translator.

Biography

Married a fellow teacher, Truida Pohl, in 1935, but they were divorced in 1940. Later married Ria Olivier (19**) and they had **. ****

Career

Started out as a teacher, became Die Burger's theatre reviewer in the 1930s. In 1967, on the death of Fred Engelen, he was appointed head of the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch. In his period as head the department, until his retirement in 1979, he continued doing a few major productions a year, often starring the staff. He also tried to set up a card-based documentation system for South African theatre performances and publications. Among these are **, **. Unfortunately this never came to fruition as a publication, and all that remains are the hundreds of cards in the catalogues of the Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies in Stellenbosch.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Acted in Die Koopman van Venesië (for Fred Engelen, Little Theatre, Cape Town,1960), *

He acted in The Trojan Women\Die Vroue van Troje (ADK 1944), Germanicus, Die Goue Kring, Die Mal Vrou van Chaillot (1977), Periandros van Korinthe, Vergelegen, Die Verterende Vuur, Die Wintersprokie (1974), Die Pluimsaad Waai Vêr, Legende van die Liefde (1970).

He translated into Afrikaans Le Commissaire est Bon Enfant, The Rainmaker, Ek Onthou vir Mamma, Die Hemelbed, Piekniek op die Slagveld, Stemme, Ses Personasies op soek na 'n Skrywer.

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