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Paul Slabolepszy
Paul Slabolepszy (born 1948), or Paul "Slab", is a South African actor and playwright.
Slabolepszy was born in Bolton, England. His mother was English and his father was a Polish refugee. The family then emigrated to South Africa.
He grew up in Musina, Pietersburg and Witbank. Slabolepszy went to a Catholic boarding school, the College of the Little Flower in Polokwane.
His initial intention was to become a radio sports commentator. When the school played soccer, he would commentate and record the commentary for later playback. These commentaries soon became an institution. Slabolepszy then extended this to doing sports reports. The local newspaper accepted some of his contributions so he became a published sports journalist when he was 14.
Originally intending to pursue a career in radio, he majored in English and Drama at the University of Cape Town. During this period, he saw his first professional theatre and was hooked on the buzz and the sense of immediacy. He then decided to focus on acting.
In 1983, Paul received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award.
Slabolepszy is a South African playwright, actor and theatre practitioner. In 1972, he was a founding member of The Space Theatre, South Africa's first non-racial theatre company, alongside Athol Fugard, Yvonne Bryceland and John Kani. In 1976, he was also among the founding figures associated with The Market Theatre in Johannesburg, together with Mannie Manim and Barney Simon.
His plays exploit the unease and uncertainty of lower-middle-class white South Africans.
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Paul Slabolepszy
Paul Slabolepszy (born 1948), or Paul "Slab", is a South African actor and playwright.
Slabolepszy was born in Bolton, England. His mother was English and his father was a Polish refugee. The family then emigrated to South Africa.
He grew up in Musina, Pietersburg and Witbank. Slabolepszy went to a Catholic boarding school, the College of the Little Flower in Polokwane.
His initial intention was to become a radio sports commentator. When the school played soccer, he would commentate and record the commentary for later playback. These commentaries soon became an institution. Slabolepszy then extended this to doing sports reports. The local newspaper accepted some of his contributions so he became a published sports journalist when he was 14.
Originally intending to pursue a career in radio, he majored in English and Drama at the University of Cape Town. During this period, he saw his first professional theatre and was hooked on the buzz and the sense of immediacy. He then decided to focus on acting.
In 1983, Paul received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award.
Slabolepszy is a South African playwright, actor and theatre practitioner. In 1972, he was a founding member of The Space Theatre, South Africa's first non-racial theatre company, alongside Athol Fugard, Yvonne Bryceland and John Kani. In 1976, he was also among the founding figures associated with The Market Theatre in Johannesburg, together with Mannie Manim and Barney Simon.
His plays exploit the unease and uncertainty of lower-middle-class white South Africans.