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| − | [[Percy Sieff]] (1928-2009) | + | [[Percy Sieff]] (1928-2009) was an actor on radio, TV, stage and film in English and [[Afrikaans]] and a stage director. |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | He was born on 22 June 1928, grew up in Melkbosstrand and made his home at Clifton. He was married to Sylvia Perl and they had two children. | + | He was born on 22 June 1928, grew up in Melkbosstrand and made his home at Clifton. He was married to [[Sylvia Perl]] and they had two children. |
| − | During the 1990s he and his wife settled in Australia where he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Shylock in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the Sydney Opera house in 1999. He died in Cape Town aged 80 on 1 March 2009. | + | During the 1990s he and his wife settled in Australia where he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Shylock in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' at the Sydney Opera house in 1999. |
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| + | He died in Cape Town aged 80 on 1 March 2009. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Worked for [[CAPAB]]. Also worked for [[The Space]] in the 1970s. | Worked for [[CAPAB]]. Also worked for [[The Space]] in the 1970s. | ||
| − | Performed the original [[Herman Charles Bosman|Bosman]] one-man show ''[[Willem Prinsloo's peach brandy: an evening of H C Bosman]]'' countrywide since early 1969, acted in ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'', ''[[Luv]]'', ''[[Occupations]]'', ''[[Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act]]'', ''[[A Thousand Clowns]]'' and ''[[Alpha Beta]]''. He also devised and presented some of his own productions at [[The Space]], including ''[[Jewish Humour]]'', ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', ''[[Nostalgic 20s]]'', ''[[Nostalgic 30s]]'', ''[[Look at the 60s]]'', ''[[Son of Jewish Humour]]''. | + | Performed the original [[Herman Charles Bosman|Bosman]] one-man show ''[[Willem Prinsloo's peach brandy: an evening of H C Bosman]]'' countrywide since early 1969, acted in ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'', ''[[Luv]]'', ''[[Occupations]]'', ''[[Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act]]'', ''[[A Thousand Clowns]]'' and ''[[Alpha Beta]]''. He also devised and presented some of his own productions at [[The Space]], including ''[[Jewish Humour]]'', ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'', ''[[Nostalgic 20s]]'', ''[[Nostalgic 30s]]'', ''[[Look at the 60s]]'', ''[[Son of Jewish Humour]]''. |
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| + | ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]]'' became a long-term vehicle for Sieff, who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s. | ||
Played in ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1959), ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1969), ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1970), Paul Harmse in ''[[Christine]]'' for [[CAPAB]] 1987, ''[[Faust]]'', ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'', ''[[The Proposal]]'', ''[[Broken Glass]]'', ''[[Venus Observed]]'', ''[[Captain Carvallo]]'' and many other productions. | Played in ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1959), ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1969), ''[[Moeder Hanna]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1970), Paul Harmse in ''[[Christine]]'' for [[CAPAB]] 1987, ''[[Faust]]'', ''[[The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'', ''[[The Proposal]]'', ''[[Broken Glass]]'', ''[[Venus Observed]]'', ''[[Captain Carvallo]]'' and many other productions. | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 6 September 2018
Percy Sieff (1928-2009) was an actor on radio, TV, stage and film in English and Afrikaans and a stage director.
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Biography
He was born on 22 June 1928, grew up in Melkbosstrand and made his home at Clifton. He was married to Sylvia Perl and they had two children.
During the 1990s he and his wife settled in Australia where he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at the Sydney Opera house in 1999.
He died in Cape Town aged 80 on 1 March 2009.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Was well-known as a Springbok Radio personality.
Worked for CAPAB. Also worked for The Space in the 1970s. Performed the original Bosman one-man show Willem Prinsloo's peach brandy: an evening of H C Bosman countrywide since early 1969, acted in Long Day's Journey into Night, Luv, Occupations, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, A Thousand Clowns and Alpha Beta. He also devised and presented some of his own productions at The Space, including Jewish Humour, Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain, Nostalgic 20s, Nostalgic 30s, Look at the 60s, Son of Jewish Humour.
Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain became a long-term vehicle for Sieff, who took this one-man show on Mark Twain across the globe, right into the late 1990s.
Played in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1959), Cyrano de Bergerac (1969), Moeder Hanna (CAPAB 1970), Paul Harmse in Christine for CAPAB 1987, Faust, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Proposal, Broken Glass, Venus Observed, Captain Carvallo and many other productions.
Awards
Won a Three-leaf award for Polo in A Hatful of Rain, 1966.
Fleur du Cap nomination for his role in Broken Glass, 1995.
Sources
SACD 1973; 1974.
Cape Argus 19 May 1999.
Cape Times 5 March 2009.
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