Patrick Mynhardt passes away in London

South African theatre icon Patrick Mynhardt passed away from natural causes in London yesterday morning, Thursday, 25 October 2007. Mynhardt was in London performing in his one-man show Boy from Bethulie at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End. Producer Colin Law, who was in London with Mynhardt, says, “This is a very sad end to a 30-year working relationship; it was a great privilege to work with Patrick, he died doing what he loved most – performing.” Mynhardt is survived by his son Johann and grandchildren Liam Patrick and Euan Frederick, and his brother and his sister.