Kindertransport
A play by Diane Samuels, which examines the life, during World War II and afterwards, of a Kindertransport child. Though fictitious, it is based upon many real kinder stories. The play is published by Nick Hern Books. Kindertransport was first performed in the UK by the Soho Theatre Company at the Cockpit Theatre in London on April 13, 1993 and the US at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York on April 26, 1994.
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Barney Simon at the Market Theatre in March 1997, starring Dorothy-Ann Gould, Paddy Canavan, Leila Hendriques, Louise Barnes, Susan Rossouw, Robert Hobbs. Sets by Nadia Cohen.
Directed by Roy Sergeant in 1996, starring Siobhan Hodgson, Bo Petersen
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertransport_(play)
The Citizen 20 March 1997.
Cape Argus, 10 February 1998.
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