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South African non-governmental prize, awarded 1978–1994
The Amstel Playwright of the Year Award , an independent non-governmental prize, was launched in South Africa in 1978. It recognised South African playwrights . The prize was awarded to many of South Africa's anti-apartheid playwrights.
The award was discontinued in 1994.[ 1]
Year
Winner
Special Merit Award
1978
John Pank for Windmills of the Mind
James Ambrose Brown for Time and the Wood
Zakes Mda for We Shall Sing for the Fatherland
Michael Drin for Inquest on Gordon
1979
Paul Slabolepsky for Renovations
Esther Flowers for The Libber-Rats
Henry Rootenberg for Letters from Uncle Barny
Pieter Scholtz for The Amazing Adventures of Tambootie
1980
Henry Rootenberg for I Spy
Pieter Scholtz for Mr Big Strikes Again
Jill Fletcher for Paddy (music by John Aronowitz)
Leon Hamman for Matter of Policy
1981
1982
Victor Gordon for The Brothers
Roy Nieman for Na Verlange a die Woude van Veleer
James Whyle for National Madness
1983
Geraldine Aron for Brenda
Sheugnet Buys for Gutter Flowers Need Love
Brendan Butler for Rehearsal in Progress
Corlia Fourie for Moeders en Dogters
1984
Michelle Du Toit for Ladies/Dames
1985
Nicholas Haysom , Vanessa Cook and Danny Keogh for The Native Who Caused All the Trouble
1986
Clive Howard Morris for Maid in South Africa
1987
Norman Coombes for A Snake in the Garden
1988
1989
Allan Jermieson for Disputed Barricades
1990
Basil Lawrence for Modern Eating Habits
1991
1992
1993
Norman Coombes for Episodes in Light and Dark
1994
John Tucker for Waiting for the Rain
^ National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown, South Africa