I.D. (play)
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I.D. is a historical drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
by Antony Sher
Antony Sher
Sir Antony Sher, KBE is a double Olivier Award winning South African-born British actor, writer, theatre director and painter.- Early years :...
. It debuted on 4 September 2003 at London's Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...
, directed by Nancy Meckler
Nancy Meckler
Nancy Meckler is an American theatre director and film director, best known for her work in the United Kingdom, especially with Shared Experience, where she is joint artistic director alongside Polly Teale....
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The play is adapted from the book A Mouthful of Glass by Henk van Woerden
Henk van Woerden
Henk van Woerden was a Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South Africa.-Biography:He was born in Leiden. In 1956 he emigrated with his family to Cape Town, South Africa. Van Woerden matriculated in 1964 at the Fine Arts faculty of the University of Cape Town...
, and follows the events surrounding the trial and imprisonment of the mentally unstable Demetrios Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas
Dimitri Tsafendas assassinated the "Architect of Apartheid", South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd on 6 September 1966...
, who in 1966 assassinated South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Prime Minister Hendrick Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd , commonly identified as H.F. Verwoerd, was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966...
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Original cast
The original cast included:- Jon Cartwright as Gavronsky, Buytendag, Gomez
- Jonathan Duff as Pratt, Muller, Dr. Fisher
- Alex FernsAlex FernsAlexander "Alex" Ferns is a Scottish actor and television personality, best known for his EastEnders role as Trevor Morgan, "Britain's most-hated soap villain."...
as Lintwurm - Paul HerzbergPaul HerzbergPaul Herzberg is a South African-born actor and playwright.Born in Cape Town, he studied acting at the University of Cape Town and scriptwriting at the University of Pretoria. He moved to the UK in 1976, after having served as a conscripted soldier on the Namibian border, during the period of the ...
as John Vorster, Kriel - Peter Landi as Father Daniels, Manolis
- Lucian MsamatiLucian MsamatiLucian Msamati, sometimes credited as Wiina Msamati, is a British-born film, television and theatre actor.-Early life and education:Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati was born in the United Kingdom and brought up in Zimbabwe by his Tanzanian parents, a doctor and a nurse, he is the eldest of four siblings...
as Sipho - Oscar Pierce as City Gent, Schalk, Nikki, Junior Clerk
- Antony SherAntony SherSir Antony Sher, KBE is a double Olivier Award winning South African-born British actor, writer, theatre director and painter.- Early years :...
as Demetrios Tsafendas - Cleo SylvestreCleo SylvestreCleo Syvestre is an actress who has made numerous appearances on United Kingdom television over a 40 year period....
as Helen Daniels, Daisy - Christopher Wells as Frank Waring, Judge Pienaar
- Marius WeyersMarius WeyersMarius Weyers is a South African actor. He received international attention playing Andrew Steyn in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy . He recently starred in Blood Diamond.-Selected filmography:...
as Hendrick Verwoerd - Jennifer Woodburne as Betsie Verwoerd
Other original production credits
- Author: Antony Sher
- Director: Nancy MecklerNancy MecklerNancy Meckler is an American theatre director and film director, best known for her work in the United Kingdom, especially with Shared Experience, where she is joint artistic director alongside Polly Teale....
- Composer: Ilona SekaczIlona SekaczIlona Sekacz is a British composer of concert, film, television and theatre music.- About :Sekacz was born to a Polish mother and an English father. She studied violin and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain...
- Set Design: Katrina Lindsay
- Lighting: Johanna Town
- Choreographer: Scarlett MackminScarlett MackminScarlett Mackmin is an English choreographer. She trained at the Martha Graham School in New York and at the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London...
- Sound: John LeonardJohn Leonard (sound designer)John Leonard is a theater and exhibition sound designer working in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States Of America.Occasionally uses his middle initial A to differentiate him from others in the entertainment field with the same name.-Biography:Born in Bristol, United Kingdom in 1951,...
- South Africa Music Consultant: Sello Maake ka Ncube