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| − | [[Clare Marshall] (19**-). Stage, television and film actress. | + | [[Clare Marshall]] (19**-). Stage, television and film actress. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (as “Nerissa”), ''[[Gypsy]]'' (as “Tessie Tura”), | ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (as “Nerissa”), ''[[Gypsy]]'' (as “Tessie Tura”), | ||
''[[The Norman Conquests]]'' (as “Annie”), | ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'' (as “Annie”), | ||
| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[A Bed Full of Foreigners]]'' (as “Simone”), |
''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' (as “Ruth” for [[PACT]]), | ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' (as “Ruth” for [[PACT]]), | ||
''[[A Tribute to Lili Lamont]]'' (as “Lili Lamaont” for [[PACT]]), | ''[[A Tribute to Lili Lamont]]'' (as “Lili Lamaont” for [[PACT]]), | ||
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''[[For Love or Money]]'' (as “Stella” at the [[Academy Theatre]]). | ''[[For Love or Money]]'' (as “Stella” at the [[Academy Theatre]]). | ||
| − | She starred in the | + | She starred in the Academy Productions production of Ernest Thomson’s ''[[On Golden Pond]]'' in 1979, in [[Pieter Toerien]]’s production of Michael Frayn’s ''[[Noises Off]]'' in 1983. It returned later that same year for another run. She starred in ''[[Grease]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1992. |
For Pieter Toerien: ''[[Moving]]'' (1981), ''[[Key for Two]]'', ''[[Noises Off]]'', ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1984-5), ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'', ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'' (1991). | For Pieter Toerien: ''[[Moving]]'' (1981), ''[[Key for Two]]'', ''[[Noises Off]]'', ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1984-5), ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'', ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'', ''[[Spider's Web]]'' (1991). | ||
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| + | Other productions include ''[[Bermuda Avenue Traingle]]'', ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', ''[[Till Debts Do Us Part]]'', ''[[Relatively Speaking]]'', ''[[A Song at Twilight]]'', ''[[The Decorator]]'', '' [[The Mousetrap]]'', ''[[Damsels in Distress]]''. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 21 June 2018
Clare Marshall (19**-). Stage, television and film actress.
Contents
Biography
She was married to Ken Marshall.
Youth
She was educated in India, England and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Training
Clare studied drama and singing in the UK where she also made her stage debut.
Career
She became well known for her work on stage, television and radio in Rhodesia. In 1974 she moved to Johannesburg.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in The Merchant of Venice (as “Nerissa”), Gypsy (as “Tessie Tura”), The Norman Conquests (as “Annie”), A Bed Full of Foreigners (as “Simone”), Blithe Spirit (as “Ruth” for PACT), A Tribute to Lili Lamont (as “Lili Lamaont” for PACT), Hay Fever (as “Judith Bliss” with CAPAB), Fourth Love (as “Myra” at the Academy Theatre), For Love or Money (as “Stella” at the Academy Theatre).
She starred in the Academy Productions production of Ernest Thomson’s On Golden Pond in 1979, in Pieter Toerien’s production of Michael Frayn’s Noises Off in 1983. It returned later that same year for another run. She starred in Grease at the Alexander Theatre in 1992.
For Pieter Toerien: Moving (1981), Key for Two, Noises Off, Run for your Wife (1984-5), The Marriage-Go-Round, Lend Me a Tenor, Spider's Web (1991).
Other productions include Bermuda Avenue Traingle, Absurd Person Singular, Till Debts Do Us Part, Relatively Speaking, A Song at Twilight, The Decorator, The Mousetrap, Damsels in Distress.
Awards, etc
Sources
SACD 1975/76; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1980/81.
Spider's Web programme notes, 1991.
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