Difference between revisions of "Clare Stopford"
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| − | (19**-) Actress and director. Studied at the [[University of Cape Town]] Drama Department. * Worked at the [[The Space]] in the 1970s, acting in ''[[The Arnold Bliss Show]]'', ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', ''[[The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp]]'', ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'', ''[[Four Twins]]'', ''[[Patty Hearst]]'' and ''[[Rape – A Revue]]''. ** Worked for the [[Market Theatre]] on ***, gradually taking on directing projects and becoming a resident director there. Productions incude ** Also worked for [[PACT]], notably at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] directing** and **. Other major productions as director are **, **, ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 200*) STOPFORD, Clare. Together with [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Nandi Nyembe]] and [[Jacqui Singer]] she workshopped and starred in [[Ulovane Jive]] which was the opening production of the [[Windybrow Theatre]] circa 1986. She starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1987. She starred in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1989. She directed [[Lanford Wilson]]’s ''[[Burn This]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1989. She directed [[Ibsen]]’s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990. She directed ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1994 for which she received the [[Vita Award]] as Director of the Year jointly with [[Marthinus Basson]]. | + | (19**-) Actress and director. Studied at the [[University of Cape Town]] Drama Department. * Worked at the [[The Space]] in the 1970s, acting in ''[[The Arnold Bliss Show]]'', ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'', ''[[The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp]]'', ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'', ''[[Four Twins]]'', ''[[Patty Hearst]]'' and ''[[Rape – A Revue]]''. ** Worked for the [[Market Theatre]] on ***, gradually taking on directing projects and becoming a resident director there. Productions incude ** Also worked for [[PACT]], notably at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] directing** and **. Other major productions as director are **, **, ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1998), ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 200*) STOPFORD, Clare. Together with [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Nandi Nyembe]] and [[Jacqui Singer]] she workshopped and starred in [[Ulovane Jive]] which was the opening production of the [[Windybrow Theatre]] circa 1986. She starred in [[Bobby Heaney]]’s production of [[Jean Genet]]’s ''[[The Maids]]'' at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in 1987. She starred in [[Fred Abrahamse]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1989. She directed [[Lanford Wilson]]’s ''[[Burn This]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1989. She directed [[Ibsen]]’s ''[[A Doll's House]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1990. She directed ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1994 for which she received the [[Vita Award]] as Director of the Year jointly with [[Marthinus Basson]]. |
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Revision as of 07:52, 10 January 2014
(****-****). Actress. Performed in Along Came a Spider (with CAPAB), Death of a Salesman (Rep Season), The Relapse (Rep Season), The Duchess of Malfi (in 1979), The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp (in 1979). Happy Birthday (for Toerien/Firth in 1980). (SACD 1979/80) (SACD 1980/81)
(19**-) Actress and director. Studied at the University of Cape Town Drama Department. * Worked at the The Space in the 1970s, acting in The Arnold Bliss Show, The Duchess of Malfi, The Final Sting of the Dying Wasp, A Flea in her Ear, Four Twins, Patty Hearst and Rape – A Revue. ** Worked for the Market Theatre on ***, gradually taking on directing projects and becoming a resident director there. Productions incude ** Also worked for PACT, notably at the Windybrow Theatre directing** and **. Other major productions as director are **, **, Twelfth Night (Maynardville, 1998), Romeo and Juliet (Maynardville, 200*) STOPFORD, Clare. Together with Nomhle Nkonyeni, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Nandi Nyembe and Jacqui Singer she workshopped and starred in Ulovane Jive which was the opening production of the Windybrow Theatre circa 1986. She starred in Bobby Heaney’s production of Jean Genet’s The Maids at the Windybrow Theatre in 1987. She starred in Fred Abrahamse’s production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Market Theatre in 1989. She directed Lanford Wilson’s Burn This at Upstairs at the Market in 1989. She directed Ibsen’s A Doll's House at Upstairs at the Market in 1990. She directed Scenes from an Execution at the Market Theatre in 1994 for which she received the Vita Award as Director of the Year jointly with Marthinus Basson.
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