Enemy!
A 1969 play by Robin Maugham. Set in the Western Desert during World War II, describing a kind of camaraderie that exists between a young British trooper and a German gunner who find themselves thrown together and fighting for survival. Published in in "Plays Of The Year Vol.39", Elek, London (Plays & Players, March 1970).
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Afrikaans translation by Mees Xteen: Vyand! (1983)
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Donald Howarth at The Space Theatre from 23 August 1972.
Presented by PACT Drama in the Arena Theatre in 1973, directed by John Hussey, starring Nigel Vermaas, Eckard Rabe, Richard Haines.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Maugham,_2nd_Viscount_Maugham
Poster NELM [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 1. 24.
PACT neswsletter, February 1973.
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