What happens to the minds of men who are forced to fight a senseless war in a foreign land? Sometimes the real terror to be fought is the one inside us. This South African theatre classic, by turns funny, poignant and harrowing, now has a broader relevance in a world full of senseless wars.

South African writer and actor Greig Coetzee will be bringing his award-winning play about the South African defense force, to London on Saturday 20 November 2010. Taking place at the Harrow Arts Centre, White Men with Weapons won two awards at the Edinburgh Fringe for the Best Stage Actor Award and Fringe First Award.

A corporal from hell, a drug-crazed Durban Rambo and an Anglican chaplain with Tutu-phobia are just three of the many creatures you will meet during this journey into the heart of South Africa’s forgotten wars with its neighbours. And along the way Mandela walks free, forcing the punch-drunk, bloodshot soldiers to face their final battle as the sun rises on a new country.

What the media has been saying:

‘Hilarious... swaps characters like a chameleon on cocaine’ - Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

‘Coetzee is one of the few South African playwrights who can make a point without labouring it... a scathing satire.’ - Sunday Times (South Africa)

‘A central performance which must be one of the finest of the entire festival’ - Daily Mail (UK)

‘Brilliant... hilarious satire.’ - Westside Resident (New York)

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