Brett Goldin
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Brett Goldin was a South Africa
n actor
and part of the Crazy Monkey
comedy troupe.
and at Crawford College High School before moving to the University of Cape Town
.
In 2004, Goldin wrote his first stage play, a one-man show entitled Bad Apple, which examined what would happen if a Columbine-style killing spree were to occur at a wealthy public school in Johannesburg. The production opened at the Intimate Theatre in Cape Town
, directed by Matthew Wild on August 11, 2004. The production received excellent reviews from the local press.
, after they had left a party in the trendy Camps Bay area. They had been carjacked
, assault
ed and shot execution-style. Bloom, a designer, was a label manager for the Cape Town-based Maze clothing company.
Reportedly found naked except for their socks, some media coverage of the young men's murders was deemed
"particularly disturbing and highly insensitive".
Goldin had been set to go to the United Kingdom as part of a South Africa
n production of Hamlet
in Stratford-upon-Avon
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and part of the Crazy Monkey
Crazy Monkey
Crazy Monkey is a series of spots made for MTV to go between music videos. The team behind Crazy Monkey first made them in the hope of MTV just airing them at least once, and thus staking the South African flag on the airwaves of the world's music channel....
comedy troupe.
Early life
Brett Goldin was educated at the King David School, Victory Park, in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
and at Crawford College High School before moving to the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
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In 2004, Goldin wrote his first stage play, a one-man show entitled Bad Apple, which examined what would happen if a Columbine-style killing spree were to occur at a wealthy public school in Johannesburg. The production opened at the Intimate Theatre in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, directed by Matthew Wild on August 11, 2004. The production received excellent reviews from the local press.
Murder
Goldin was murdered alongside a friend, Richard Bloom on April 16, 2006. The two were killed with single shots to the head in Mowbray, Cape TownMowbray, Cape Town
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. Its original name was Driekoppen .-Geography:Mowbray is bounded on the west by the M3 freeway, beyond which lies Devil's Peak, and on the north by the N2 freeway, beyond which lies the suburb of Observatory...
, after they had left a party in the trendy Camps Bay area. They had been carjacked
Carjacking
Carjacking is a form of hijacking, where the crime is of stealing a motor vehicle and so also armed assault when the vehicle is occupied. Historically, such as in the rash of semi-trailer truck hijackings during the 1960s, the general term hijacking was used for that type of vehicle abduction,...
, assault
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
ed and shot execution-style. Bloom, a designer, was a label manager for the Cape Town-based Maze clothing company.
Reportedly found naked except for their socks, some media coverage of the young men's murders was deemed
"particularly disturbing and highly insensitive".
Goldin had been set to go to the United Kingdom as part of a South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n production of Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
in Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
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