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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
She arrived in South Africa with [[Bill Brewer]]'s [[Seeing Stars]] in 1948. Settling in Cape Town she became well known for her appearances in pantomimes  - the first being ''[[Cinderella]]'' - and other performances at the [[Luxurama Theatre]].  
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She arrived in South Africa with [[Bill Brewer]]'s [[Singing Stars]] in 1948. Settling in Cape Town she became well known for her appearances in pantomimes  - the first being ''[[Cinderella]]'' - and other performances at the [[Luxurama Theatre]].  
  
 
She did several plays  with [[Leonard Schach]] including ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'',  
 
She did several plays  with [[Leonard Schach]] including ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'',  

Revision as of 07:10, 23 April 2017

Sybil Summers (19**-) was a dancer, performer, artist's agent and manager.


Biography

Three times a British Dancing champion and a stage performer,

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

She arrived in South Africa with Bill Brewer's Singing Stars in 1948. Settling in Cape Town she became well known for her appearances in pantomimes - the first being Cinderella - and other performances at the Luxurama Theatre.

She did several plays with Leonard Schach including Look Homeward Angel,

Also worked for Toby Kushlick, inter alia playing the lead No No Nanette.

She went on to become the sourcing agent for the Quibell Brothers and their various international shows, for example bringing Norman Wisdom to South Africa (becoming his local agent and manager), followed by Cilla Black, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers.

She eventually founded the Sybil Summers Agency, which she ran with her son, Geoff Burmeister, and became involved with Three Arts Theatre and for a time owned on a lease the Labia Theatre.

Sources

E-mail correspondence from Geoff Burmeister, 21 April, 2017.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-burmeister-780a1215/?ppe=1

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