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HERZBERG, Paul. (19*-) Actor. *** Roles include ''[[Futz]]'' by Rochelle Owens and ''[[It’s My Weekend, Too]]'' by [[Sheila Roberts]] at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in 197*, * . | HERZBERG, Paul. (19*-) Actor. *** Roles include ''[[Futz]]'' by Rochelle Owens and ''[[It’s My Weekend, Too]]'' by [[Sheila Roberts]] at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in 197*, * . | ||
| + | Paul Herzberg (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright.[1] | ||
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| + | Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the University of Cape Town and scriptwriting at the University of Pretoria. He moved to the UK in 1976, after having served as a conscripted soldier on the Namibian border, during the period of the Angolan war. He then studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. | ||
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| + | His stage play The Dead Wait is based on the story of a young South African athlete who is a conscripted soldier in the Angolan Civil War and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 1997. The story also reflects Herzberg's own experiences as a conscripted soldier before leaving South Africa. The Dead Wait was broadcast on BBC Radio and received its theatrical world premiere' at the Barney Simon Theatre at the Market, in 1997 | ||
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| + | =Source= | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Herzberg | ||
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HERZBERG, Paul. (19*-) Actor. *** Roles include Futz by Rochelle Owens and It’s My Weekend, Too by Sheila Roberts at The Space in 197*, * .
Paul Herzberg (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright.[1]
Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the University of Cape Town and scriptwriting at the University of Pretoria. He moved to the UK in 1976, after having served as a conscripted soldier on the Namibian border, during the period of the Angolan war. He then studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
His stage play The Dead Wait is based on the story of a young South African athlete who is a conscripted soldier in the Angolan Civil War and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award in 1997. The story also reflects Herzberg's own experiences as a conscripted soldier before leaving South Africa. The Dead Wait was broadcast on BBC Radio and received its theatrical world premiere' at the Barney Simon Theatre at the Market, in 1997
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