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Pieter-Dirk Uys

South African Satirist


Born 28-09-1945

Pieter-Dirk Uys's recent work focuses on current politics and Aids education. He has written and performed 18 plays and over 30 revues and one-man shows throughout South Africa.
As an anti-apartheid activist, he has campaigned through satire and is renowned for his alter-ego character, Mrs Evita Bezuidenhout. He has worked in theatre since 1973 and was closely associated with Space Theatre in Cape Town and the Market Theatre in Johannesburg until 1980's.

Contact details

O: (022) 492-2851

M: (27) 82 807 3443


Pieter-Dirk Uys's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Actor |
South Africa

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Founder | Evita se Perron
South Africa

Other

Educational history

Tertiary

University of the Witwatersrand

Awarded in 2004

Honorary Doctor of Literature

University of Cape Town

Awarded in 2003

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

University of the Western Cape

Awarded in 2003

Honorary Doctor of Education

Rhodes University

Awarded in 1997

Honorary Doctor of Literature/Letters

Achievements

Awards

Winner - Arts and Culture | Simonsvlei Awards

Life-time achievement award | South African Comedy Awards

Obie for the Best off-Broadway Play

Naledi Best Production of a cabaret/revue for The End Is Naai | Theatre Managements of S.A.

Naledi Lifetime Acheiver Award | Theatre Managements of S.A.

Truth & Reconciliation Award

Living Legacy Award 2000 to Evita Bezuidenhout

Shortlist and nomination

Fleur du Cap Awards | 2008

Competitive Accomplishments

One-man Show | Concentration Camp

One-man Show | Going Down Gorgeous

One-man Show | For Facts Sake

One-man Show | Ouma Ossewania Talks Dirty

One-man Show | Tannie Evita Praat Kaktus

One-man Show | Auditioning Angels | 2003

One-man Show | Foreign Aids

One-man Show | Dekaffirnated

One-man Show | Live From Boerassic Park

Playwright | Truth Omissions

One-man Show | You ANC Nothing Yet

One-man Show | One Man One Volt

One-man Show | Adapt or Dye

Playwright | Just Like Home

Playwright | Faces in the Wall

Playwright | God''s Forgotten

Playwright | Panorama

Playwright | Paradise is Closing Down


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