Rehane Abrahams is a performance artist from

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. She has performed several works, from

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to contemporary productions in South Africa and in

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. She was a recipient of the FNB Vita Award for Best Actress in 2001. She is a co-founder of The Mothertongue Project, a collective of women artists. She has written and performed a number of plays that have appeared in South Africa,

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and

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. She has also appeared in numerous television shows, including ''SOS'' on

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and as Zelda in ''Hotnotsgode'.

Performances

Stagework

*''Shots in the Dark'' (Abrahams/McCarthy) Marathon, ''Black Sun Theatre'',

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S.A. *''Wild South'' (Wayne Robbins) Topsy, Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town S.A. *''Wider Than This'' (Abrahams) Solo Performance, Cafe Bijou, Johannesburg S.A. *''Fresh Wounds'' (Abrahams/Braham) Brenda, Duke of Cambridge Theatre, London *''Rites Dance Theatre'' (workshopped) *''The Sacrifice'', Arena Theatre, Cape Town S.A *''Macbeth'' (Shakespeare) Lady Macbeth, Arena Theatre, Cape Town S.A. *''Adam's Apple'' (Abrahams) Lillith, Monument Theatre,

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S.A. *''The Crucible'' (Arthur Miller) Abigail Williams, Little Theatre, Cape Town S.A.. *''Venus Goes Vulgar'' (Abrahams/Hardie) Zerelda, Arena Theatre, Cape Town S.A.. *''The Last Trek'' (Stopford) Holly, Hiddingh Theatre Cape Town S.A. *''Dankie Auntie'' (

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) Pearly Heavens, Umanyano Theatre, Grahamstown S.A. *''House of Bernada Alba'' (Lorca) Mourner, Arena Theatre, Cape Town S.A. *''High School Musical'' - Stage version (Stage manager), Bali, ID *''A Midsummer Nights Dream'' - Director, Arma Museum and Resort, Bali, ID *''Conference of the Birds (Youth Ensemble)'' - Director, Bali Bird Park and Schools Tour, Bali, ID *''Conference of the Birds'' - Director, Maya Ubud Resort and Spa, Bali, ID *''Turning the Ear, The Descent of Inanna'' - Solo Performance, Gaya Fusion Gallery, Bali, ID *''Conference of the Birds'' - Director, Maya Ubud Resort and Spa, Bali, ID *''The Tempest'' - Director, Site Specific Tour, Bali, ID *''The UnFolding'' - Co-Director, Canggu Club, Bali, ID *''Macbeth'' - Director, Greenschool, Bali, ID *''Womb of Fire'' (Abrahams) Solo Performance, Baxter Theater, Cape Town S.A.

Film and television

*''The Shattered Mirror'' (drama) Thelma, Ronny Watt Prod. for C.C.V, South Africa. *''Die Allemans'' (family drama) Dalene, C films for S.A.B.C. South Africa
(an act of...) sabotage
German TV film, 1998, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, ZDF.
Dark Desires: Anna
(TV 1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abrahams, Rehane Living people University of Cape Town alumni South African dramatists and playwrights South African women dramatists and playwrights People from Cape Town Year of birth missing (living people)