Published Date:
29 July 2005
WITH his new drama for next month's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Selkirk actor and author John Nichol, pictured right with Yarrow songstress Hilary Bell, has one of the most controversial episodes of British history in his sights.
"Crossfire" is John's new work, set during the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 in South Africa.
And John, who's last self-penned work, the First World War drama "War and Glaur" proved a big hit with Borders audiences, will be playing all of the three main characters himself.
John and Ideoms Theatre Company will be staging the play at venue 50, Celectric, in the capital's Clerk Street from August 3-13.
"It is a tragic story, as such a lot of drama is," John told The Wee Paper during a break in rehearsals this week.
"My last piece, 'War and Glaur' was also inspired by a tragedy, the tragedy of the First World War. Maybe one day I will get round to writing something from a happier perspective!"
The Royal Burgh has a number of strong links with the Boer War, most notably the street name of 'Spion Kop' after the famous battle during the war, fought in January 1900.
The English translation of the Afrikaans name 'Spion Kop' means 'spy' or 'Look-out' hill.
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