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(****-****).Actress. Performed in ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', ''[[Story Theatre]]'', ''[[Ar Enquiry]]'', ''[[Subject to Fits]]'', ''[[The Crucible]]'', ''[[Marat-Sade]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Merry Madcap]]'', ''[[Boogie Woogie Bubble ‘n Squeak]]'', ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]'', ''[[The Grand Ceremonial]]'',
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[[Leonie Hofmeyr]] (19**-). Actress.
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''[[The Best of Adam]]'', ''[[Grease]]'', ''[[Play it A\again, Sam]]'', ''[[Simple Bloody Simon]]'', ''[[Glass House]]'' (at the [[Space Theatre]]), ''[[On Broadway]]'', ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', ''[[Bar and Ger]]''. ([[SACD]] 1974) ([[SACD]] 1977/78) ([[SACD]] 1978/79) ([[SACD]] 1979/80) ([[SACD]] 1980/81)
 
  
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HOFMEYR, Leonie. (19**-) Actress and director(?*). ** She acted in ''[[Glass House]]'' ([[Space Theatre|The Space]], 197*), **, **. Became one of the founding members of [[The Company]] and performed in [[Barney Simon]]’s production of the ''[[Marat/Sade]]''
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== Biography ==
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, the official opening production of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1976. A member of the women’s cabaret trio, [[Skirted Issue]], she did i.a. ''[[Boogie Woogie, Bubble and Squeak]]'' ([[Market Theatre]], 197*),
 
  
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HOFMEYR, Leonie. She formed part of [[Mannie Manim]] and [[Barney Simon]]’s [[The Company]]together with [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[David Eppel]], [[Judith Cornell]], [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Sue Kiel]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Lindsay Reardon]] and [[John Oakley-Smith]] around 1974. She starred in the [[PACT]] [[Arena Theatre]] opening production of [[Ken Leach]]’s production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' with [[Bill Flynn]] in 1975. She starred in ''[[the ME nobody knows]]'', for [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1977. [[Benjy Francis]] directed and it also starred [[Leslie Mongezi]], [[Nomsa Nene]], [[Barrie Shah]] and [[Jonathan Taylor]]. Starred in ''[[Grease]]'' together with [[Danny Keogh]], [[Eckard Rabe]], [[Bruce Millar]] and [[Sue Kiel]] at [[His majesty's Theatre|His Majesty’s]] in 1977. It ran until June the following year. ** ( Astbury, 1979; Schwartz, 1988; Tucker, 1997, **)
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=== Youth ===
  
  
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=== Training ===
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She studied at the University of Cape Town.
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=== Career ===
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She joined [[PACT]] in 1973.
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Leonie was one of a core company of actors when [[Barney Simon]] and [[Mannie Manim]] founded [[The Company]] in 1974.
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She eventually became a marine biologist.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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She performed in ''[[Children of the Wolf]]'', ''[[Story Theatre]]'', ''[[An Enquiry]]'', ''[[Subject to Fits]]'', ''[[The Crucible]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Merry Madcap]]'', ''[[Boogie Woogie Bubble 'n Squeak]]'', , ''[[The Grand Ceremonial]]'', ''[[The Best of Adam]]'', ''[[Play it again, Sam]]'', ''[[Simple Bloody Simon]]'', ''[[Glass House]]'' (at the [[Space Theatre]]), ''[[On Broadway]]'', ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', ''[[Bar and Ger]]'', ''[[The Voyage of the Santiago]]'' as "Maria Ramos", [[PACT]] 1974.
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She starred in the title role in the [[PACT]] [[Arena Theatre]] opening production of [[Ken Leach]]’s production of ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' with [[Bill Flynn]] in 1975.
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She performed in ''[[Marat/Sade]]'', the official opening production of the [[Market Theatre]] in 1976.
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She starred in ''[[The Me Nobody Knows]]'', for [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1977 and in ''[[Grease]]'' at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in the same year.
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Other productions include ''[[Major Barbara]]'', ''[[Elizabeth I]]'', ''[[Tug o' War]]''.
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1974; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Schr-Schw|Pat Schwartz]] 1988.
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''[[Star]]'', 12 June 2006.
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 16 August 2019

Leonie Hofmeyr (19**-). Actress.

Biography

Youth

Training

She studied at the University of Cape Town.


Career

She joined PACT in 1973.

Leonie was one of a core company of actors when Barney Simon and Mannie Manim founded The Company in 1974.

She eventually became a marine biologist.

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

She performed in Children of the Wolf, Story Theatre, An Enquiry, Subject to Fits, The Crucible, The Adventures of Merry Madcap, Boogie Woogie Bubble 'n Squeak, , The Grand Ceremonial, The Best of Adam, Play it again, Sam, Simple Bloody Simon, Glass House (at the Space Theatre), On Broadway, The Fantasticks, Bar and Ger, The Voyage of the Santiago as "Maria Ramos", PACT 1974.

She starred in the title role in the PACT Arena Theatre opening production of Ken Leach’s production of The Duchess of Malfi with Bill Flynn in 1975.

She performed in Marat/Sade, the official opening production of the Market Theatre in 1976.

She starred in The Me Nobody Knows, for The Company at the Market Theatre in 1977 and in Grease at His Majesty's Theatre in the same year.

Other productions include Major Barbara, Elizabeth I, Tug o' War.

Awards, etc

Sources

SACD 1974; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1979/80; 1980/81.

Tucker, 1997.

Astbury 1979.

Pat Schwartz 1988.

Star, 12 June 2006.

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities H

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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