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(****-****). Actor and director. Was resident actor at The Space. Performed in  
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'''Charles Comyn'''. (19**-). Actor and director.
Annie (for Brickhill/Burke),
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,
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== Biography ==
Cold Stone Jug (at the Baxter Theatre),
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The Lesson (at the Market Theatre),  
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Angel City (at the Market Theatre),
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Buried Child,  
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== Training ==
Marico, Moonshine and Mampoer.
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== Career ==
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He was resident actor at [[The Space]] in the 1970s.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Performed in  
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''[[Annie]]'' (for [[Brickhill-Burke_Company|Brickhill-Burke]]),
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''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'',
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''[[Cold Stone Jug]]'' (at the [[Baxter_Theatre_Centre|Baxter Theatre]], 1980/81),
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''[[The Lesson]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]),  
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''[[Angel City]]'' (at the [[Market Theatre]]),
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''[[Buried Child]]'',  
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''[[Marico Moonshine and Mampoer]]''.
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Directed  
 
Directed  
Cowboy Mouth,  
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''[[Cowboy Mouth]]'',  
The Four Seasons (with the Baxter Company in 1981),  
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''[[The Four Seasons]]'' (with the [[Baxter_Theatre_Centre|Baxter Company]] in 1981),  
Seer in the Suburbs and
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''[[Seer in the Suburbs]]''
Krapp’s Last Tape
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''[[Krapp's Last Tape]]'' and
(Limelight 1978/79) (Limelight 1980/81) (Limelight 1982/83)
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''[[It's a Boy!]]''. 
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He also directed ''[[Three Courteline Comedies]]'' for [[Space Theatre|The Space]]. He later worked for The [[Market Theatre]] in ***, ***, for [[Maishe Maponya|Maponya]]’s ** Company on ***,  ''[[Aladdin]]''  (1984)
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For [[Space Theatre|The Space]], he had roles in ''[[Don't Drink the Water]]'', ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'', ''[[Going to Pot]]'', ''[[Hello Out There]]'', ''[[Home]]'', ''[[H.P. and Friends]]'', ''[[The Incredible Vanishing]]'', ''[[Lysistrata S.A.]]'', ''[[Macrune’s Guevara]]'', ''[[McCarthy]]'', ''[[Medea]]'', ''[[My Husband’s wild desires almost drove me mad]]'', ''[[Picnic on the Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Proposal]]'', ''[[The Riddle Machine]]'', ''[[Sea Anchor]]'', ''[[Treats]]'', ''[[Tsafendas]]'', ''[[Yesterday's News]]'' and ''[[Zombie]]''.
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''[[The Dybbuk]]'' (1986).
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New theatre company, ECE Productions, founded by Charles Comyn, [[Elliot Frans]] and [[Kurt Egelhof]], (''The Citizen'' of 2.5.1989).
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== Awards, etc ==
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== See also ==
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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174146/]
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== Note ==
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In a report published in ''[[The Star]]'', 20 July 2004, [[Adrienne Sichel]] refers to "the late Charles Comyn".
  
Return to [[ESAT Personalities C]]
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD|Limelight]] 1978/79; 1980/81; 1982/83; 1983/84.
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities C]]  
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 16:39, 26 May 2017

Charles Comyn. (19**-). Actor and director.

Biography

Training

Career

He was resident actor at The Space in the 1970s.

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

Performed in Annie (for Brickhill-Burke), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Cold Stone Jug (at the Baxter Theatre, 1980/81), The Lesson (at the Market Theatre), Angel City (at the Market Theatre), Buried Child, Marico Moonshine and Mampoer.

Directed Cowboy Mouth, The Four Seasons (with the Baxter Company in 1981), Seer in the Suburbs Krapp's Last Tape and It's a Boy!.

He also directed Three Courteline Comedies for The Space. He later worked for The Market Theatre in ***, ***, for Maponya’s ** Company on ***, Aladdin (1984)

For The Space, he had roles in Don't Drink the Water, A Flea in her Ear, Going to Pot, Hello Out There, Home, H.P. and Friends, The Incredible Vanishing, Lysistrata S.A., Macrune’s Guevara, McCarthy, Medea, My Husband’s wild desires almost drove me mad, Picnic on the Battlefield, The Proposal, The Riddle Machine, Sea Anchor, Treats, Tsafendas, Yesterday's News and Zombie.

The Dybbuk (1986).

New theatre company, ECE Productions, founded by Charles Comyn, Elliot Frans and Kurt Egelhof, (The Citizen of 2.5.1989).

Awards, etc

See also

[1]

Note

In a report published in The Star, 20 July 2004, Adrienne Sichel refers to "the late Charles Comyn".

Sources

Limelight 1978/79; 1980/81; 1982/83; 1983/84.

Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities C

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page