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Sandra Prinsloo
Sandra Prinsloo (1947- ) [1]. Actress on stage, film and television, director and producer.
Biography
Born on 15 September, 1947.
Training
Took ballet classes from an early age, and after matriculating from Afrikaans Meisies Hoërskool, Pretoria, she completed her BA Honours in Drama at the University of Pretoria Drama Department in 1967, joining PACT’s Afrikaans acting company during this same year.
Career
She joined PACT’s Afrikaans acting company after graduating and remained there until the Market Theatre opened in Johannesburg seven years later, and, after performing in this theatre’s two opening productions, embarked on a freelance career.
Soon established as one the leading actresses of her generation, playing lead roles in ***, ***, - very often with Marius Weyers as the leading actor.
Jumped to public attention under the direction of Francois Swart with her award-winning portrayal (**??) of “Tiemie” in the hugely celebrated Siener in die Suburbs in 1971.
Also worked for independent companies from time to time, including Pieter Toerien (Black**, ??), the Market Theatre (including Barney Simon’s productions of the Marat/Sade in 1976, The Seagull in 1976 and Vroue van Troje - “Women of Troy” - in 198*) and the Baxter Theatre
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Sandra Prinsloo on the fabric of life
Unconvincingly, given that she is the founding cast member for the role of Magdaleen, the octogenarian at the centre of the one-woman piece.
“It’s really an elderly lady, talking about her life. But what the play really does is give you a good understanding of what the life of an old person is like; especially the loneliness of the situation, and the feeling of being left behind, and not understanding their situation.
“When Rachelle Greeff wrote the play, the idea came from a situation a long time ago, when Jan Smuts asked some people to look into the lives of the women on the Platteland, to see what power they had – if any – financially.
“Often they would inherit farms, but then the farms would go to their husbands when they got married, and then if the husband died, the farm would get sold and they would have no rights and no future. And they found the women were able to accept the loss of all the cattle, and the land and everything, but when it came to their sewing machines, that was a deal-breaker.”
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Given that heritage – it’s a play about an aspect of Afrikaans culture, and the central character is unmistakeably an Afrikaner, whatever language the current produc