Taubie Kushlick
| Taubie Kushlick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Taubie Braun May 7, 1910 Luckoff, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Died | March 1991 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress/Producer |
| Spouse(s) | Philip Kushlick |
Taubie Kushlick (1910–1991) was a South African actress and producer. She became characterized as the self-styled "First Lady of Theatre".
Kushlick was the daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants from Kovno. She was born in the Orange Free State and educated at Weseleyan High School (now Kingswood College), Grahamstown. She studied for two years at the Royal Academy of Music in London, earning two gold medals. She married (doctor) Philip Kushlick. They had a son. Kushlick lived in Johannesburg for most of her life. In an interview with the Sunday Times columnist, Jani Allan she described herself as "a BIG personality..A Rolls-Royce! A man-eating Rolls-Royce!"
Kushlick's career as an actress and theatre producer spanned over six decades. She received acclaim for her notable role in South African theatre. Her hand-on approach also became a particular characteristic of her career, she once admitted "My type is dying out of the theatre. I'm a conductor who has to ORCHESTRATE the whole thing."
Her career highlights included producing for Reps (Alexander Theatre), the National Theatre (PACT), the Children's Theatre, universities and CAPAB. She was frequently nominated for South Africa's Woman of the Year prize for her theatre productions.
She enjoyed particular success with productions such as Fiddler on the roof, Lion in Winter, Bravo Piaf, The Student Prince and A Little Night Music, directing and starring alongside Eric Flynn.
She was a fervent admirer of Jacques Brel and produced several musicals featuring his songs. By 1982, the longest run of any stage production in Johannesburg was Kushlick's Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
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