Who's Who

Sian Atterbury

Award-winning lyric soprano SIAN ATTERBURY’s vocal studies, under distinguished teacher Sarita Stern at the South African College of Music, led to her first role as Liesel in the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s 2003 production of The Sound of Music. Her love of musical theatre was cemented and she has since appeared in numerous productions at Artscape, as well as in concerts both locally and internationally. Lead roles for the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society include Gianetta in The Gondoliers (2007), Josephine in HMS Pinafore (2009), Kate in Yeoman of the Guard (2012), Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (2013), Laurey Williams in Oklahoma (2014), Rose in Ruddigore (2018) and Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (2019). SIAN appeared as the Head Stewardess Emma Lewis in the 2021 production of A Boarding Line, A Musical Extravaganza, and sang in the Heroes Gala Concert in aid of the PSFA (Peninsula School Feeding Association) in 2023. Her recording of “Shall We Gather At The River” with ‘The Singing Surgeon’ Dr. Wilhelm Lichtenberg and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra is available on Apple Music. She will play the role of Phoebe in The Yeomen of the Guard at Artscape in August 2024.

Regina Malan

Performer, singer, producer, and director REGINA MALAN alternates as Emma. A Stellenbosch University BMus alumnus, she has appeared in the operas Le Nozze di Figaro and Dido and Aeneas, the plays Macbeth, Noel Coward’s Design for Living and Jane Eyre, as well the musicals The Full Monty, Shadows in Red Light, and the Musical Opera, Calling Us Home. Her other credits include Public City, Because It’s Okay, Not Just Musicals, and Othello: A Women’s Story, which she co-directed. She appeared with Sian Atterbury in A Boarding Line, A Musical Extravaganza, and played Mrs Medlock in The Secret Garden. REGINA directed The Waiting Game for the Cape Town Theatre Company, was the Musical Director for The Great Gatsby at the Star Theatre, and Co-Director of Hairspray at the Baxter Theatre. She will play the role of Elsie in The Yeomen of the Guard at Artscape in August 2024.

Stefan Lombard

Schalk Wasserman

Robert Jeffrey

Dane Coetzee

Sean Sanby

Richard Hall

Jonathan Walker-Kane

The founder of The Endellion Theatre Company, JONATHAN WALKER-KANE, has directed prolifically over the past 3 decades, touring with a wealth of productions in the UK. He is as adept at analysing scripts and scores to determine the nature and relationships of the characters in both drama and musical theatre. His repertoire includes the plays The Browning Version, David Hare’s South Downs, A Man For All Seasons, Talking Heads, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Taken At Midnight and Shirley Valentine. His musical productions include The Boy Friend, South Pacific, The King and I, Evita, Oliver, Tell Me On A Sunday, Fiddler On The Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Man Of La Mancha, The Sound of Music, Follies, A Little Night Music, Aspects Of Love and My Fair Lady. JONATHAN has also directed for The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, the Manchester College, and other theatre companies at the popular Sheffield Lyceum. The Andrew Lloyd Webber hit Tell Me On A Sunday is his first production in South Africa.

Alastair Cockburn

ALASTAIR COCKBURN has been associated with the Cape Town G & S Society since 1975 as Musical Director for productions and concerts, as well as accompanist on many occasions. He has conducted the complete repertoire of Gilbert and Sullivan for the society over the past 46 years. This has included conducting the acclaimed productions of “The Pirates of Penzance” in 2005 and “The Gondoliers” in 2007 which toured to the International G & S Festival in the UK, as well as for the award-winning productions of “The Yeomen of the Guard” in 2012 and “The Mikado” in 2015 for which he was also the proud recipient of the international award for Best Musical Director First Runner Up. In addition to the G & S repertoire, he has been Musical Director for many of the Society’s productions of musicals including The Sound of Music, Annie Get Your Gun, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, and South Pacific, all of which were presented at Artscape. His professional background was initially in music – he holds B Mus, UTLM, LRSM, and LTCL qualifications. After nearly 20 years in the teaching profession – mostly as head of music at Pinelands High School – he changed direction and started a “new” career in theatre administration when he joined CAPAB (now ARTSCAPE). He has held various positions with this company including Regional Director of the Eastern Cape (based in Port Elizabeth), and Director of CAPAB Orchestra, Music and Musicals at the Opera House in Cape Town. Following the amalgamation of the CAPAB Orchestra and the CTSO, in 1997 he was appointed Director of Operations and Planning at the Artscape Theatre Centre, a position he held until his retirement in 2012. He is still involved in many freelance activities surrounding the performing arts in Cape Town. ALASTAIR’s interest in music theatre was kindled while he was teaching at Pinelands High School. He was involved in all aspects of theatre technology including set design, lighting, and sound design. He also has experience in stage management, directing, and performing. At PHS he was musical director for many of the school’s musical productions including Tom Sawyer, The Boy Friend, The Pajama Game, Annie Get Your Gun, Oklahoma!, Oliver, Annie, and The Sound of Music. He holds B Mus, UTLM, LRSM and LTCL qualifications. After 20 years of teaching, he joined CAPAB, where his roles included Regional Director of the Eastern Cape and Director of CAPAB Orchestra, Music and Musicals at the Opera House. He was the Director of Operations and Planning at the Artscape Theatre Centre from 1997 to 2012. ALASTAIR has been the Musical Director of the Cape Town G & S Society since 1975. He has conducted the complete Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire for the society, including the acclaimed productions of The Pirates Of Penzance, The Gondoliers, The Yeomen of the Guard, and The Mikado. He has also been MD for many of the Society’s musicals, including The Sound of Music, Annie Get Your Gun, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, and South Pacific.

Simon Lord

Simon has worked in professional theatre since the age of 18. At 22 he became the youngest chief electrician at both the historic Bradford Alhambra and in the UK. He went on to tour with productions including 'Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', 'Blood Brothers', 'Dreamboats and Petticoats', 'Jekyll and Hyde' and 'Dr Doolittle'. Some of Simon’s lighting designs include '12 Tenors' in Dubai, Johannesburg, Istanbul and Scandinavia; 'Dancing Queen' in Monte Carlo, Istanbul, Norway, Portugal and the UK; the UK and Johannesburg tour of 'Strictly Tap Dance Fever'; the 'Spirit Of The Dance 10th Anniversary Tour' to Johannesburg, Scandinavia, China and the UK; 'Solid Gold Motown' in Monte Carlo; the Canadian and UK tours of 'All You Need Is Love' and the UK, Johannesburg, and Holland tour of 'The Sopranos'. His pantomime credits include 'Aladdin', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Dick Whittington', 'Jack and The Bean Stalk', and 'Beauty and the Beast'. He has worked with Jonathan Walker-Kane on 'The Sound of Music', 'Aspects of Love', 'Oliver!', 'Man Of La Mancha' and 'Evita'.