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(19*-) Actress. * ROGERS, Erica. Capetonian who studied at [[RADA]]. She enjoyed West End success in London. She starred in [[Arthur Miller]]’s ''[[After the Fall]]'' which [[Leon Gluckman]] and [[Leonard Schach]] produced in 1964. [[Leonard Schach]] directed this play with  [[Leon Gluckman]] playing the lead role. It was staged at the [[University Great Hall]] and then at the [[Luxurama]]. [[Schach]] directed four more productions of ''[[After the Fall]'']: In Israel, Brussels, London, where Rogers played again, and once more in South Africa in 1981 as [[PACT]]’s opening production at the [[Pretoria State Theatre]], together with American actor [[Brian Murray]]. She starred in [[Frank Shelley]] production of  ''[[The Anniversary]]'' together with [[Ian Hamilton]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1966. They also starred together in ''[[How’s the World Treating You?]]'' and ''[[Forever April]]'' before finally getting married. She starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1969. It also starred [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Kerry Jordan]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. She starred in [[Rex Garner]]’s production of ''[[Boeing-Boeing]]'', together with [[Diane Appleby]] and [[Ken Smith]], for the [[Academy]] in 1972. She starred in [[A.R. Gurney]]’s ''[[Children]]'' with [[Sandra Duncan]] and [[Kim Braden]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1974.She starred in [[Leonard Schach]] production of [[Robert Patrick]]’s ''[[Kennedy’s Children]]'' together with [[John Higgins]], [[Bess Finney]], [[John Rogers]] and [[Lynn Hooker]] for [[The Company]] at the [[Chelsea Theatre]] in 1975. She starred in [[Taubie Kushlick]] and [[Don Hughs]]’ production of [[Stephen Sondheim]]’s ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', [[Kushlick]] also directed [[Eric Flynn]], [[Hal Watters]], [[Maggie Fitzgibbon]] and herself in this play which opened late October 1975 at [[His Majesty’s]]. She starred in [[Barney Simon]]’s production of [[Chekhov]]’s ''[[The Seagull]]'' at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in June 1976 with [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Bill Brewer]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Lindsay Reardon]] and [[Bess Finney]]. Together with [[Rex Garner]] she starred in the [[Academy]] production ''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' in 1977. She also starred in [[Rex Garner]]’s production of  a musical version of  ''[[Not Now Darling]]'' called ''[[Once More, Darling]]'' with [[David Morton]], [[Derek Royle]] and [[Patricia Sanders]] for the [[Academy]] in 1977. She starred in [[Brickhill]] and [[Burke]]’s production of the Broadway hit ''[[I Love My Wife]]'' by [[Michael Stewart]], together with [[Michael McGovern]], [[Tobie Cronje]] and [[Jessica Jones]] at [[His Majesty’s]] in 1978. She starred in a revival of [[Coward]]’s ''[[Present Laughter]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1979. It was directed by [[John Hussey]] and also starred [[Hussey]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]]. She starred in [[Roy Sargeant]]’s production of [[Sheridan]]’s ''[[School of Scandal]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Richard Haines]] and [[Bobby Heaney]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1980. She starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of [[Joan Littlewood]]’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Michael Richard]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James White]] and [[Judy Page]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. She starred in [[Brickhill-Burke]]’s production of [[Michael Stewart]]’s ''[[I Love My Wife]]'' circa 1982 at the [[Civic]] together with [[Tobie Cronje]], [[Eddie Eckstein]], [[Bartholomew John]] and [[Sharon Lynne]]. She starred in [[Neil Simon]]’s ''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'' together with [[Michael McCabe]] and directed by [[Ken Leach]] for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1983. She starred in ''[[Anyone for Denis?]]'' together with [[John Lesley]] which [[Keith Grenville]] directed for the [[Baxter]] at the [[Academy]] in 1983. She starred in [[Terrence Shank]]’s adaptation of  [[Steinbeck]]’s novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Sean Taylor]] and [[James Borthwick]], directed by [[Terrence Shank]] in 1986. She starred in [[Shirley Firth]]’s production of [[Barry Creyton]]’s ''[[Double Act]]'' at the [[Windybrow]] in 1988. She starred in [[John Chapman]]’s ''[[Key for Two]]'' in 1994. *** She played the role of Arkadina in ''[[The Seagull]]'' which opened the [[Upstairs Theatre]] in 1976.
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== Sources ==
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See Schwartz, 1988; Tucker, 1997
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(****-****). Actress. Performed in Kiss me Kate (as “Bianca”), As you Like it (as “Rosalind”, directed by Peter Dews), Kennedy’s Children (“Carla” (Marilyn Monroe), The Seagull, A Little Night Music (as “the Countess” in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London), Fringe Benefits (as “Isobel”), Once More Darling (as “Claudette), I Love My Wife (as ‘Monica”), Present Laughter (as “Joanna”), Happy Birthday (as “Bridget One”), Confusions, School for Scandal (as “Lady Teazle”), After the Fall (as “Maggie” for which she won a Gallery Club Award for Best Performance) (SACD 1975/76) (SACD 1977/78) (SACD 1978/79) (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1980/81)

(19*-) Actress. * ROGERS, Erica. Capetonian who studied at RADA. She enjoyed West End success in London. She starred in Arthur Miller’s After the Fall which Leon Gluckman and Leonard Schach produced in 1964. Leonard Schach directed this play with Leon Gluckman playing the lead role. It was staged at the University Great Hall and then at the Luxurama. Schach directed four more productions of [[After the Fall]]: In Israel, Brussels, London, where Rogers played again, and once more in South Africa in 1981 as PACT’s opening production at the Pretoria State Theatre, together with American actor Brian Murray. She starred in Frank Shelley production of The Anniversary together with Ian Hamilton at the Alexander in 1966. They also starred together in How’s the World Treating You? and Forever April before finally getting married. She starred in A Month in the Country, which Leonard Schach directed for PACT at the Alexander in 1969. It also starred Vivienne Drummond, Kerry Jordan and Siegfried Mynhardt. She starred in Rex Garner’s production of Boeing-Boeing, together with Diane Appleby and Ken Smith, for the Academy in 1972. She starred in A.R. Gurney’s Children with Sandra Duncan and Kim Braden at the Intimate in 1974.She starred in Leonard Schach production of Robert Patrick’s Kennedy’s Children together with John Higgins, Bess Finney, John Rogers and Lynn Hooker for The Company at the Chelsea Theatre in 1975. She starred in Taubie Kushlick and Don Hughs’ production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Kushlick also directed Eric Flynn, Hal Watters, Maggie Fitzgibbon and herself in this play which opened late October 1975 at His Majesty’s. She starred in Barney Simon’s production of Chekhov’s The Seagull at Upstairs at the Market in June 1976 with Vanessa Cooke, Sandra Prinsloo, Bill Brewer, Marius Weyers, Danny Keogh, Lindsay Reardon and Bess Finney. Together with Rex Garner she starred in the Academy production Fringe Benefits in 1977. She also starred in Rex Garner’s production of a musical version of Not Now Darling called Once More, Darling with David Morton, Derek Royle and Patricia Sanders for the Academy in 1977. She starred in Brickhill and Burke’s production of the Broadway hit I Love My Wife by Michael Stewart, together with Michael McGovern, Tobie Cronje and Jessica Jones at His Majesty’s in 1978. She starred in a revival of Coward’s Present Laughter for PACT in 1979. It was directed by John Hussey and also starred Hussey and Shelagh Holliday. She starred in Roy Sargeant’s production of Sheridan’s School of Scandal together with John Hussey, Richard Haines and Bobby Heaney for PACT at the Alexander in 1980. She starred in Geoffrey Sutherland’s production of Joan Littlewood’s Oh! What a Lovely War together with Michael Richard, Gay Lambert, Michael McCabe, James White and Judy Page for PACT in 1980. She starred in Brickhill-Burke’s production of Michael Stewart’s I Love My Wife circa 1982 at the Civic together with Tobie Cronje, Eddie Eckstein, Bartholomew John and Sharon Lynne. She starred in Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue together with Michael McCabe and directed by Ken Leach for PACT at the Alexander in 1983. She starred in Anyone for Denis? together with John Lesley which Keith Grenville directed for the Baxter at the Academy in 1983. She starred in Terrence Shank’s adaptation of Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath together with Michael McCabe, Sean Taylor and James Borthwick, directed by Terrence Shank in 1986. She starred in Shirley Firth’s production of Barry Creyton’s Double Act at the Windybrow in 1988. She starred in John Chapman’s Key for Two in 1994. *** She played the role of Arkadina in The Seagull which opened the Upstairs Theatre in 1976.

Sources

See Schwartz, 1988; Tucker, 1997


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