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Somewhere on the Border: A play
Somewhere on the Border was written by Anthony Akerman in exile more than two decades ago. The play was intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by apartheid censors because the language was considered "offensive" and the portrayal of the South African Armed Forces "prejudicial to the safety of the state."
This publication of a one-act version of the play brings the Border War back into public discourse and pierces through the armor of silence, secrecy and shame that still surrounds it. The script is complemented by an author’s preface an an afterword by historian Gary Baines, as well as photographs of its 2011 production.
This publication of a one-act version of the play brings the Border War back into public discourse and pierces through the armor of silence, secrecy and shame that still surrounds it. The script is complemented by an author’s preface an an afterword by historian Gary Baines, as well as photographs of its 2011 production.
128 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2012
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June 7, 2013
This is a great play and while it is well worth the read, I've seen this play twice and if you know me at all you will know that despite my love of theater the subject matter is certainly not something that I would usually gravitate towards. But I can not stress to you enough how fantastic it is when performed. Obviously a written play and a performed play can't be fairly compared but this is definitely well worth a read!
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