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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
; Salome by Oscar Wilde, directed by Neil Sonnekus as an Honours class production in June 1982;
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He directed ''[[Salomé]]'' as an Honours class production in June 1982.
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He wrote the plays ''[[Habitual]]'', ''[[The Grey Zone]].
 
He wrote the plays ''[[Habitual]]'', ''[[The Grey Zone]].
 
 
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

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Neil Sonnekus (born circa 1960). Playwright, poet, novelist.

Biography

He moved to Auckland, New Zealand, with his wife and children in 2010.


Youth

Training

He studied at Rhodes University Drama Department, graduating with an honours degree in 1982.


Career

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

He directed Salomé as an Honours class production in June 1982.

He wrote the plays Habitual, The Grey Zone.

Awards, etc

His play The Grey Zone was runner-up for the Amstel Playwright of the Year Award [1] in 1993.

Sources

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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