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'''Garalt MacLiam''' (1937-2014) was a South African playwright, director, actor, author and theatre critic. He was well-known as the theatre critic for the Star Tonight newspaper for many years. He was president of the South African Union of Journalists (SAUJ) in the 1990's.
 
'''Garalt MacLiam''' (1937-2014) was a South African playwright, director, actor, author and theatre critic. He was well-known as the theatre critic for the Star Tonight newspaper for many years. He was president of the South African Union of Journalists (SAUJ) in the 1990's.
  
Plays written by him include ''[[The Indian Rope Trick]]'' and ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', which was adapted by MacLiam from Gogol’s short story of the same title and in which he performed in its first production. He wrote and directed ''[[One Friday in Jerusalem]]'', which was staged at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1976.  
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Plays written by him include ''[[The Indian Rope Trick]]'' and ''[[Diary of a Madman]]'', which was adapted by MacLiam from Gogol’s short story of the same title and in which he performed in its first production. Plays that he wrote and directed include ''[[One Friday in Jerusalem]]'', staged at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1976 and ''[[Meredith's Money]]'', staged at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in 2005.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:29, 3 May 2016

Garalt MacLiam (1937-2014) was a South African playwright, director, actor, author and theatre critic. He was well-known as the theatre critic for the Star Tonight newspaper for many years. He was president of the South African Union of Journalists (SAUJ) in the 1990's.

Plays written by him include The Indian Rope Trick and Diary of a Madman, which was adapted by MacLiam from Gogol’s short story of the same title and in which he performed in its first production. Plays that he wrote and directed include One Friday in Jerusalem, staged at Upstairs at the Market in 1976 and Meredith's Money, staged at the Montecasino Theatre in 2005.

Sources

Tucker, 1997

The Star, 21 October 2014.

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