Soli Philander

Soli is a respected, well-known and highly successful entertainer. Apart from writing his own shows, Soli also writes a regular column for the Cape Times and translates advertising copy. He has been very involved in industrial theatre and has written various scripts for corporate shows. He has performed in many corporate shows for major companies like Colgate, Castrol, Glaxo, Sachs, SAA, SAB, Eskom, Telkom, M-Net, Afrikaans Stereo, John Deere, and many more.

Soli's involvement in charity work for disadvantaged communities, school and comunity organisation has been extensive. He has performed in Lenasia, Ennerdale, Soweto, Eldorado Park and the Cape Flats.

THEATRE

Soli has perfomed nine a members of theatre productions including The Blaxter (SA, USA & UK), The people Space, Nico Malan, Maynardville, the Glass Theatre, Alhambra, Grahams town Festival, Oudtshoorn Festival, Market Theatre, and many more. He won VITA BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD in "The Wrong Time of Year", VITA BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD IN "Just Like Home", and the FLEUR DE CAP BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINATION for his "Comedy of Errors". He has done numerous Shakespeare plays and worked with PACT on a number of occasions.

TELEVISION

Soli has acted in "Dot en Kie", "Honey town 1 & 2", "Reflections" and "Going Up". As a Presenter he has Hosted Front Row, Bospraatjies, Nightshift, various educational programs, Kideo (Timothy Traddle), Exploring Southern Africa. He has held comedy slots in People of the South, Night moves, Punch line, It's a Funny Country, M-Net Red Nose Day, Catch a Wake Up and most recently, the wonderful host of M-Net's Liriekraai.

STAND UP COMEDY

Soli has performed at the Punch line Pub, Various corporate and social functions, and the Festival Mudial in Holland.

FILM

Prins van Pretoria, Road to Mecca and Kaalgat Tussen Die Daisies.


DIRECTING

He won the 1986 YOUNG ARTIST AWARD - A Buckland in Pas de Deux for the Grahamstown festival. He has directed numerous successful plays for the Black Sun, the Market Theatre, the National Theatre of Namibia, Windybrow Arts Festival and ATKV.

RADIO

1994-1995 - "Basie" Radio Metro, 1995-1996 - "Rosie" SAEM, various voice overs for adverts, 11997 - RSG, 1998 - Punt Radio, currently Cape Talk.

PRODUCTIONS WRITTEN & PERFOMED BY SOLI

"Take Two" at the Market Theatre, Swaziland and Namibia; "A Spectacle" at the Market Theatre; "Double Take" at the Market Theatre, Namibia; "The Heppie Hawker" at the Market Theatre, Namibia, Sweden and Holland (BEST ACTOR - EVENING POST).