The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs
Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, The Author: David Edgar
First Performance: 1978, London
Published: 1978
Genre: Drama in 2 acts
Setting: Cells in Cape Town prisons, seaside, and Albie's office, 1963–6
Cast: 18m
Albie Sachs, a 29-year-old lawyer who has dared to speak out against the arbitrary exercise of law under apartheid, is confined to a concrete cell and given only the Bible to read. He refuses to answer questions from the Special Branch Officers, especially when they assert that he has been to sabotage school. Albie finds ways of overcoming the boredom of being in solitary confinement. At the end of the 90-day period during which suspects can legally be detained, he is released and immediately rearrested. While being no militant, he understands the need for armed struggle. He strikes up a relationship with...
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