BIOGRAPHY

South African Theatre writer and director...Paul was the 2005 recipient of the National Standard Bank “Young Artist Award” for theatre – this award is given to emerging young South African artists in recognition of their unique talent and excellence in their chosen discipline. He was again awarded with the 2005 Naledi Theatre Award for theatre directing of a play/musical, which he won for his stage play, “Relativity”. His theatre work has traveled internationally : “Relativity : Township Stories”(2006-8) was seen in the UK, Australia, Holland and Switzerland… “Telling Stories(2007-8) was seen in Belgium… and “Interracial”(2008) was seen in Vienna and Poland. He began his career as a writer for stage and television. His television writing credits include “Young Vision”(TV2 drama - 1994), “Suburban Bliss”(TV1 sitcom - 1995), “Isidingo”(SABC 3 daily drama - 2000), “Soul City”(SABC 1 health soapie - 2000), “Orlando”(SABC 2 detective drama - 2001), “Mponeng(SABC 2 sitcom adapted from the British sitcom known as “Keeping Up Appearances”) and Healside(SABC 2 medical drama - 2005).His theatre writing credits include “Enigma”(1997), “Not With My Gun”(co-written with Aubrey Sekhabi - 1998), “Urban Reality”(1998), “Messiah”(1999), “The Stick”(co-written with Aubrey Sekhabi - 2000), “Dikeledi”(an adaptation of Sophocles’ Electra - 2000), “Cards”(a re-writing of Mothusi Mokoto’s script – 2002 and 2004), “In this life”(co-written with Presley Chweneyagae - 2004) which was later numerously re-staged and re-titled “Relativity : Township Stories”, “Telling Stories”(2007), “Interracial”(co-written with Aubrey Sekhabi – 2007), and, “Maru”(an adaption of the Bessie Head schools set-work novel of the same name – 2008). Paul recently ventured into the world of Television directing, helming three(3) episodes in the second 39 episodes season of the Medical TV Drama, “Hillside”.