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(1957-2006).  Actor.  Performed in ''[[Black Comedy]],  
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[[James White]] (1957-2006).  Actor.   
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Performed in ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (1964), ''[[Black Comedy]],  
 
''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (1973),  
 
''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' (1973),  
 
''[[Best of Birds and Beasts]]'',  
 
''[[Best of Birds and Beasts]]'',  
''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' (as “Paris”),
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''[[Hay Fever]]'',
''[[Hey Fever]]'',
 
 
''[[Elizabeth I]]'',  
 
''[[Elizabeth I]]'',  
 
''[[Enemy!]]'',  
 
''[[Enemy!]]'',  
 
''[[Luv]]'' and ''[[The Great Waltz]]''.  
 
''[[Luv]]'' and ''[[The Great Waltz]]''.  
  
[[SACD]] 1973; 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78.  
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He starred in Feydeau’s farce '' [[La Puce à L'Oreille|A Flea in Her Ear]] '' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1967; in the [[JODS]] production of ''[[South Pacific]]'' which was staged at the [[Civic Theatre]] by [[Brickhill-Burke]] in 1969; ''[[Child's Play]]'' ([[PACT 1971); together with [[Brian Brooke]] he appeared in Kauffman and Hart’s ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'' in 1972; in Shakespeare’s ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' (as "Paris") for [[PACT]] in 1974; in Murray Schisgal’s Broadway comedy ''[[Luv]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1977; in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of Joan Littlewood’s ''[[Oh What a Lovely War!]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1980.
  
(19*-) Actor. ** He starred in [[Feydeau]]’s farce '' [[A Flea in Her Ear]] '' at the [[Alexander]] in 1967. It was directed by [[Albert Ninio]] for the [[Reps]] and also starred [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Hal Orlandini]] and [[Gordon Mulholland]]. He starred in the [[JODS]] production of ''[[South Pacific]]'' which was staged at the [[Civic]] by [[Brickhill-Burke]] in 1969. There were designs by [[Keith Anderson]] and it also starred [[Inia te Wiata]], [[Jean Dell]] and [[June Hern]]. Together with [[Brian Brooke]] he appeared in [[Kauffman]] and [[Hart]]’s ''[[You Can’t Take It With You]]'', directed by [[John Hussey]] at the [[Brooke]] in 1972. He starred in [[Shakespeare]]’s ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'', directed by [[John Hussey]], together with [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Eckard Rabe]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] for [[PACT]] in 1974. He starred in the [[Academy-Company]] production of [[Murray Schisgal]]’s Broadway comedy ''[[Luv]]'', directed by [[Barney Simon]]. It also starred [[Janice Honeyman]] and [[Wilson Dunster]] and was staged at [[Upstairs]] at the [[Market]] in 1977. He starred in [[Geoffrey Sutherland]]’s production of [[Joan Littlewood]]’s ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' together with [[Michael Richard]], [[Gay Lambert]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Judy Page]] and [[Erica Rogers]] for [[PACT]] in 1980. He starred in [[Leslie Darbon]]’s ''[[Murder by Proxy]]'' together with [[Yvonne Banning]], [[Richard Cox]] and [[James Borthwick]] at the [[Intimate]] in 1981. He starred in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' together with [[Michael McCabe]], [[Pamela Gien]] and [[Peter Terry]] with direction by [[Nigel Vermaas]] at the [[Arena Bistro]] in 1981. He starred in [[PACT]]’s production of [[Sheridan]]’s ''[[The Rivals]]'' together with [[John Hussey]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Pauline Bailey]], [[Pamela Gien]] and [[John Lesley]] directed by [[Michael Atkinson]] at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983.
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James also starred in Leslie Darbon’s ''[[Murder by Proxy]]'' at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1981; the [[PACT]] production of ''[[The State Theatre Overflow Show]]'' (1981); [[PACT]]’s production of ''[[The Rivals]]'' at the [[State Theatre]] in March 1983 and ''[[The Little Foxes]]'' ([[PACT]] 1989).
  
 
He played in the 1964 film ''[[Seven Against the Sun]]''.
 
He played in the 1964 film ''[[Seven Against the Sun]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Tucker, 1997.
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[[SACD]] 1973; 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
  
[[ESAT Bibliography Mam-Mar|Martin]] 2008.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Mam-Mar|Martin]], Bob, 2008.
  
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Photograph with British actress Dawn Addams, ''[[Cape Times]]'', 20 January 1978.
  
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 7 July 2022

James White (1957-2006). Actor.

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

Performed in Treasure Island (1964), Black Comedy, Charley's Aunt (1973), Best of Birds and Beasts, Hay Fever, Elizabeth I, Enemy!, Luv and The Great Waltz.

He starred in Feydeau’s farce A Flea in Her Ear at the Alexander Theatre in 1967; in the JODS production of South Pacific which was staged at the Civic Theatre by Brickhill-Burke in 1969; Child's Play ([[PACT 1971); together with Brian Brooke he appeared in Kauffman and Hart’s You Can't Take it With You in 1972; in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida (as "Paris") for PACT in 1974; in Murray Schisgal’s Broadway comedy Luv at the Market Theatre in 1977; in Geoffrey Sutherland’s production of Joan Littlewood’s Oh What a Lovely War! for PACT in 1980.

James also starred in Leslie Darbon’s Murder by Proxy at the Intimate Theatre in 1981; the PACT production of The State Theatre Overflow Show (1981); PACT’s production of The Rivals at the State Theatre in March 1983 and The Little Foxes (PACT 1989).

He played in the 1964 film Seven Against the Sun.

Sources

SACD 1973; 1974; 1975/76; 1977/78.

Tucker, 1997.

Martin, Bob, 2008.

Photograph with British actress Dawn Addams, Cape Times, 20 January 1978.

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