Somewhere on the Border - Revision history

Darryl: /* Sources */

2024-01-21T14:11:22Z

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Darryl at 14:10, 21 January 2024

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Darryl: /* The original text */

2024-01-16T13:59:07Z

The original text

Darryl at 13:58, 16 January 2024

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Miriamt at 13:27, 29 November 2019

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Satj at 03:51, 12 February 2019

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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-05-26T08:46:44Z

Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-05-26T08:43:49Z

Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt at 07:42, 26 May 2017

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Miriamt: /* Sources */

2017-04-06T13:58:18Z

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← Older revision		Revision as of 14:11, 21 January 2024
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	''[[Finsncial Mail]]'', 3 February 2012.		''[[Finsncial Mail]]'', 3 February 2012.
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		+	[[Stephen Gray]] (ed). 1993. ''South Africa Plays''. Nick Hern Books.

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]

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-''[[Somewhere on the Border]]'' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, it was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Cape Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
+''[[Somewhere on the Border]]'' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1982/3, it was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Cape Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
 ==The original text==
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 The play is about a unit of whites-only artillery trainees in basic camp before and during their going over the Border in South Africa's invasion of Angola in 1978.
-Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.
+Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1993) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.
-The play opened in The Hague on 11 November 1983, produced by [[Anthony Akerman|Akerman]] and with a South African cast, including [[Jeroen Kranenburg]].
+The play opened in The Hague on 11 November 1983, produced by [[Anthony Akerman|Akerman]] and with a South African cast: [[Joss Levine]], [[Joseph Mosikili]], [[Richard Carter]], [[Jon Cartwright]], [[Ian Bruce]], [[Allan Ivan]], and [[Jeroen Kranenburg]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Presented by the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, in association with [[Basil Rubin]] in January. Directed by [[Gerrit Schoonhoven]], starring [[Blaise Koch]], [[Timmy Kwebulana]], [[Johann Myburgh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]], [[Hannes Muller]], [[André Lombard]], [[Deon Opperman]]. Lighting designed by [[Gerda Kruger]].

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 ==The original text==
-A unit of whites-inly artillery trainees in basic camp before and during their going over the Border in South Africa's invasion of Angola in 1978.
+The play is about a unit of whites-only artillery trainees in basic camp before and during their going over the Border in South Africa's invasion of Angola in 1978.
 Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:58, 16 January 2024
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	''[[Somewhere on the Border]]'' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, it was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Cape Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.		''[[Somewhere on the Border]]'' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, it was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Cape Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
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		+	==The original text==
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		+	A unit of whites-inly artillery trainees in basic camp before and during their going over the Border in South Africa's invasion of Angola in 1978.

	Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.		Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.

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-'''''Somewhere on the Border''''' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
+''[[Somewhere on the Border]]'' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, it was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Cape Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
 Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.
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 : Presented by [[NAPAC]] at the [[Loft Theatre]] directed by the author, opening 11 September.
-: [[André Odendaal]] directed the play at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], starring [[Kaz McFadden]], [[Charlie Bouguenon]], [[Dylan Horley]], [[André Lötter]], [[Glen Biderman-Pam]], [[Luan Jacobs]], [[Ndino Ndilula]]. This production was also staged at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2012.
+: Pretoria Boys' High production.  It was a powerful production, with the sons on stage never part of that war, while the fathers in the audience represented that lost generation. The playwright attended the production.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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−	'''''Somewhere on the Border''''' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men. Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.	+	'''''Somewhere on the Border''''' is a play by [[Anthony Akerman]]. Written in 1983, was banned "as a publication" in South Africa. However, it was a countrywide success when it was performed and was nominated for the [[DALRO]] Best Play Award in 1987. The ''[[Argus]]'' called it "the ultimate anti-war statement in white South African theatre".** Full-length. Cast: men.
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		+	Published in ''[[South Africa Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]] (1994) and also individually published by [[Thekwini Theater]] Amsterdam.

	The play opened in The Hague on 11 November 1983, produced by [[Anthony Akerman\|Akerman]] and with a South African cast, including [[Jeroen Kranenburg]].		The play opened in The Hague on 11 November 1983, produced by [[Anthony Akerman\|Akerman]] and with a South African cast, including [[Jeroen Kranenburg]].

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 : Presented by [[NAPAC]] at the [[Loft Theatre]] directed by the author, opening 11 September.
-: [[André Odendaal]] directed the play at the [[Grahamstown Festival]]. This production was also staged at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2012.
+: [[André Odendaal]] directed the play at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], starring [[Kaz McFadden]], [[Dylan Horley]], [[André Lötter]], [[Glen Biderman-Pam]], [[Luan Jacobs]], [[Ndino Ndilula]]. This production was also staged at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2012.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 : Presented by [[NAPAC]] at the [[Loft Theatre]] directed by the author, opening 11 September.
-: [[André Odendaal]] directed the play at the [[Grahamstown Festival]]. This production was also staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in 2012.
+: [[André Odendaal]] directed the play at the [[Grahamstown Festival]]. This production was also staged at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2012.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 Theatre programme, 1987.
-''The Star'', 10 January 2012.
+''[[The Star]]'', 10 January 2012.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Theatre programme, 1987.		Theatre programme, 1987.
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		+	''The Star'', 10 January 2012.

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]