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Graduates, Where Are They Now?

Working for Event Management or Production Companies

Ingeborg Hiber

Michelle Heslop

Ulrich Absalom

Jessica Solomon

Neil Johnson

Sam Hughes

Hanneke De Waal

Leon Liebenberg

Gayle Smith

Sally Robinson

Lisa Larson

Angi Fleetwood

Freelance Director of Corporate Theatre

Mad Dot

Mad Dot

Dazzle East London

UK

The Yizani Theatre Group

Own Production Company

Own Production Company

Own Production Company - Funworld Productions

Showorks

Showorks

Showorks

Performing Artists

Ian Von Memerty

Lead roles in "Crazy For You", "Rocky Horror", "A Handful of Keys". Award winning director, writer. Directing "Grease 2006". After Grease Ian will be re-directing "Rock A Tutu" the original rock ballet which he co-wrote for South African Ballet Theatre, and he will then go on to direct "Jump For Joy" the gospel he was commissioned to wrote for The University Of Johannesburg. In between these he will be seen presenting the current series "Strictly Come Dancing" on Saturday nights for SABC 2, and will be touring as "Captain Entertainment" - his eccentric, ecstatic and triumphant one-man show. Ian has recently produced his family show involving his wife Vivienne and his children.

Tim Plewman

Award winning actor, writer, director. Defending the Caveman. Writer/Director "Fangs". Numerous corporate events and movies. (Google for CV).

Duane Alexander

Cats, Joseph, Chicago-. J.C. Superstar. "Thoroughly Modern Milly", Choreographer "Stepping Out". "Rent" lead role of Mark. " Beauty and the Beast", Dance Captain for second season of "Cats" 2009, "Grease" – 2010, he also coaches extensively on Musical Theatre.

Genna Galloway

Title role in Beatrix Potter. Presenter for Corporate Theatre, SAA, Disney, Rand Show etc. "Home Affairs" SABC 2. Showboat-Germany. "Barbie Show Tour". Thoroughly Modern Milly-understudy to both leads Milly and Dorothy. "Rent". Voice over work for TV and Radio. "We Will Rock You" -tour of Asia. "Beauty and the Beast" "Noah" Baxter Theatre and "Cats" 2009, "Grease" – 2010 – "Rizzo", "Cats" – Played roles of Jellylorum, Bomballerina, Jennyanydots & Demete, Grease-Leading role of “Rizzo”

Graduates, Where Are They Now?
Jo Galloway

Cats- South African and World Tour "Demeta". (Nominated for Vita Award.) "Cabaret" in London, U.K. Actress and presenter for Corporate Theatre. "Buddy Holly Show". "Bollywood Fusion". "African Footprint"(lead dancer) "Fangs"-lead role "Wilhelmina" directed by Tim Plewman. "Girl Talk". Leading role of Amber in "Hairspray" TV Presenter for "Lifestyle" SABC 3. "The Full Monty", 2008 (Joint female Lead.) Choreography "Veet" commercial, movie, "Heaven and Earth",Volkswagen corporate theatre. (2009), Choreographer for Moulin Rouge Show- "Pigalle", Spongebobsquarepants, "MiWay" Infomercials, “Gloria” in “Boeing Boeing” , worked with Allan Commitee in “Dick And I”. “Sarah” in “Intersexions” for SABC 2.

Chantal Herman

Assistant to Janice Honeyman, Maralyn, Little Shop of Horrors. "Thoroughly Modern Milly". "Rent" 2007/8. "We Will Rock You" tour of Asia, 2008. "Noah" Baxter theatre-2009. " Isidingo" and Vodacom Commercial campaign, “Evita” Lead tango Dancer.

Paul Warwick Griffin (Director/ Performer)

Cats, Queen at the Opera, Rocky Horror-lead. Director "Joseph", "JC Superstar", "Hair". Director for RSC London. Director for "Chess" 2008. Director "Cats"-2009, Directing "Evita", International Director and Performer 2010/2011 for “Evita”. Director for second production for”JC Superstar”.

Shannyn Fourie

Sandy in "Grease", The Queen in "Frog Prince": Corporate Theatre. On Broadway – 2009, "Girl Talk", "I Love you, you’re perfect, now change", “Big Girls Don’t Cry”.

Angela Kilian

Cats, My Fair Lady (Eliza), Maralyn, Sound of Music (Maria). "Thoroughly Milly", lead role of "Dorothy". "Popcorn" lead role 2007. "Beauty and the Beast"(Babette). Second season "Cats" 2009, second season of "Cats" – Lead "Grizabella", Title role of "Evita", “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Numerous infomercials and TV presentation.
Natalie Chapman

Cabaret and recording artist- new album. "The Full Monty", 2008 Female joint lead. Second season "Cats" 2009.

Zore Pieterse

Educational and Promotional Road shows. Compere, MTV music awards.

Sally Robinson

Own Production Company with Lisa Larsen: (Showorks). Helle's Belles: "Little Shop of Horrors", lead role of Audrey: "Aesops Fables": Cabaret: Children's Theatre. Corporate productions.

Carrie Sherriff

Personal assistant to Cameron Mackintosh Productions, USA, New York.

Lucy Holgate

Singing in various 5-star resorts, China. Lead Singer for Barnyard Productions, "Girl Talk", “Big Girls Don’t Cry”. Recently releases own CD.

Elton Landrew

District Six, Kat and the Kings-World Tours. "Backstage" for ETV.

Tinus Kotze

Spirit of the Dance-SA and USA. Lead dancer on cruise lines.

Andreas Rashke

Lead dancer on cruise lines, Sun City, Kismet, Oklahoma, Paris Lido, lead dancer. "Funny Ladies" Blackpool- UK-2009.

Pierre Van Heerden

Cats, movies, Chicago (Amos) "Grease". "Lion King"(Pumba). "Minolta" TV Commercial, etc. " Not the Midnight Mass"-2009.

Chireen Ferreira

Cats, Sound of Music, "Stepping Out". Numerous Theatre Productions in PE. Second season "Cats" –2009.

Craig Long

Sun City, Cats, Crazy For You, various cruise lines. Now teaching in USA.

Vanessa Harris

Rocky Horror Show-"Bollywood Fusion", "Fangs" "Running Riot" leading role. Buddy Holly Story, Barnyard Tour. "Cinderella", Title role, Civic Theatre. "We Will Rock You", Asian Tour 2008. Corporate events company-2009, "Girl Talk", "Relationshit" the hit comedy.

Bradley Shelver

Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Netherlands Dance Company. He now has his own Contemporary Dance Company in New York.

Lorna Martin

Spirit of The Dance SA and South Carolina, USA. Casino Salverde, Espihno, Salverde Villamora, Dance Captain, "Xmas Show" Tall Trees, UK. Theatre Sonamar, Majorca Spain. Corporate Theatre: Gaelic Show: 70's Show for Duck Chowles. "Celtic Show", Barnyard Tour - Lead Dancer. "La Vida" Lead Dancer.Dancer/Choreographer/Production Assistant for Barnyard Productions. Cabaret in Lebanon-2009.

Lisa Larsen

Own Drama company, Hell’s Belles, Pygmalion, (Eliza), Aesop’s Fables, Sylvia-Artscape, title role. "Rumplestiltskin" touring Shakespeare – 2009.

Lloyd Kandlin

Cirque Du Soleil, Germany. Acrobatic Speciality Act Madame Zingara's. Speciality act in Turkey and Middle East –2009, "Vaudeville" Theatre.

Nicole Mandy

Hell's Belles, Children's Theatre, Baxter CT, Aesop's Fables, Television Presenter for the Lotto Show. Teaching in Dubai-2009.

Andrew Roux

"Madam and Eve". Assistant Director various films SA. Drama company in the UK with Oliver Stephens-2009. Coca-Cola commercial –2009.

Caesar Ribero

Member of the State Theatre Drama and Musical Theatre Company, Lisbon.

Jonathan Swart

Musical Theatre and Drama, Germany. Vocalist on various cruise lines, "Thoroughly Modern Milly". "Rent". "Rocky Horror Picture Show" second season, Running Theatrical Agency – 2010.

Stacey Rethman

Educational Road shows: Radio Presenting and scripting. Taught Dance and Drama in USA. "Pinocchio"-2009.

Irvine Van Der Merwe

Extensive Afrikaans Drama and National Tour with Charleen Surtee-Richards.

Hayley Burger (Henry)

Principal Dancer on Cruise Lines. Choreographer for Caesar's Palace, Corporate Productions, and Project Fame SABC3. "Rhythm of the Night" –2009, Barnyard Theatres.

Estelle Coetzee

"Phantom of the Opera", New York. New Jersey Ballet Company. Teaching dance in USA.

Luke Viviers

"Rosenkranz and Gildenstern." "Hamlet". KFC Commercial Campaign. "Shooting Stars", SABC 2 leading role 2008/9 season 2.

Dane Paarman

"Showboat" in Germany. "Thoroughly Modern Milly". "Tina Turner Show". "Fiddler on the Roof", Dance Captain - "Hairspray", (Lead- Link) "Saturday Night Fever", 2008(Und. Tony). "Beauty and the Beast." " Cats"-2009, "Kennike" – role in "Grease".

Gareth Worth

The "Magical Music Box", "My Fair Lady", Johannesburg, "Showboat", Germany. "Fiddler on the Roof" "Grease","Rocky Horror Picture Show". "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum". Various TV commercials, "Boys in the photograph".

Leila Mountford

"Macbeth", Johannesburg. "Isidingo"- One Way, "Debbie Does Dallas." Currently working the UK.

Clive Burton Moore

"Phantom of the Opera", "Joseph". "J C Superstar". Lead singer on cruise liners-2009.

Anne Marie Clulow

Cruise liners and corporate theatre. "Phantom of the Opera". " Chess". (Lead). "Beauty and the Beast"- (Mrs Potts). Second season '‘Cats" – 2009.

Dominique Maher

Children's Theatre Touring Company. Dancer at Ratanga Junction. Various TV commercials.

Oliver Stevens

Own drama company – UK.

Jill Middlekop

"Charlottes Web"- (Vita Award) "Little Shop of Horrors", "Scribble". "Shine 4" girl group. "Isidingo"-2009. Various commercials, "Egoli" 2009/2010.

Alex Tops

"Hamlet". "Merchant of Venice". Parmalat roadshow. Corporate theatre and Youth productions.

Erika Scott

Teaching drama. Children’s TV productions, Kyk-Net-2009.

Sunet Bulpitt

Children’s TV, Kyk-Net-2009, "Happily Ever After"-2010.

Erika Swart

Extensive cabaret and corporate productions.
"Cape to Cuba". Latin American Dance companies.
Adagio and magic act for SA and International – 2009.

Tarryn Lamb

Extensive cabaret and corporate productions.
Theatre productions for Taliep Pietersen, Barnyard Theatre and Madam Zingara. Recording contract, Lead Singer in "Pigalle" CD Launch 2010 Sings with "Vuvuzela" .

Candice Du Plessis

Extensive cabaret and corporate productions.
Grand West Casino, Barnyard Theatre, Ratanga Junction.
Movies and television commercials.
Own Company

Kirsten Rogers

Solo Performer, Southern Sun circuit, Club Mykonos (performer and entertainment manager)

Natasha Van Der Merwe

Solo singer, Corporate productions, Barnyard Theatres, Cape to Cuba. Five star hotels in Dubai, "Mamma Mia".

Darren Greeff

Final top four "So you think You can Dance". Cape Town City Ballet, Shaun Bovin Dance Company (Tango Nights). Choreography for TV commercials and Corporate Theatre. "Cats" –2009, Shaun Bovim (2009/2010).

Shelaine Bennett

Extensive Cabaret and Corporate Theatre, Cape To Cuba, TV Commercials, Presenter "Hectic 9-9" 2008/9.

Clive Gilson

Extensive Cabaret and Corporate Theatre. Grand West Casino, "Hamlet", " Merchant Of Venice", High School Musical-2009. (SA and International Tour), "Spongebob square pants", "Boys in the photograph", "Mamma Mia".

Courtney Jonas

Winner of numerous SA and International singing competitions, Cabaret and Corporate Theatre, High School Musical-2009.( SA and International Tour)

Tarryn-Lee Hudson

Corporate Theatre, "Guys and Dolls", "Wizard of Oz", "Rocky Horror"-Barnyard Theatres-2009.

Kendall Hudson

Commercial (BP 2010 Campaign.) "Rocky Horror"-Barnyard Theatre-2009.

Trix Vivier

Extensive Cabaret and Corporate Productions, "Pippa Longstockings"( Lead Role)-2009, Extended. Contract Turkey (2010), "Puss in Boots" (2009).

Adri Du Toit

AISTD,Own International show, entertainments manager- various companies.

Phumi Mncayi

"Mad About Books" educational tour. Numerous compere engagements. "Rand Show". "Full Monty", "Mad about Boobs", Compere "Lotto Show".

Hilda Cronje

Trainer and Compere for event management companies. Mime artiste.

Alistair Moulton Black

Own Drama Company in the UK. "Sylvia’s Ball". Award winning original production SA and UK Tour.

Graduated in 2000 winning "Most promising Actor". Theatre experience: Musicals "It's Not Where You Start", "Station 70", "Melody Mornings", "Carousel" and "Assassins"

Straight plays: "Look Back in Anger" - Jimmy Porter, "The Blue Moon Hotel" - Freddy. Shakespeare: "King Lear" - Edgar "A Midsummer night's Dream" - Demetrius.
Alistair toured the UK and performed at the Edinburgh festival with his own Company, which he formed with graduate Oliver Stephens, winning an award for their original production of "Sylvia's Ball", which was also performed at Grahamstown, to win a further award. International films include "Secret of Whales" - Marc, "Capitalist Pigs" - Private Buckingham, "Friends in Need" - John Booth, "The List" - Phil Smith and "Hansie" - Jontie Rhodes.
He has also appeared in twenty international and South African TV Commercials and compared or appeared in numerous Corporate Theatre presentations

Genna Galloway

"Grease" – Rizzo

Dane Paarman

"Aspects of Love", "Cats" , "Grease" – Kenike

Melisande October

"Grease" – Ensamble, understudy "Cha-Cha"

Kirsten Murphey

"Grease" – Lead role – "Marty" (SA and Asian Tour)

Gareth Worth

"Boys in the Photograph"(Lead Role)

Melisande October

Aqua Festival (2009), "Grease" (2010)

Joanne Piers

Pigalle Dancer, "Turkey" (2010) – Singer/Dancer

Natisha Van Zyl

Turkey (2010) – Singer/Dancer, Hectic 99 Presenter

Sam Cox

Turkey (2010)

Grant Flynn

Turkey (2010), Hectic 99 Presenter (2008/2009/2010), Aqua Festival Compere (2009)

Kirsten Murphy

Pigalle Dancer , "Frenchie" – Role in "Grease" 2010

Paul Griffiths

Directing "I love you, you’re prefect, now change"

 

Choreographers

Owen Lonzar

Duane Alexander

Darren Greeff

Deon Bisschoff

Janine Binns

Jo Galloway

Sean Lane

Cara Thompson

Trish McKenna

Hayley Henry

Teaching in London

Paula Da Costa

Jill Osborn

Robyn Napier

Louisa Van Eeden

Sophia Rajkovic

Caroline Jewson

Oliver Stevens

Danielle Lotter

LTCL - Teaching Drama - Italia Conti School

AISTD - own studio

LTCL Dulwich School

AISTD

AISTD

LTCL

LTCL

AISTD

Teaching in South Africa

Leanne Galvin

Paula Lopes

Elise Du Preez

Nicola Bentley

Anthea Adams

Bridget James

Tessa Wessels

Sylvia Stander

Gayle Smith

Catherine Brodie

Kim Hinds

Candice Holder

Janine Binns

Simone Niewoudt

Angie Fleetwood

Angi Schoeman

Cheri-Lee Blackie

Trix Vivier

Diane Koen

Bryony Whitfield

Phoebe Coetzee

Hilda Cronje

Karen Main

Trish McKenna

Samantha Jericovich

Nicki Eihlers

Vincent Sass

Jenny Ross-Watt

Susanne De Norbreiga

Ailey Zimney

Gayle Haefele

Michelle Rossouw

Cara Thompson

Sam Cox

Shona Brabant

Simone Marshall

Sam Hughes

Angie Erdmann

Danielle Kempshall

Krystle Williams

Nelisa Nkosi

Cassan Stewart

Angie Warmington

examiner, own production company, FISTD

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AISTD/LTCL

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LTCL

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FISTD( Examiner)

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AISTD

AISTD-DIP

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Teaching Overseas

Louise Crawley

Ray Van Der Merwe

Lee Joseph

Craig Long

Brian Geffen

Siriol Clemens

Kerry Weed

Sophia Kayariannis

Hong Kong

Washington

Washington

Florida

Israel

Melbourne

AISTD (USA)

Hungary