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'''Helen Mann''' (19*-) Actress and director.  
 
'''Helen Mann''' (19*-) Actress and director.  
  
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A member of the **,  she helped found and manage the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] in 19*.  
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A member of the [[Port Elizabeth Theatre Guild]],  she helped found and manage the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] on May 10, 1960.  
  
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She has appeared on stage in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' as Portia, 1971, ''[[The Heiress]]'' (1974), ''[[King Lear]]'' (as Goneril) with [[André Huguenet]], 1985.  
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== Contributions to South African Theatre ==
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1952: Played the role of Dynemone in ''[[A Phoenix Too Frequent]]''.
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1952: Portrayed Lady Precious Stream in ''[[Lady Precious Stream]]''.
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1953: Played Amanda in ''[[Private Lives]]''.
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1954: Portrayed a Hypochondriac in ''[[Sorry, Wrong Number]]''.
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1954: She played the part of a Naughty Girl in ''[[Hit The Deck]]''.
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1955: [[Helen Mann]] produced ''[[Home and Beauty]]'' and ''[[The Snow Goose]]''.
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1956: She played the part of Miranda in ''[[Miranda]]''.
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1957: Portrayed Piggy in ''[[Hands Across the Sea]]''.
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1957: Played the Good Fairy in ''[[Cindrella]]''.
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1958: Played Arum Lily in ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]''.
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1959: Played Audrey in ''[[Autumn Crocus]]''.
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1959: She was Miss Hybrid Mealie in ''[[Aladdin]]''.
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1959: She portrayed Esmeralda in ''[[Dead On Nine]]''.
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1960: Played Goneril in ''[[King Lear]]''.
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1960: Played Emily in ''[[Our Town]]''.
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1960: Portrayed a Young Wife in ''[[Flare Path]]''.
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1961: Portrayed St Joan in ''[[The Lark]]''.
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1961: Played Laura in ''[[Tea and Sympathy]]''.
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1962: Portrayed Linda in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''.
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1962: Played Hippolyte in ''[[Rape of the Belt]]''.
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1963: Played Argia in ''[[Queen of the Rebels]]''.
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1963: Produced the opera, ''[[Carmen]]'', for the [[Port Elizabeth Male Voice Choir]].
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1964: Katherina in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''.
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1965: Played Beatrice in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''.
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1965: Played Sally Thomas in ''[[Signpost to Murder]]''.
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1966: Produced ''[[The Mikado]]''.
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1966: Produced ''[[Cubarama]]''.
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1967: Produced ''[[Oklahoma]]''.
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1967: Produced ''[[The King and I]]''.
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1968: Produced ''[[Brigadoon]]''.
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1968: Produced ''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]''.
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1969: Produced ''[[The Student Prince]]''.
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1969: Produced ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
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1970: Portrayed Viola in ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.
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1970: Produced: ''[[The Desert Song]]''.
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1971: Portrayed Portia in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]''.
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1971: Produced ''[[Oliver]]''.
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1972: Played Helena in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.
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She has appeared on stage in ''[[The Heiress]]'' (1974), ''[[King Lear]]'' (as Goneril) with [[André Huguenet]], 1985.  
  
 
She directed ''[[Brigadoon]]'' for the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] 1968, ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] 1975, ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1978), ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1975), ''[[Othello]]'', 1978 for [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], [[Mannville]]. Other productions include ''[[A Voyage Round My Father]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Shrivings]]'', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Bosoms and Neglect]]'', ''[[The Gingerbread Lady]]''. ''[[Tinker's Curse]]'',  to name a few.
 
She directed ''[[Brigadoon]]'' for the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] 1968, ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] 1975, ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1978), ''[[No, No, Nanette]]'' (1975), ''[[Othello]]'', 1978 for [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], [[Mannville]]. Other productions include ''[[A Voyage Round My Father]]'', ''[[As You Like It]]'', ''[[Shrivings]]'', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Bosoms and Neglect]]'', ''[[The Gingerbread Lady]]''. ''[[Tinker's Curse]]'',  to name a few.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
 
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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''[[Sound of Music]]'' theatre programme, 1972.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Revision as of 10:20, 10 February 2018

Helen Mann (19*-) Actress and director.

A member of the Port Elizabeth Theatre Guild, she helped found and manage the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival on May 10, 1960.


Contributions to South African Theatre

1952: Played the role of Dynemone in A Phoenix Too Frequent.

1952: Portrayed Lady Precious Stream in Lady Precious Stream.

1953: Played Amanda in Private Lives.

1954: Portrayed a Hypochondriac in Sorry, Wrong Number.

1954: She played the part of a Naughty Girl in Hit The Deck.

1955: Helen Mann produced Home and Beauty and The Snow Goose.

1956: She played the part of Miranda in Miranda.

1957: Portrayed Piggy in Hands Across the Sea.

1957: Played the Good Fairy in Cindrella.

1958: Played Arum Lily in Sleeping Beauty.

1959: Played Audrey in Autumn Crocus.

1959: She was Miss Hybrid Mealie in Aladdin.

1959: She portrayed Esmeralda in Dead On Nine.

1960: Played Goneril in King Lear.

1960: Played Emily in Our Town.

1960: Portrayed a Young Wife in Flare Path.

1961: Portrayed St Joan in The Lark.

1961: Played Laura in Tea and Sympathy.

1962: Portrayed Linda in Death of a Salesman.

1962: Played Hippolyte in Rape of the Belt.

1963: Played Argia in Queen of the Rebels.

1963: Produced the opera, Carmen, for the Port Elizabeth Male Voice Choir.

1964: Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew.

1965: Played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.

1965: Played Sally Thomas in Signpost to Murder.

1966: Produced The Mikado.

1966: Produced Cubarama.

1967: Produced Oklahoma.

1967: Produced The King and I.

1968: Produced Brigadoon.

1968: Produced Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

1969: Produced The Student Prince.

1969: Produced Romeo and Juliet.

1970: Portrayed Viola in Twelfth Night.

1970: Produced: The Desert Song.

1971: Portrayed Portia in The Merchant of Venice.

1971: Produced Oliver.

1972: Played Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

She has appeared on stage in The Heiress (1974), King Lear (as Goneril) with André Huguenet, 1985.

She directed Brigadoon for the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society 1968, Children of the Wolf, Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival 1975, The Crucible (1978), No, No, Nanette (1975), Othello, 1978 for Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, Mannville. Other productions include A Voyage Round My Father, As You Like It, Shrivings, Twelfth Night, Bosoms and Neglect, The Gingerbread Lady. Tinker's Curse, to name a few.

Mannville Open-air Theatre, Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival, Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

Sources

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Sound of Music theatre programme, 1972.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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