The Dead Wait

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I've been running. All this time. But not from him. I've been running. Now I stop.' Based on a true story, The Dead Wait is an explosive journey through war, death and redemption told by three people caught in the insanity of conflict and haunted by its horrors. Rich in language and visceral in impact, the play follows the journey of Josh Gilmore, a young athlete turned soldier from darkness to light, from the Angolan War of 1982 to the present day and the creation of a new South Africa. First performed at Royal Exchange Theatre in October 2002, directed by Jacob Murray.

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Paul Herzberg is an actor and writer. The Dead Wait was shortlisted for The Verity Bargate Award, produced at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg and Royal Exchange, nominated for 3 Manchester Evenings News Awards (best play, production, actor) winning in the last category. It was adapted for BBC and German radio and won a place at Moonstone International where it was adapted for film through the Film Council. Production is scheduled for 2012. Paul co-wrote Almost Heaven which won the Nashville International Best feature film award in 2006. As an actor recent work includes the film "My Week With Marilyn", ID at the Almeida Theatre, Capulet in Romeo And Juliet at the Royal Exchange, Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice at the Arcola, where Paul will play Edgar in The Dance Of Death in January 2012 to commemorate 100 years since the death of August Strindberg .