Clare Stopford





Eyes: Blue Green Hair: Blonde/red Height: 1.63
Trained as a performer at the University of Cape Town in the mid 1970s, Clare’s career as an actress spanned 15 years on stage and television until she turned to directing. After directing stage and television for the last 15 years as well as teaching at the University of Cape Town, Clare returns to acting in a new role: that of a mature woman.
Clare trained and practised as an actress before becoming a director of stage and television under the mentorship of co-founder of the Market Theatre, Barney Simon. She has subsequently directed numerous actors in 40 productions on stage and screen, always with excellent results. As a Senior Lecturer in the Drama Department of the University of Cape Town Clare has taught acting, vocal skills and directing to students of performance and theatre making. As Clare retires this year her availability is now wide open.
Television
Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
---|---|---|
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST | Cecily | SABC |
SIMON AND LAURA | Girlfriend | SABC |
TIME AND THE WOODS | Alice | MNET |
DAISY DE MELKE | Wife | SABC |
CRIME IN GABON | Brigitte | French TV |
WESTGATE | Fiona | SABC |
Theatre Experience
Production | Role | Director / Venue |
---|---|---|
THE TROJAN WOMEN | Andromache | Euripides |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Bianca | Shakespeare |
A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT’S DREAM | Helena | Shakespeare |
TRANSLATIONS | Maire | Brian Friel |
WILD HONEY | Beetlejuice | Michael Frayne |
THE MAIDS | Claire | Jean Genet |
ENDPAPERS | Woman | Mathew Camplin |
A COMEDY OF ERRORS | Luciana | Shakespeare |
CHEKOV IN YALTA | Lelina | John Driver & Jeffrey Haddow. |
ULOVANE JIVE | Clara | The company |
THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING | Alison | Christopher Fry |
SCAVENGERS DREAM | Lawyer | David Peimer |
TISSUE | Sally | Louise Page |
THE CIRCLE | Elizabeth | Somerset Maugham |
A FLEA IN HER EAR | Raymond | Georges Feydeau |
PATTY HURST | Mother | William Tanner |
LAST STING OF THE DYING WASP | White Woman | Multiple writers |
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI | Julia | John Webster |
FOUR TWINS | 4th Twin | Copi |
RAPE A REVIEW | Blond woman | The Company |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Bridget | Marc Cameoletti |
Special Skills
LANGUAGES
English (fluent)
OTHER
Director,Dialogue Coach, Lecturing,Teaching