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== Early Life == |
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Brian Astbury was born on the 14 November 1941 and grew up in the South African town of [[Paarl]].<ref name= |
Brian Astbury was born on the 14 November 1941 and grew up in the South African town of [[Paarl]].<ref name=STP01/> He attended [[Paarl Boys' High School|Paarl Boys' High]] and played first team cricket for the school.<ref name=ST01/> He briefly studied librarianship at the [[University of Cape Town]] before abandoning the course.<ref name=STP01/> He then worked as a photographer for a Cape Town newspaper where he met his future wife [[Yvonne Bryceland]]. |
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He worked closely with his wife [[Yvonne Bryceland]] and playwright Athol Fugard at The Space and beyond.<ref name= |
He worked closely with his wife [[Yvonne Bryceland]] and playwright Athol Fugard at The Space and beyond.<ref name="STP01">{{Cite web|title=Brian Astbury: Driving force behind The Space theatre|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/2020-03-22-brian-astbury-driving-force-behind-the-space-theatre/|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> A recent documentary about the founding and the running of The Space Theatre highlighted his key role in creating South Africa's first non-racial, commercial arts venue during the apartheid regime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Space - Die Ruimte - Documentary|url=https://thespacetheatre.com/|website=thespacetheatre.com|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> |
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At The Space he was the director of ''The Sun King'', ''A Thousand Clowns'', ''The Tiger'', ''Treats'', ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'', ''Children of the Wolf'', ''Dracula'', ''Going to Pot'', ''Old King Cole'', ''Play It Again, Sam'' and other plays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brian Astbury - ESAT|url=https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php/Brian_Astbury|website=esat.sun.ac.za|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> |
At The Space he was the director of ''The Sun King'', ''A Thousand Clowns'', ''The Tiger'', ''Treats'', ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'', ''Children of the Wolf'', ''Dracula'', ''Going to Pot'', ''Old King Cole'', ''Play It Again, Sam'' and other plays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brian Astbury - ESAT|url=https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php/Brian_Astbury|website=esat.sun.ac.za|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> |
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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 the 14 November 1941 and grew up in the South African town of Paarl.[1] He attended Paarl Boys' High and played first team cricket for the school.[2] He briefly studied librarianship at the University of Cape Town before abandoning the course.[1] He then worked as a photographer for a Cape Town newspaper where he met his future wife Yvonne Bryceland.
He worked closely with his wife Yvonne Bryceland and playwright Athol Fugard at The Space and beyond.[1] A recent documentary about the founding and the running of The Space Theatre highlighted his key role in creating South Africa's first non-racial, commercial arts venue during the apartheid regime.[3]
At The Space he was the director of The Sun King, A Thousand Clowns, The Tiger, Treats, What the Butler Saw, Children of the Wolf, Dracula, Going to Pot, Old King Cole, Play It Again, Sam and other plays.[4]
After moving to London in 1979 he became an influential theatre teacher at Lamda, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and East 15 acting schools. After his retirement he wrote several books on the arts of acting and writing.
Death
He died age 78 in London on 5 March 2020 after a heart attack on the London Tube.[5][6]
Bibliography
- Novella: Jelly (2011)
- Trusting the Actor (2012)
- Everyone Can Write: How NOT to Learn How to Write (2016)
- Orestes - Athol Fugard's Lost Play (2018)
- Trust Life: Crossroads and Cycles (2019)
References
- ^ a b c "Brian Astbury: Driving force behind The Space theatre". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ST01was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Space - Die Ruimte - Documentary". thespacetheatre.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Brian Astbury - ESAT". esat.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Klaff, Jack (2020-03-10). "Brian Astbury 14/11/1941–5/3/2020". Medium. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Greig, Robert (2020-03-12). "Tribute to Brian Astbury, who co-founded the first non-racial theatre in SA". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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