BILL CURRY

Space company member - Bill Curry (1931–2015) was a South African actor, dancer, director and teacher. n 1956, aided by author and critic Denis Hatfield, he went to London to study at the Central School for Speech and Drama. He returned to South Africa in 1962. He later also studied at the University of Cape town and received a BA (English Literature). Because of Apartheid regulations, he was initially unable to perform professionally on his return to South Africa and so he became a teacher for a while, teaching inter alia at Sunnyside Primary School (1960-62) and in Simonstown, while doing part time acting. He then studied at the University of Cape town and received a BA (English Literature). In 1972 he joined the Space Theatre in Cape Town as one of the foundation members, and was kept busy performing, directing and running the printing press at the theatre. After this his theatre, film and TV career would really take off.