Barry Ronge

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Barry Ronge (19*-) was a respected theatre and film reviewer, popular compére and columnist.

Biography

Born in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, he grew up on the West Rand, where he attended Florida Park High School.

He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in and began a teaching career at St John’s College, after which he became a lecturer in literature at his alma mater, remining there for 10 years.

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

He delivered the André Huguenet Memorial Lecture at the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival in 1978.

His review of A Klonkie vol K*k was published in The Star, 13 February 1995.


Sources

University of the Witwatersrand, Alumni Relations: Obituaries 2022[1]

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