Difference between revisions of "Christiaan Olwagen"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | (19**-) Actor, director and playwright. Born in **. Studied drama at [[Stellenbosch University]], completing a master's degree in drama on adaptations of Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''. He was the 200* winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for most promising student for and while at University also took a playwriting course and began writing and directing his own plays. Since 2011 he has directed a number of plays professionally, including ''[[N is vir Neurose]]'' (written by Olwagen), ''[[Woza Andries!?]]'' (written by [[Robert Volker]], reworked by Olwagen and cast in rehearsal), ''[[Vagina Dentata]]'' (improvised by the cast)en ''[[Ubu en die Secrecy Bill]]'' (written by Olwagen). | + | (19**-) Actor, director and playwright. Born in **. Studied drama at [[Stellenbosch University]], completing a master's degree in drama on adaptations of Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''. He was the 200* winner of the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for most promising student for and while at University also took a playwriting course and began writing and directing his own plays. |
| + | |||
| + | Since 2011 he has directed a number of plays professionally, including ''[[N is vir Neurose]]'' (written by Olwagen), ''[[Woza Andries!?]]'' (written by [[Robert Volker]], reworked by Olwagen and cast in rehearsal), ''[[Vagina Dentata]]'' (improvised by the cast)en ''[[Ubu en die Secrecy Bill]]'' (written by Olwagen). | ||
| + | ''[[Who's Afraid of Virginai Woolf?|Wie's bang vir Virginia Woolf?]]'' (2013), | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 29 August 2013
(19**-) Actor, director and playwright. Born in **. Studied drama at Stellenbosch University, completing a master's degree in drama on adaptations of Shakespeare's Hamlet. He was the 200* winner of the Fleur du Cap Award for most promising student for and while at University also took a playwriting course and began writing and directing his own plays.
Since 2011 he has directed a number of plays professionally, including N is vir Neurose (written by Olwagen), Woza Andries!? (written by Robert Volker, reworked by Olwagen and cast in rehearsal), Vagina Dentata (improvised by the cast)en Ubu en die Secrecy Bill (written by Olwagen). Wie's bang vir Virginia Woolf? (2013),
Sources
Die Burger, 2 October, 2012.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities O
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
