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 As a writer he produced only two known original texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country.
-In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]'', but the play was in fact a translation (by Warner?) of , which was presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players ]], directed by [[Cecil Williams]], with sets designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and [[Charles Stodel]] in the cast, at the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg, in June 1957.
+In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author - Frederic M. Litto -    refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]'', as Warner's contribution to South African theatre, in the context of the many plays on the race issue that appeared in he late 1950s and early 1960s - also listing  [[Athol Fugard]] and [[Tone Brulin]]. What is still dubious, though more likely, is that Warner may have translated/adapted the German play into English under that title for the performance presented at the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg, by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players ]] in June 1957 (directed by [[Cecil Williams]], with sets designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and [[Charles Stodel]] in the cast).
 ''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965 and in 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].

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 As a designer, he did the sets of Millsten’s production of Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1951).
-As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country. In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]'', but the play was in fact sa translation (By Warner?) of .
+As a writer he produced only two known original texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country.
 ''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965 and in 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].

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 As a designer, he did the sets of Millsten’s production of Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1951).
-As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country. In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]''.
+As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country. In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]'', but the play was in fact sa translation (By Warner?) of .
 ''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965 and in 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].

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 As a designer, he did the sets of Millsten’s production of Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1951).
-As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country.
+As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country. In the Introduction to the collection ''Plays from Black Africa'', the author refers to a play by [[Basil Warner]] called ''[[The Strong Are Lonely]]''.
 ''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965 and in 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].

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 As a designer, he did the sets of Millsten’s production of Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1951).
-As a writer he produced only two known texts,  neither of them published at the time. A one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country.
+As a writer he produced only two known texts,  a one-act play called ''[[Divine Sarah]]'' and ''[[Try for White]]'', a controversial full-length play about love across the colour bar. The latter play was produced in 1959 by [[Leonard Schach]]’s [[Cockpit Players]],  and became a sensation, touring the country.
-''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965.
+''[[Try for White]]'' was broadcast in the BBC's ''Theatre 625'' series in 1965 and in 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].
-In 1969 ''[[Try for White]]'' was used as the basis for the script of ''[[Katrina]]'', one of the most controversial and significant political films produced by [[Emil Noval]] and  [[Jans Rautenbach]].
+''[[Divine Sarah]]'' was never published at the time of writing, but a prompt text for ''[[Try for White]]'', used by the original stage manager, [[Paddy Canavan]], was eventually edited by [[Petrus du Preez]] and [[Edwin Hees]] and published in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 17:1, 284-371, 2003.
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-[[Basil Warner]] (19*-2004) was a businessman, writer, set designer.
+[[Basil Warner]] (19*-2004) was a businessman, amateur actor, writer, set designer.
 == Biography ==
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 Born Basil John Warner in South Africa.
-He worked as an advertising executive in South Africa and married actress and director [[Minna Millstein]] Married to actress and director [[Minna Millsten]] in the 1940s. In 1960, Basil and Minna moved to the UK,  where he worked for Lever Brothers. Warner died in Welshpool, Wales, in 2004.
+He worked as an advertising executive in South Africa and married actress and director [[Minna Millsten]] in the 1940s. In 1960, Basil and Minna moved to the UK,  where he worked for Lever Brothers. Warner died in Welshpool, Wales, in 2004.
 == His contribution to theatre, film, media, and performance ==
-He was involved in many drama productions in Cape Town and Johannesburg over the years,  as well as productions for [[SABC]] ([[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]).
+Well known in theatre, radio and journalistic circles, he was involved in many drama productions as amateur actor and occasional set designer, in Cape Town and Johannesburg and in productions for the [[SABC]] ([[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]).
 As a designer, he did the sets of Millsten’s production of Gordon Daviot’s ''[[Richard of Bordeaux]]'' ([[Children's Theatre]], 1951).