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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*, * .
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[[Paul Herzberg]] (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright. Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department|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.
  
Paul Herzberg (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright.[1]
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Roles include ''[[Futz]]'' by Rochelle Owens and ''[[It’s My Weekend, Too]]'' by [[Sheila Roberts]] at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in 1975.
  
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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He wrote the plays ''[[The Dead Wait]]'', ''Sweet Like Suga'' and ''Be Bop the Ruler''.
  
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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== Awards, etc ==
  
=Source=
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Herzberg
 
  
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Herzberg].
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
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Grahamstown Festival Programme, 1997.
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 4 January 2018

Paul Herzberg (born 1953) is a South African-born actor and playwright. 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.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Roles include Futz by Rochelle Owens and It’s My Weekend, Too by Sheila Roberts at The Space in 1975.

He wrote the plays The Dead Wait, Sweet Like Suga and Be Bop the Ruler.

Awards, etc

Sources

Wikipedia [1].

Astbury 1979.

Grahamstown Festival Programme, 1997.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to ESAT Personalities H

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

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