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COATES, Norman. (19**-) Designer. *** He was the designer for ''[[The Survivors]]'' (Downstairs at [[Space Theatre|The Space]], 197*)
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'''Norman Coates'''. (19**-) Designer. ***  
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== Biography ==
  
  
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=== Youth ===
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=== Training ===
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Studied fine arts at UCT.
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=== Career ===
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Has lived and worked mainly abroad. For 4 years was Resident Designer at the Almost Free Theatre in London and designed +/- 40 new plays by writers such as Edward Bond, Tom Stoppard, Robert Patrick and Heathcote Williams. Received a Young Designers Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain and studied theatre design in Germany. He then joined the British American Repertory Company and designed Stoppard's ''[[Dog's Hamlet]]'', ''[[Cahoots Macbeth]]'', ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' and English playwright Wolf Mankowitz's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Mankowitz] (1924-1998)  ''[[The Irish Hebrew Lesson]]''. Now freelance, Norman has designed for the Overground Theatre Club, RADA, Rose Bruford College, the Shaw Theatre, The Criterion and the Churchill.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He was the designer for ''[[The Survivors]]'' (Downstairs at [[Space Theatre|The Space]], 197*).
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Has designed ''[[Hardy Folk]]'' and ''[[Marico Moonshine and Mampoer]]'' at the [[Market Theatre|Market]]. Norman recently designed ''[[The Paradise Concerto]]'' by [[Mario Schiess]] at the [[Roodepoort Civic Theatre]] and is currently (1982) engaged as designer on ''[[A Touch of Pink]]'' a drama for the SATV.' 
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He designed ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]''.
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== Awards, etc ==
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==Sources==
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''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'' programme notes in 1982 at the [[Market Theatre]].
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''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' programme notes, 1982.
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''[[Sunday Independent]]'', 8 July 2007.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Norman Coates. (19**-) Designer. ***

Biography

Youth

Training

Studied fine arts at UCT.


Career

Has lived and worked mainly abroad. For 4 years was Resident Designer at the Almost Free Theatre in London and designed +/- 40 new plays by writers such as Edward Bond, Tom Stoppard, Robert Patrick and Heathcote Williams. Received a Young Designers Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain and studied theatre design in Germany. He then joined the British American Repertory Company and designed Stoppard's Dog's Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth, Dirty Linen and English playwright Wolf Mankowitz's [1] (1924-1998) The Irish Hebrew Lesson. Now freelance, Norman has designed for the Overground Theatre Club, RADA, Rose Bruford College, the Shaw Theatre, The Criterion and the Churchill.

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

He was the designer for The Survivors (Downstairs at The Space, 197*).

Has designed Hardy Folk and Marico Moonshine and Mampoer at the Market. Norman recently designed The Paradise Concerto by Mario Schiess at the Roodepoort Civic Theatre and is currently (1982) engaged as designer on A Touch of Pink a drama for the SATV.'

He designed Saturday Night at the Palace.

Awards, etc

Sources

84 Charing Cross Road programme notes in 1982 at the Market Theatre.

Saturday Night at the Palace programme notes, 1982.

Sunday Independent, 8 July 2007.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to ESAT Personalities C

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page