
Somewhere on the Border
A Play
Anthony Akerman(Author)
Wits University Press
Published on 1. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-86814-560-7 (ISBN)
Description
A one-act play about the South African Border Wars
Somewhere on the Border was written by Anthony Akerman while in exile more than two decades ago. The play was intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by the 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 South African Border War back into public discourse and pierces through the armour of silence, secrecy and shame that still surrounds it. The script is complemented by an author's preface and an afterword by historian Gary Baines, as well as photographs of its 2011 production.
Somewhere on the Border was written by Anthony Akerman while in exile more than two decades ago. The play was intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by the 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 South African Border War back into public discourse and pierces through the armour of silence, secrecy and shame that still surrounds it. The script is complemented by an author's preface and an afterword by historian Gary Baines, as well as photographs of its 2011 production.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Johannesburg
South Africa
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
8 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86814-560-7 (9781868145607)
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Persons
Anthony Akerman went into exile in 1973 and lived in Amsterdam, working in the theatre as a playwright and director. He returned to South Africa in 1992 and has since written several award-winning plays. He also writes for radio and television
Gary Baines is Associate Professor in the History Department at Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Gary Baines is Associate Professor in the History Department at Rhodes University, Grahamstown.
Content
Preface by Anthony Akerman
Somewhere on the Border
Afterword by Gary Baines
Somewhere on the Border
Afterword by Gary Baines