Amstel Playwright of the Year Award
2 appearances
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Edition 11 (1988) Winner
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Edition 15 (1992) Winner
Charles J. Fourie
ちゃーるず・じぇい・ふゅーりー
Chāruzu J. Fyūrī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Potchefstroom）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Residence History
- Johannesburg
Career
- Occupations
- actor, writer, director
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
- Nominations
- Fleur du Cap award best play nomination (1995), ATKV Woordveertjie nomination for best new play (2011), KykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival nomination best script & director (2014)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Amstel Playwright of the Year Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1993 | Amstel Playwright of the Year Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1994 | SACPAC best play award | — | — | SACPAC | winner |
| 1995 | Fleur Du Cap best new play award | — | — | — | nomination |
| 2006 | KKNK Nagtegaal best new play award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Standard Bank Ovation award | — | — | Standard Bank | winner |
| 2015 | South African Academy of Science and Arts Medal of Honour | — | radio drama | South African Academy for Arts and Science | winner |
Amstel Playwright of the Year Award
1988
Result:
winner
Amstel Playwright of the Year Award
1993
Result:
winner
SACPAC best play award
1994
Organization:
SACPAC
Result:
winner
Fleur Du Cap best new play award
1995
Result:
nomination
KKNK Nagtegaal best new play award
2006
Result:
winner
Standard Bank Ovation award
Organization:
Standard Bank
Result:
winner
South African Academy of Science and Arts Medal of Honour
2015
Category:
radio drama
Organization:
South African Academy for Arts and Science
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Parrot Woman
2022 TheatreRemembering black people's suffering in the Anglo-Boer War
sociopolitical themeshistorical
The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife
2008 TheatreStory of the lighthouse keeper's wife
human drama
Bibliography
- Big Boys/More Market Theater Plays (1993)
- Don Gxubane onner die Boere (1993)
- Vrygrond e.a. Dramas (1994)
- Vonkfiksie (1999)
- Vrededorp (2005)
- New South African Plays (2006)
- 'Kwintet' Ella se Perde (2008)
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife (2008)
- Droomskip e.a. Radio dramas (2009)
- The Parrot Woman & other plays (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Strong sociopolitical themes in plays
- Recurring Motifs
- historical and biographical playsSouth African sociopolitical issues
Legacy
Prolific South African playwright, director, and actor with over 60 plays staged. Developing new theatre formats with AI.
In Popular Culture
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife is a set work for Grade 10 learners
Trivia
- Staged first play in 1985 as drama student
- Fellowship for AI theatre in 2021