ON THE STAGE: Child’s thrill at being audience’s ‘dirty little secret’
ONE of the big winners at the 50th annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards earlier this year was Louis Viljoen, who walked away with the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for new directors, and Best New South African Script, for his political drama The Kingmakers. His explicit psycho-drama The Pervert Laura, also nominated for its script, won Emily Child the award for lead actress in a play."I was so proud," says Child. "Louis’s work deserves to be celebrated and recognised. I don’t believe awards define a career or a person, but they look damn good on a poster and it feels great to know that hard work can, in some way (even if it’s not the way you expected), pay some bills. Thank you Distell (the award sponsors) for that."...CHILD graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2007 with a BA in theatre and performance, specialising in acting. She has worked independently and as a member of acclaimed theatre troupe The Mechanicals. The Pervert Laura is her most memorable role so far, and a high...
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