Gopala Davies Explained

Gopala Davies (born 14 May 1988) is an actor and director. He is best known for his intermedial theatre production Barbe Bleue: A story about madness, which won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at The National Arts Festival in 2015, and the Best Student Director Award in 2014.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Gopala plays the character Adam in the short Film Lilith: Genesis One which won the Film category at the 2015 PPC Imaginarium Awards.^{[6] [7]} and the 2016 'Best International Experimental' at the ICARO Festival Internacional de Cine. He plays the role of Robert in the SABC 1 soap opera Generations: The Legacy. Gopala also toured South Africa with Pieter Toerien’s The History Boys, which won a Naledi award for The Best Production of a Play in 2011.^{[8] [9] [10]}

In 2013 Gopala played the role of Mohammed in Tom Coash’s Cry Havoc, produced by Grace Meadows and Ashraf Johaardien, in which he performed alongside actors David Dennis and Brenda Radloff.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

In 2016 Gopala was commissioned by the French Institute of South Africa (Institut Français) to direct Les Cenci: A story about Artaud for the National Arts Festival’s Main Programme. He also played the role of Alphonse Lebel in Jade Bowers’ Scorched, written by Wajdi Mouawad.^[16]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Staff Reporter. 22 January 2016. Grocott's Mail. 15 July 2014.
2. News: Taylor. Anne. Creative excellence rewarded at National Arts Festival 2015. 25 January 2016. National Arts Festival. 12 July 2015.
3. News: Lankester. Tony. 2014 Standard Bank Ovation Awards announced at National Arts Festival. 25 January 2016. National Arts Festival. 13 July 2014.
4. News: BWW News Desk. 2014 Standard Bank Ovation Awards Revealed at National Arts Festival. 22 January 2016. BWW. 14 July 2014.
5. Web site: Aldridge. William. Kruger. Elmarie. Barbe Bleue: a story of madness. Perdeby. 22 January 2016. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030522/http://www.perdeby.co.za/sections/entertainment/events/4392-barbe-bleue-a-story-of-madness. dead.
6. News: ART Times. The 2015/16 PPC Imaginarium Awards. 25 January 2016. ART Times. 4 August 2015. 8 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808073129/http://arttimes.co.za/entries-are-open-for-the-201516-ppc-imaginarium-awards/. dead.
7. News: Screen Africa. SA short gains recognition abroad. 22 January 2016. 8 December 2015.
8. Web site: Lindberg. Dawn. The winners – Naledi Theatre Awards 2011. Naledi Theatre Awards. 22 January 2016.
9. News: McKenna. Neal. Brilliant Boys. 25 January 2016. Independent Online. 22 August 2011.
10. News: Pieter Toerien Productions. Making history with Pieter Toerien. 25 January 2016. Artslink. 15 June 2011. 8 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808104923/https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=27378. dead.
11. News: Maputle. Precious. Explosive Cry Havoc at UJ Con Cowan Theatre. 25 January 2016. Artslink. 30 September 2013. 14 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214060404/https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=33954. dead.
12. News: Stones. Lesley. Cry Havoc: More than a love-hate story. 25 January 2016. Daily Maverick. 14 October 2013.
13. News: Bizcommunity. Lineup for Grahamstown National Arts Festival. 25 January 2016. Bizcommunity. 19 April 2013.
14. News: City Press. Review – Cry Havoc: An unsettling coincidence. 25 January 2016. News 24. 6 July 2013.
15. News: Vermaas. Nigel. Love conquers nothing. 25 January 2016. Cue Online. 6 July 2013. 3 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103163253/http://cue.ru.ac.za/2013/07/love-conquers-nothing/. dead.
16. Web site: Scorched a piece of theatre history. Artslink. 22 November 2016. 23 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160723172211/http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=40452. dead.