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| − | (19**-) Costume designer. | + | [[Helen Rooza]] (19**-). Costume designer. |
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | She was the Wardrobe Mistress at the [[Little Theatre]] for twenty years. She retired in 1976 after making 6 000 theatre costumes. After her retirement from the [[Little Theatre]] she worked on a number of productions at the [[Baxter Theatre]]. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Among the productions she worked on are ''[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis|The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1959), ''[[J.B.]]'' (1964), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1965), ''[[Black Comedy]]'' (1969), ''[[The Hole]]'' (1969), ''[[America Hurrah]]'' (1970s), ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'' (1972), ''[[The Homecoming]]'' (1977), ''[[The Price]]'' (1978), ''[[A Delicate Balance]]'' (1978). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Letter from her son, Patrick Wagner [https://warrenludski.wordpress.com/the-heritage-and-legacy-project-finally-gets-off-the-ground/]. | ||
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| + | Press clipping regarding her retirement held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: VAN DER GUCHT, Rosalie]: 2007. 7. 1. 36. 3. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988. | ||
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| + | Theatre programmes of various productions. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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Helen Rooza (19**-). Costume designer.
Contents
Biography
She was the Wardrobe Mistress at the Little Theatre for twenty years. She retired in 1976 after making 6 000 theatre costumes. After her retirement from the Little Theatre she worked on a number of productions at the Baxter Theatre.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Among the productions she worked on are The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1959), J.B. (1964), Waiting for Godot (1965), Black Comedy (1969), The Hole (1969), America Hurrah (1970s), Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain (1972), The Homecoming (1977), The Price (1978), A Delicate Balance (1978).
Sources
Letter from her son, Patrick Wagner [1].
Press clipping regarding her retirement held by NELM: [Collection: VAN DER GUCHT, Rosalie]: 2007. 7. 1. 36. 3.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
Theatre programmes of various productions.
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