Barbara Kinghorn
| Barbara Kinghorn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara A. Kinghorn 21 November 1944 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 1967–1987 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Louis Ife (m. 197?; div. 19??) Paul Jerricho (m. 1981; div. 1984) |
Barbara Kinghorn (born 21 November 1944 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a British actress who was a member of the Royal Shakespeare company from 1980 to 1983, playing Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and Helen of Troy in Troilus and Cressida. She also played Timmin in the Doctor Who episode The Caves of Androzani. She appeared in Sorry! and Chance in a Million. Her West End appearances included "Fringe Benefits" at the Whitehall Theatre and "Good" at the Aldwych. Barbara married Johannesburg theatre producer/actor Louis Ife.[1]
Barbara's parents, Edith and Gordon Kinghorn, were well-known performing arts figures in Johannesburg[according to whom?]. Gordon was chairman of JODS (Johannesburg Operatic and Dramatic Society) whilst Edith was an industrious speech and drama teacher at various schools throughout the city and its suburbs. Edith regularly produced many varied and popular[according to whom?] Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, mostly at high schools, to a very high standard. Edith was also a skilled Scottish and Highland dancing teacher. Gordon Kinghorn and JODS staged world-class productions including an acclaimed "The Man of La Mancha" at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre. Barbara's sister Elizabeth had an exceptional and sought-after soprano voice[according to whom?].
Barbara's dramatic and dancing skills, she was possessed of a wicked sense of humour and was a great practical joker[according to whom?], were honed via her love of Highland and Scottish Highland dancing, winning several medals and awards from childhood. The entire Kinghorn family were avid supporters of the Johannesburg Caledonian Society (it was the largest Caledonian Society outside of Scotland, regularly frequented by visiting Scottish dancing adjudicators) and were the doyens of the Society. Barbara's book "Miss McKirdy's Daughters will now Dance the Highland Fling" provides her account of a Scottish dancing career, the Kinghorn family's own performing-arts endeavours and her insights into the competitive rivalries between various Scottish dancing studios in the greater Johannesburg.
In 1995, Black Swan published Barbara's autobiography entitled "Miss McKirdy's Daughters will now Dance the Highland Fling", which received excellent notices[2][3] and it was also printed by St. Martin's Press New York. Miss McKirdy, affectionately known as "Aunty" to all, spent decades of her life patiently thumping out the repetitive music necessary for the Scottish dancing studios at the piano. She was, however, also a superb pianist/accompanist; she provided the live music for evening Caledonian events such as Burns Nicht and Hogmanay, keeping both young and old dancing for hours. On such occasions she often accompanied a fiddler or accordionist, shouting out key-changes above the din. Aunty could effortlessly change keys, effortlessly sustain strict tempos and was never seen using sheet music[citation needed].
Soon after the book's publication, Barbara retired from the theatre and now lives in Spain.
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