Biography of Fred Abrahamse

FRED ABRAHAMSE graduated from UCT Drama School and started his career at The People's Space, as a founding member of Troupe Theatre Company. His production of Steven Berkoff's Decadence became the longest running production in the Space's history, playing for fourteen sold-out weeks. He was also Artistic Director of the Baxter Theatre. Fred is also a well-respected producer and designer. His theatre involvement spans some 25 years and over 80 productions. He has directed dramas, opera, musicals, cabarets and several community theatre groups. Of his productions at least 25 have involved bringing new South African works to the stage. Theatre credits include: Greek, The Glass Menagerie, Angles in America, Shirley Valentine, District Six - The Musical, Steel Magnolias, Beautiful Thing, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and The Secret Love Life of Ophelia. As Producer and Director his productions include Station 70, The Buddy Holly Story, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Grease, Solid Gold Juke Box, ABBA(toir), DISCOvery, Bouncers and Shopping and F***ing. In 1999 Fred co-founded the Gauloises Warehouse Theatre with Charl-Johan Lingenfelder and acted as producing management for 37 productions including Joe Barber, Naked Boys Singing, My Night With Reg and Abdullah Ibrahiem before closing in 2003. Fred's most recent theatre credits include: The South African premiere of Sondheim's Assassins, Private Lives, Romeo and Juliet, Broadway Babies and Mozart's Requiem for Cape Town Opera. With Marcel Meyer he co-wrote and directed Bangbroek Mountain and In Briefs.