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(****-****). Actor. Performed in
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[[Etienne Puren]] (195*-). Actor, director.
Die Kersietuin,
 
El Grande De Coca Cola,
 
Macbeth,
 
School for Scandal,
 
The Archon,
 
Rashomon,  
 
A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
 
Germanicus (with PACT).
 
(SACD 1978/79)  (SACD1979/80) (SACD 1980/81) (SACD 1981/82)
 
  
(19*-) Actor. * Started off working for ** and [[PACOFS]] ** He starred in a revival of ''[[El Grande de Coca-Cola]]'' with direction by [[Michael Richard]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. It also starred [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Gillian Harris]], [[Elizabeth Rae]] and [[Alan Goldstein]] and was staged at the [[Arena]]. He starred in [[Robert Mohr]]’s production of ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' together with [[Louise Saint Claire]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Tobie Cronjé]] during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981.  
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== Training ==
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He was a student at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] where he starred as "Vincentio" in ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' in 1975.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He has performed in ''[[Anastasia]]'' ([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[Die Kersietuin]]'', ''[[El Grande de Coca Cola]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[The Archon]]'', ''[[Rashomon]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (as "Oberon"), ''[[Germanicus]]'' (with [[PACT]]).
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Other productions include ''[[Die Keiser]]'', ''[['n Man met Vakansie]]'', ''[[Les Fourberies de Scapin|That Skelm Scapino]]'' (as “Scapino” 1976), ''[[L'Avare|Die Vrek]]'' (as “Cleante” 1976), ''[[Oh What a Lovely War!]]'' (1980), ''[[The Front Page]]'' (1984), ''[[Twelfth Night, or What You Will|Twaalfde Nag]]'' (1981), ''[[Sabato, domenica e lunedi|Saterdag, Sondag, Maandag]]'' ([[TRUK]] 1978).
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He directed a [[PACT]] production of ''[[Ghosts|Spoke]]'' in 1982.
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He directed a production of ''[[West Side Story]]'' in 1998 for the Rand Afrikaans University (now Johanneburg University) and in 1999 ''[[Babette]]''.
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For television he directed ''Lisenethini'' (which means "the football is in the net"), a 13-episode television drama created by Pretoria's Gomolemo Mokae in 1998.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Tucker, 1997
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[[SACD]] 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. pp 373, 392.
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Theatre programmes of various productions.
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''[[The Citizen]]'', 14 May 1998.
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''[[Rapport]]'', 14 February 1999.
  
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IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4885076/].
  
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 9 September 2019

Etienne Puren (195*-). Actor, director.

Training

He was a student at the University of Cape Town Drama Department where he starred as "Vincentio" in Measure for Measure in 1975.

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

He has performed in Anastasia (PACT 1977), Die Kersietuin, El Grande de Coca Cola, Macbeth, The School for Scandal, The Archon, Rashomon, A Midsummer Night's Dream (as "Oberon"), Germanicus (with PACT).

Other productions include Die Keiser, 'n Man met Vakansie, That Skelm Scapino (as “Scapino” 1976), Die Vrek (as “Cleante” 1976), Oh What a Lovely War! (1980), The Front Page (1984), Twaalfde Nag (1981), Saterdag, Sondag, Maandag (TRUK 1978).

He directed a PACT production of Spoke in 1982.

He directed a production of West Side Story in 1998 for the Rand Afrikaans University (now Johanneburg University) and in 1999 Babette.

For television he directed Lisenethini (which means "the football is in the net"), a 13-episode television drama created by Pretoria's Gomolemo Mokae in 1998.

Sources

SACD 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81; 1981/82.

Tucker, 1997. pp 373, 392.

Theatre programmes of various productions.

The Citizen, 14 May 1998.

Rapport, 14 February 1999.

IMDb [1].

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