The Dead Wait

The Dead Wait by South African born playwright Paul Herzberg 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. The play was presented at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival in the same year, directed by Clare Stopford. The cast: Kurt Wstmann, James Borthwick, Lindelani Buthelezi, Annie Robinson, Nambitha Mpumlwana. Design by Nadya Cohen; lighting design by Michael Maxwell.

In 2002 it received its British premiere' at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, with Herzberg in the role of Captain Papa Louw, where it was nominated for three Manchester Evenings News Awards (best new play, production and actor) winning in the last category. The play was published by Oberon books.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Herzberg Grahamstown Festival Programme, 1997.