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| − | (19*-) Actress, director and singer. | + | '''Gina Benjamin''' (19*-) Actress, director and singer. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Training == | == Training == | ||
| − | Studied at the [[School of Dramatic Art]], [[University of the Witwatersrand]]. | + | Studied at the [[School of Dramatic Art]], [[University of the Witwatersrand]], graduated in 1982. |
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | Roles in John Osborne’s ''[[The Entertainer]]'' ([[PACT]], 1983), ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' as Eufesia, 1985, William M. Hoffman’s ''[[As Is]]'' ([[Janice Honeyman]], 1986), ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' for [[PACT]] Drama in 1986, ''[[When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout]]'', ([[Des Lindberg|Des]] & [[Dawn Lindberg]], 1987), ''[[Flight]]''. | + | Roles in John Osborne’s ''[[The Entertainer]]'' ([[PACT]], 1983), ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' as Eufesia, 1985, William M. Hoffman’s ''[[As Is]]'' ([[Janice Honeyman]], 1986), ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' for [[PACT]] Drama in 1986, ''[[When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout]]'', ([[Des Lindberg|Des]] & [[Dawn Lindberg]], 1987), ''[[Flight]]'', ''[[Taxi Ranks]]'', ''[[Last Summer at Bluefish Cove]]'', ''[[M. Butterfly]] (1989). |
| − | She directed or co-directed ''[[Whale Nation]]'', ''[[The Double Bass]]'', ''[[Not the Midnight Mass]]'', ''[[During the Fall]]'', ''[[Happy as a Sandbag]]''. | + | She directed or co-directed ''[[Whale Nation]]'', ''[[The Double Bass]]'', ''[[Not the Midnight Mass]]'', ''[[During the Fall]]'' (1990), ''[[Happy as a Sandbag]]''. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''M. Butterfly'' programme notes, 1989. | ||
| + | ''Pretoria News'' 7 May 1990. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 21 March 2017
Gina Benjamin (19*-) Actress, director and singer.
Contents
Biography
She was married to Sean Taylor. She emigrated to Australia in 199*
Training
Studied at the School of Dramatic Art, University of the Witwatersrand, graduated in 1982.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Roles in John Osborne’s The Entertainer (PACT, 1983), The Comedy of Errors as Eufesia, 1985, William M. Hoffman’s As Is (Janice Honeyman, 1986), The Grapes of Wrath for PACT Drama in 1986, When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, (Des & Dawn Lindberg, 1987), Flight, Taxi Ranks, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, M. Butterfly (1989).
She directed or co-directed Whale Nation, The Double Bass, Not the Midnight Mass, During the Fall (1990), Happy as a Sandbag.
Awards, etc
Sources
M. Butterfly programme notes, 1989.
Pretoria News 7 May 1990.
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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