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He co-directed ''[[Two Weeks with the Queen]]'' in 1995.
 
He co-directed ''[[Two Weeks with the Queen]]'' in 1995.
  
He had roles in ''[[Wolfboy]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]] 1995), played Christopher Sly in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1996), ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1997).
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He had roles in ''[[Wolfboy]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]] 1995), played Christopher Sly in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1996), ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1996), ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1997).
  
 
For [[CAPAB]] he was involved with Outreach Work for the National Literacy Campaign to Libraries.
 
For [[CAPAB]] he was involved with Outreach Work for the National Literacy Campaign to Libraries.

Revision as of 09:15, 4 July 2016

HARRISON, Wayne (19**-) Actor, director.

Biography

Youth

Training

He complete the Performer's Diploma in Speech and Drama at the University of Cape Town Drama Department in 1994.


Career

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

He co-directed Two Weeks with the Queen in 1995.

He had roles in Wolfboy (Grahamstown Festival 1995), played Christopher Sly in The Taming of the Shrew (Maynardville 1996), Macbeth (1996), The Winter's Tale (Maynardville 1997).

For CAPAB he was involved with Outreach Work for the National Literacy Campaign to Libraries.

He was the creative advisor for the Market Theatre production of Gumboots in 2002.

Awards, etc

He shared a Vita Award (Gauteng Region) with Moira Blumenthal for Director of the Year (1995) for Two Weeks with the Queen and was nominated for the national award.


Sources

The Taming of the Shrew (1996) programme notes


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