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Brian Astbury
Brian Astbury (14 November 1941 – 5 March 2020) was a South African photographer, theatre director, acting and writing teacher, and founder of The Space Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa. Early life Brian Astbury was born on 14 November 1941 and grew up in the South African town of Paarl. He attended Paarl Boys' High and played first team cricket for the school before matriculating in 1959. He briefly studied librarianship at the University of Cape Town before abandoning the course. He met his future wife, at the ''Cape Argus'' where she worked as a librarian and journalist, when he did vacation work after completing his matric. He then worked as a photographer for Capab, the Cape Province's performing arts organisation. He would follow Bryceland and Athol Fugard when the latters play ''Boesman and Lena'' toured England in 1971. He worked closely with his wife Yvonne Bryceland and playwright Athol Fugard when they formed an independent non-racial theatre called The Space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Astbury
Brian Astbury (14 November 1941 – 5 March 2020) was a South African photographer, theatre director, acting and writing teacher, and founder of The Space Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa. Early life Brian Astbury was born on 14 November 1941 and grew up in the South African town of Paarl. He attended Paarl Boys' High and played first team cricket for the school before matriculating in 1959. He briefly studied librarianship at the University of Cape Town before abandoning the course. He met his future wife, at the ''Cape Argus'' where she worked as a librarian and journalist, when he did vacation work after completing his matric. He then worked as a photographer for Capab, the Cape Province's performing arts organisation. He would follow Bryceland and Athol Fugard when the latters play ''Boesman and Lena'' toured England in 1971. He worked closely with his wife Yvonne Bryceland and playwright Athol Fugard when they formed an independent non-racial theatre called The Space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Flynn
William Flynn (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Tjokkie. Early life Flynn was born William Frederick Flynn in Cape Town and matriculated from Plumstead High School. He went to the UCT drama school and was a founder member of the Space theatre in Cape Town. He was the son of William Frederick and Mary Elizabeth (Née Morley) Overview Flynn was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Tjokkie, a character that he portrayed as a wise-cracking, beer drinking rugby union fan. Flynn had won 13 best actor awards, including the ''Dublin Critics'' and ''Golden Entertainer Awards''. Among these were: * Best Supporting Actor for ''Doubles'' – Fleur du Cap – Cape Town – 1987 * Best Actor for ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' * Best Actor Award for ''Hello and Goodbye'' – Dublin * Best Actor Award for a Comedy ''Play It Again Sam'' * Best Screenplay Award for ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' * Best Actor Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White South African Anti-apartheid Activists
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East 15 Acting School
East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school in Loughton, Essex.Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. 1 UK university for studying drama and dance in the Guardian's University Guide. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools. History East 15 Acting School was founded in 1961 by Margaret Bury. ."East 15 Acting School: BA (Hons) Acting Course (3 year)"'' Retrieved 26 May 2008 Notable alumni Notable graduates from East 15 include: * Maisie Adam * Damon Albarn (did not graduate) * Arsher Ali * Patricia Allison * Peter Armitage * Annette Badland * Marcus Bentley * Linnea Berthelsen * Sian Breckin * David L. Boushey * Marji Campi * Ian Champion * Nathan Clarke * Peter Cleall * Susannah Corbett * Stephen Daldry * April De Angelis * Janine Duvitski * Alan Ford * Paul Garnault * Alex Giannini * Chris Haywood * Elizabeth Henstrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, formerly Mountview Theatre School, is a drama school in Peckham, south London, England, founded in 1945. The Academy provides specialist vocational training in acting and musical theatre, as well as production arts. The President of the school is Dame Judi Dench, and the Principal and Artistic Director Stephen Jameson. History Mountview was founded in Crouch End, north London, in 1945 by Peter Coxhead and Ralph Nossek as "The Mountview Theatre Club", an amateur repertory company staging a new production for a six-day run every second week. Among the club's productions were Coxhead's staging of Eugene O'Neill's ''Mourning Becomes Electra'', a production of the complete Arnold Wesker Trilogy – ''Chicken Soup with Barley'', ''Roots'' and ''I'm Talking about Jerusalem'' directed by Peter Scott-Smith – and ''Buttered Both Sides'', a revue written and composed by Mountview member Ted Dicks and directed by Gale Webb, which later transferred to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is Professor Mark O'Thomas, who succeeded Director Sarah Frankcom in 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch succeeded Timothy West as President of LAMDA's Board of Trustees in 2018. The Academy's graduates work regularly at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, and the theatres of London's West End and Hollywood, as well as on the BBC, HBO, and Broadway. It is registered as a company under the name LAMDA Ltd and as a charity under its trading name London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. There is an associate organisation in America under the name of American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). A very high proportion of LAMDA's stage management and technical theatre graduates find work in their chosen field within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Butler Saw (play)
''What the Butler Saw'' is a two-act farce written by the English playwright Joe Orton. He began work on the play in 1966 and completed it in July 1967, one month before his death. It opened at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. Orton's final play, it was the second to be performed after his death, following ''Funeral Games'' in 1968. Plot summary ; Characters * Dr Prentice * Geraldine Barclay * Mrs Prentice * Nicholas Beckett * Dr Rance * Sergeant Match The play consists of two acts - though the action is continuous - and revolves around a Dr Prentice, a psychiatrist attempting to seduce his attractive prospective secretary, Geraldine Barclay. The play opens with the doctor examining Geraldine in a job interview, during which he persuades her to undress. The situation becomes more intense when Mrs Prentice enters, causing the doctor to hide Geraldine behind a curtain. His wife, however, is also being seduced and blackmailed, by Nicholas Beckett. She therefore prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Simon
Barney Simon (13 April 1932 – 30 June 1995, Johannesburg) was a South African writer, playwright and director. Early life The son of working-class Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, Simon discovered a love of theatre while working under director Joan Littlewood in London in the 1950s. Returning to Johannesburg, he supported himself as an advertising copywriter while producing and directing plays. Before he opened the Market, he staged multi-racial plays anywhere he could: in warehouses and shantytowns, storefronts and back yards, including Athol Fugard's '' The Blood Knot'' (1961). Simon spent a year (1969–70) in New York City, where he introduced South African plays to an American audience and edited the journal ''New American Review''. Simon and the Market Theatre In 1976 Barney Simon co-founded Johannesburg’s Market Theatre, South Africa's first multiracial cultural center and a birthplace of the country’s indigenous theater movement. Working under the racial segregat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Dirk Uys
Pieter-Dirk Uys (; born 28 September 1945) is a South African performer, author, satirist, and social activist. One of his best known roles is as Evita Bezuidenhout, an Afrikaner socialite. Background and early life Uys was born in Cape Town on 28 September 1945, to Hannes Uys, a Calvinist Afrikaner father, and Helga Bassel, a Berlin-born Jewish mother. Hannes Uys, a fourth-generation South African of Dutch and Belgian Huguenot stock, was a musician and organist in his local church. Bassel was a German concert pianist, whom the Nazis expelled from the Reichsmusikkammer in 1935 as part of their campaign to root out Jewish artists. She later escaped to South Africa and managed to take her grand piano with her, with which she taught her daughter, Tessa Uys (b. 1948), now a concert pianist based in London. Bassel spoke little about her Jewish past to her children. It was only after her suicide that they discovered she was Jewish. Uys and his sister had an NG Kerk upbringing and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard E Grant
Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swazi-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Grant is known for portraying supporting roles in the feature films ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'' (1989), ''L.A. Story'' (1991), ''Hudson Hawk'' (1991), '' The Player'' (1992), '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993), '' Spice World'' (1997), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Corpse Bride'' (2005), '' The Iron Lady'' (2011), '' Logan'' (2017), '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' (2021), and '' Persu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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