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(1959-) Actor, director, teacher.

Born in Johannesburg

Studied at University of Cape Town.

Starred in Jean Genet’s The Maids in 1993. Workshopped, wrote and directed the jazzy gay musical After Nines in 1998. Co-author, with Matthew Krause, of the political cabaret Dead Man (1985) - for other plays on this theme see Tsafendas. Directed No Room for Squares with Coco Merckel in 2000. Workshopped and directed Two Straight Queers in 1996 and Your Loving Simon in 2003.

A winner in the Johannesburg Civic Theatre's New Stages project in the early 1990s, making his director’s debut with Afro-Dizzia.

Sunday Times, 27 Aug 1995.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Starred in Jean Genet’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. Workshopped, wrote and directed the jazzy gay musical ''[[After Nines]]'' in 1998.  Co-author, with [[Matthew Krause]], of the political cabaret ''[[Dead Man]]'' (1985) - for other plays on this theme see ''[[Tsafendas]]''. Directed ''[[No Room for Squares]]'' with [[Coco Merckel]] in 2000. Workshopped and directed ''[[Your Loving Simon]]'' in 2003.
+Starred in Jean Genet’s ''[[The Maids]]'' in 1993. Workshopped, wrote and directed the jazzy gay musical ''[[After Nines]]'' in 1998.  Co-author, with [[Matthew Krause]], of the political cabaret ''[[Dead Man]]'' (1985) - for other plays on this theme see ''[[Tsafendas]]''. Directed ''[[No Room for Squares]]'' with [[Coco Merckel]] in 2000. Workshopped and directed ''[[Two Straight Queers]]'' in 1996 and ''[[Your Loving Simon]]'' in 2003.
 == Awards, etc ==