Born in the R.S.A.

Barney Simon

1985

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Thenjiwe:

What place is this?

Zachariah:

John Vorster Square!

Thenjiwe:

Aaaah!

Susan:

They told me that they were going to charge me. That meant a lot of things. That I would be sent to Diepkloof to await trial. That I would be out of solitary and with other people. That maybe Glen would come and see me…and Mia. That pleased me, but otherwise I couldn’t…

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Barney Simon

1932–1995

Born in South Africa, Barney Simon was a London-trained playwright who risked condemnation under apartheid when he returned to South Africa and staged multiracial plays. He was a founder of Johannesburg’s Market Theatre in 1976, and worked as its artistic director until his death. Simon was also an editor and short-story writer.

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