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[[Malcolm Woolfson]] (19**-) is a director and marketing specialist, critic and historian.  
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[[Malcolm Woolfson]] (19**-) is a performer, theatre director and marketing specialist, critic and historian.  
  
 
Also known as '''[[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]'''
 
Also known as '''[[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]'''
  
A member of the of the [[Durban Jewish Club]], he directed a number of plays for them over the years. Worked for [[NAPAC]] as *** ??? from 19*. and also wrote the history of the [[Natal Playhouse]] (''[[The Long Road]]'', 1986 - credited as [[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]) and ''[[But the Melody Lingers On]]'' (1992), a history of South African popular music.
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== Biography ==
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==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==
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A member of the of the [[Durban Jewish Club]], he directed a number of plays for them over the years. Worked for [[NAPAC]] as *** ??? from 19*. and also wrote two important monographs: '''''The Long Road''''' (the history of the [[Natal Playhouse]], 1986 - credited as [[Malcolm L. Woolfson]]) and '''''But the Melody Lingers On'''''  (Subtitled ''The inside Story of the [[Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society]]-Its Shows, Personalities, Triumphs, and Tribulations'', [[Perskor]] 1992).
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He wrote the children's playtext ''[[Bushveld Bibble-Babble]]'', a dramatization of ten African animal folk tales, with music composed by [[Fiona Bull]].
  
 
He directed ''[[Satin and Tweed]]'' in 1965 and ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' in 1979.
 
He directed ''[[Satin and Tweed]]'' in 1965 and ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' in 1979.
  
Productions involving Malcolm Woolfson [includes material relating to ''[[Mkhumbane]]'', ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'', ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', ''[[Mirandolina]]'', ''[[Oh No Alice]]'', ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'', ''[[Victorian Music Box]]'' and ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' ([[NELM]]: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 18. 2).
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Productions involving [[Malcolm Woolfson]] include ''[[Mkhumbane]]'', ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'' (Durban, pre-1965), ''[[Little Mary Sunshine]]'', ''[[Mirandolina]]'', ''[[Oh No Alice]]'', ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'', ''[[Victorian Music Box]]'' and ''[[The Boy Friend]]''.
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He represented Natal on the editorial board of ''[[Teater/Theatre SA]]''.
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==Sources==
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"WOOLFSON, Malcolm L: 1999. 113. 18. 2" - in the [[NELM]] Collection.
  
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 20 September
  
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 30 September 2022

Malcolm Woolfson (19**-) is a performer, theatre director and marketing specialist, critic and historian.

Also known as Malcolm L. Woolfson

Biography

Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance

A member of the of the Durban Jewish Club, he directed a number of plays for them over the years. Worked for NAPAC as *** ??? from 19*. and also wrote two important monographs: The Long Road (the history of the Natal Playhouse, 1986 - credited as Malcolm L. Woolfson) and But the Melody Lingers On (Subtitled The inside Story of the Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society-Its Shows, Personalities, Triumphs, and Tribulations, Perskor 1992).

He wrote the children's playtext Bushveld Bibble-Babble, a dramatization of ten African animal folk tales, with music composed by Fiona Bull.

He directed Satin and Tweed in 1965 and Along Came a Spider in 1979.

Productions involving Malcolm Woolfson include Mkhumbane, Inherit the Wind (Durban, pre-1965), Little Mary Sunshine, Mirandolina, Oh No Alice, You Can't Take it With You, Victorian Music Box and The Boy Friend.

He represented Natal on the editorial board of Teater/Theatre SA.

Sources

"WOOLFSON, Malcolm L: 1999. 113. 18. 2" - in the NELM Collection.

The Rand Daily Mail, 20 September

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