Difference between revisions of "Neil McCarthy"
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | + | One of the leading juvenile leads of the late 1970s and early 1980s, roles in ''[[The Labyrinth]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*), ****, ''[[Another Country]]'' (**, 198*), ****, ''[[Born in the RSA]]'' ([[Simon]] & Co, 1985), ****. Wrote ****(19**), ****(19**), ****(19**), ''[[The Great Outdoors]]'' (2000). In 2001 he came to prominence as the supervising ** of the South African version of the TV-“reality” show Big Brother. | |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
| − | + | [[Fleur Du Cap Award]] for Most Promising Student (1981), [[Vita Award]] for Best Newcomer (1984), Robert Mohr Young Directors Award (1986), [[Vita Award]] for Best New Play (1987), [[Dalro Award]] for Playwright of the Year (1987), [[Vita Award]] for Best Director (Transvaal) (1990), FNB [[Vita Award]] for Best Director for ''[[MoJo]]'' (1997), FNB Vita Award for Best Script of a New South African Play for ''[[The Great Outdoors]]'' (2001). | |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | http://www.mlasa.com/actors/neimcc.htm | |
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 18 March 2014
McCARTHY, Neil(19**-), playwright, actor, television personality, writer, producer and director.
Contents
Biography
Training
BA-degree in Drama at University of Cape Town (1979).
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
One of the leading juvenile leads of the late 1970s and early 1980s, roles in The Labyrinth (The Space, 197*), ****, Another Country (**, 198*), ****, Born in the RSA (Simon & Co, 1985), ****. Wrote ****(19**), ****(19**), ****(19**), The Great Outdoors (2000). In 2001 he came to prominence as the supervising ** of the South African version of the TV-“reality” show Big Brother.
Awards, etc
Fleur Du Cap Award for Most Promising Student (1981), Vita Award for Best Newcomer (1984), Robert Mohr Young Directors Award (1986), Vita Award for Best New Play (1987), Dalro Award for Playwright of the Year (1987), Vita Award for Best Director (Transvaal) (1990), FNB Vita Award for Best Director for MoJo (1997), FNB Vita Award for Best Script of a New South African Play for The Great Outdoors (2001).
Sources
http://www.mlasa.com/actors/neimcc.htm
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
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