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| − | (19*-) Actor and professional director, who like many at the time also directed plays for amateur societies including the [[Johannesburg REPS]] and the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society]]. Productions include [[Neil Simon]] | + | (ARDEN, Ricky (19*-) Actor and professional director, who like many at the time also directed plays for amateur societies including the [[Johannesburg REPS]] and the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society]]. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | He accepted a teaching post at the University of San Diego in the USA, after his wife, the model Kay Dewdney, had committed suicide. | ||
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| + | == Training == | ||
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| + | == Career == | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | Productions include [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'' ([[Johannesburg REPS]] , 1962), ''[[Policy for Murder]]'' ([[Johannesburg REPS]] , 1963), [[Adam's Rib]] (a revue, 1963), [[Jean Anouilh]]'s ''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' ([[PACT]], 1964), [[Bartho Smit]]'s ''[[Man met 'n lyk om sy nek]]'' ([[PACT]], 1966), [[Frank Wedekind]]’s ''[[The Love Potion]]'' ([[PACT]], 1966), ''[[Travelling Light]]'' ([[PACT]], 1966), [[Don't stop the carnival]], [[Adam's Apple]], ''[[According to the Evidence]]'' ([[PACT]], [[Alexander Theatre]], 1966). This was his last production before he left for the USA. | ||
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| + | Directed ''[[The Rainmaker]]'' and ''[[The Rape of the Belt]]'' in ???, [[Barmy Days]], [[Travelling Light]], | ||
| + | : presented by Adam Leslie Theatrical Productions at an unknown theatre, directed by Ricky Arden, 1966 | ||
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| + | ==Awards== | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
| − | [[ | + | Programme of a run of ''[[Adam's Rib]]'' by [[Adam Leslie]] in 1966. |
| − | + | ''AfricaWide'' database | |
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Revision as of 16:30, 18 March 2015
(ARDEN, Ricky (19*-) Actor and professional director, who like many at the time also directed plays for amateur societies including the Johannesburg REPS and the Bloemfontein Repertory Society.
Contents
Biography
He accepted a teaching post at the University of San Diego in the USA, after his wife, the model Kay Dewdney, had committed suicide.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Productions include Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn (Johannesburg REPS , 1962), Policy for Murder (Johannesburg REPS , 1963), Adam's Rib (a revue, 1963), Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon (PACT, 1964), Bartho Smit's Man met 'n lyk om sy nek (PACT, 1966), Frank Wedekind’s The Love Potion (PACT, 1966), Travelling Light (PACT, 1966), Don't stop the carnival, Adam's Apple, According to the Evidence (PACT, Alexander Theatre, 1966). This was his last production before he left for the USA.
Directed The Rainmaker and The Rape of the Belt in ???, Barmy Days, Travelling Light,
- presented by Adam Leslie Theatrical Productions at an unknown theatre, directed by Ricky Arden, 1966
Awards
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Programme of a run of Adam's Rib by Adam Leslie in 1966.
AfricaWide database
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Return to ESAT Personalities A
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
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