People of Note - Graham Hopkins

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Peter Shaffer’s award winning play EQUUS has just opened at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay and in this week’s edition of People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to GRAHAM HOPKINS who plays the daunting role of the child psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart. Graham is one of this country’s most versatile and distinguished actors with a string of awards to his name from the world of films, television and stage.

People of Note is broadcast on Sunday just after the 6pm news and again on Thursday at midday.

31 Mar 2019 English South Africa TV & Film

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