Hennie Jacobs
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Hennie Jacobs is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.
During 2006, he appeared in a further Lizz Meiring production, Dames en Here. The production was performed at the Aardklop Arts festival, where he was nominated for best actor. Whilst at the arts festival he shared the music stage with Jannie du Toit, Christa Steyn, Richard van der Westhuizen, Lochner de Kock, Lize Beekman and Louis van Rensburg.
In 2007 Jacobs performed in the STOK VOORT! production at both the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) and the Volksblad Arts Festivals the other cast members of STOK VOORT! consisted of Leon Ecroignard, Wouter van de Venter and Jahn Beukes.
Also in 2007, he played the role of Deon in the South African feature film Poena is Koning, which premiered on 21 September.
At the Aardklop Arts Festival in 2007, Jacobs performed with Marissa Vosloo in the Idil Sheard translation of Athol Fugard
’s Valley Song (Lied van die Vallei), where the theatre critic Paul Boekkooi reviewed the play saying:
In January 2008, Jacobs performed in Cape Town at the Suidoosterfees in the play Sy’t ’n Ding oor Liefde (My Thing over Love), by Alexandra Gersten with Deon Coetzee, Shareen Swart and Vuyelwa Booi. They also performed the play in April 2008 at the Weskus Kunstemakietie.
During 2009 at the KKNK, Volksblad and Aardklop festivals, Jacobs performed opposite Christo Davids in Athol Fugard
’s, Bloed Broers (The Blood Knot). The play was translated by Kobus J Kotze and directed by Zane Meas.
At the Aardklop festival in 2009 Jacobs also performed with Chris Vorster and Diaan Lawrenson in Vrydag is Skeidag. The play was written and also directed by Chris Vorster. In 2010 Marion Holm replaced Diaan Lawrenson (who was pregnant at the time) at the Volksblad Arts festival and the Centurion theatre. Diaan then rejoined cast after the birth of her daughter and performed at the Innibos festival in September 2010.
Jacobs also performed in the Chris Voster production of Amper in 2011 with Ben Kruger.
He then went on to assistant direct another Chris Voster production Buurtwag.
Acting career
In December 2005, he worked along with Lizz Meiring in Karla en die Kersknol, and shared the stage with a number of well known South African names such as Elzabe Zietsman and Sarah Theron; music direction was done by Heidi Edeling. Later that year he appeared in Song vir Katryn 2 and Dryfsand, both SonneBlom productions.During 2006, he appeared in a further Lizz Meiring production, Dames en Here. The production was performed at the Aardklop Arts festival, where he was nominated for best actor. Whilst at the arts festival he shared the music stage with Jannie du Toit, Christa Steyn, Richard van der Westhuizen, Lochner de Kock, Lize Beekman and Louis van Rensburg.
In 2007 Jacobs performed in the STOK VOORT! production at both the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) and the Volksblad Arts Festivals the other cast members of STOK VOORT! consisted of Leon Ecroignard, Wouter van de Venter and Jahn Beukes.
Also in 2007, he played the role of Deon in the South African feature film Poena is Koning, which premiered on 21 September.
At the Aardklop Arts Festival in 2007, Jacobs performed with Marissa Vosloo in the Idil Sheard translation of Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
’s Valley Song (Lied van die Vallei), where the theatre critic Paul Boekkooi reviewed the play saying:
This (production) is old school theatre, idealistic and almost flawless - it makes the heart beat with condensed milk rather that blood.
In January 2008, Jacobs performed in Cape Town at the Suidoosterfees in the play Sy’t ’n Ding oor Liefde (My Thing over Love), by Alexandra Gersten with Deon Coetzee, Shareen Swart and Vuyelwa Booi. They also performed the play in April 2008 at the Weskus Kunstemakietie.
During 2009 at the KKNK, Volksblad and Aardklop festivals, Jacobs performed opposite Christo Davids in Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
’s, Bloed Broers (The Blood Knot). The play was translated by Kobus J Kotze and directed by Zane Meas.
At the Aardklop festival in 2009 Jacobs also performed with Chris Vorster and Diaan Lawrenson in Vrydag is Skeidag. The play was written and also directed by Chris Vorster. In 2010 Marion Holm replaced Diaan Lawrenson (who was pregnant at the time) at the Volksblad Arts festival and the Centurion theatre. Diaan then rejoined cast after the birth of her daughter and performed at the Innibos festival in September 2010.
Jacobs also performed in the Chris Voster production of Amper in 2011 with Ben Kruger.
He then went on to assistant direct another Chris Voster production Buurtwag.