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An archive of hot news from 2006

 

Master Harold...and the boys in Philadelphia, USA

Lantern Theatre Company, Philadelphia presents Master Harold...and the boys from 15 Sept- 8 Oct 2006.

 

Women’s Voices from South African Theatre - Fugard and After, Cardiff, Wales

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"Hester, Lena, Zandile...women on the South African stage represent something about humanity as well as race and gender.  Read and analyse Hello and Goodbye and Boesman and Lena... and Have you Seen Zandile? - Mhlophe... We shall perform acted readings in the autumn for Everyman Theatre at Chapter Arts Centre. Please bring the Fugard plays to the first meeting.

10 weekly meetings from 20 Apr 2006 in the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Exits and Entrances in Michigan, USA

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Exits and Entrances is performed in Michigan on 4 May- 11 Jun 2006.  Directed by John Seibert and the actors are Robert Grossman and David Wolber.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Exits and Entrances in New Jersey, USA

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Exits and Entrances is performed by the New Jersey Repertory Company on 25 May to 25 Jun 2006.  "The story of the relationship between a young man on the threshold of his career as a playwright and an aging actor who has reached the end of his career on the stage."  Click on the image for more details.

 

The Island, Great Britain

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South Africa's Market Theatre Company continue their tour of The Island.  The director is Malcolm Purley and Thami Mngqolo plays John and Mpho Molepo plays Winston.

It is on from:
- 9-13 May 2006 at The Watermill in Bagnor
- 18 May 2006 at Chipping Norton Theatre, Chipping Norton
- 19 May 2006 at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
- 10 May 2006 at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) Theatre, Birmingham
- 23 May 2006 at Croydon Clocktower: David Lean Cinema Croydon
- 25 May 2006 at The Hawth Crawley
- 30 May 2006 at the Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales
- 6 Jun 2006 at Gala Theatre, Durham
- 7 Jun 2006 at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
- 8 Jun 2006 at Courtyard, Hereford
- 10 Jun 2006 at Theatre Royal, Bath
- 14-17 Jun 2006 at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 22 Jun 2006 at Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
- 23 Jun 2006 at Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
- 24 Jun 2006 at Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Taunton

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The Island in California, USA plus a conference

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UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance present The Island.  It is performed from 18-21 May 2006.  The director is Peter Lichtenfels.

"One year in the late 1960’s, the inmates of South Africa’s notorious Robbins Prison chose to perform Antigone, and the man who volunteered to play Creon was Nelson Mandela. Fugard’s memorable staged version of the event reveals the poignant relevancy of Sophocles’ play to the struggle for liberation from apartheid. Produced in conjunction with the Sophocles Symposium presented by the Department of Comparative Literature." 
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On 19-20 May there is a related conference, Sophoclean Drama and its Continuing Cultural Impact.  This Conference will include talks by scholars and practitioners of Classics, Theater Studies, and Comparative Literature.

 

The Road to Mecca in California, USA

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Prospect Theater Project, Modesto, California present Mecca from 21 Apr- 14 May 2006.  Directed by David Barbaree.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Master Harold... and the Boys in North Carolina, USA

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Triad Stage present "Master Harold"...and the Boys.  It is on 23 Apr- 14 May 2006.   The director is Benny Sato Ambush and the actors are Stanley Wayne Mathis (Willie), Junious Leak (Sam), Lucas Blondheim (Hally).  Scenic Design is by Richard Crowell, Costume Design by Michelle Merrick, Lighting Design by Norman Coates and Sound Design by Justin Grant.

Fugard Master Harold

"Destination: Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A sometimes comic, frequently searing, and ultimately hopeful coming of age story set during a rain-soaked afternoon in Apartheid South Africa. Two black employees of a tea room practice for a ballroom dancing competition, while their white employers’ son jokes, lectures and eventually lashes out as he leaves childhood behind and struggles to become a man. Fugard’s play is an indictment of the ways we seek to divide and a powerful, deeply moving appeal for a better future".  Click on the top image for more details.  Thanks to Jim for the information and the photo.

 

Fugard in discussion in Oxford, UK

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Athol Fugard will appear in conversation with Professor Marianne McDonald (Professor of Theatre & Classics, University of California, San Diego) on the subject of 'The Return of the Myth: Athol Fugard and the Classics', on 14 Jun 2006 in the Magdalen Auditorium, Oxford University, UK.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Tsotsi the film: screening and Fugard Q&A, LA and London, Oscar

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There was a special benefit screening of Tsotsi at the Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles.  Fugard made a rare in-person appearance at the event and conducted a Q&A session with the audience immediately following the screening. The film’s director, Gavin Hood, was also present, pending confirmation, along with other celebrities.

All proceeds from the screening supported the continued artistic projects of the Fountain Theatre, the artistic home in the US of Athol Fugard. The playwright selected the venue to debut the world premiere of his newest play, Exits and Entrances.  It was on 16 Feb 2006 at The Music Hall, Beverly Hills.  Click on the Fountain Theatre logo for more details.  Thanks to Simon for the information.

Tsotsi

The Artsworld channel is showing a documentary about Tsotsi on 13-15 March 2006.

The film received a special preview on the Curzon Soho Cinema, London on 14 March 2006 and is now on general release.

Valley Song, opera in South Africa

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Thomas Rajna's opera on Fugard's play Valley Song is at the Joseph Stone Theatre.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Tsotsi the film

The Artsworld channel is showing a documentary about Tsotsi on 13-15 March 2006.

 

The Island in California, USA

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Celebration Arts in Sacramento, California USA present The Island.  It is performed from 20 Jan-25 Feb 2006.
 

Sorrows and Rejoicings in Kalamazoo, USA

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Sorrows and Rejoicings is performed at the Nelda K. Balch Playhouse on 9-12 Feb 2006.

"One of Fugard’s very latest plays...  takes place after the funeral of a white South African writer who had a daughter by his black South African lover while being married to a white South African woman. Although the present time is the current post-apartheid South African society, through flashbacks in both time and place, the burden of the past and current racism forces all four characters to confront each other painfully with honesty and love."  Click on the image for more details.

 

Hello and Goodbye in Indiana, USA

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New World Arts from Goshen, Indiana present Hello and Goodbye.  It will be performed from 27 Jan- 5 Feb 2006.  The director is Eric Meyer.  Click on the image for more details.

 

Exits and Entrances in Florida, USA

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Fugard's latest play Exits and Entrances is performed by Florida Stage on 9 Dec 2005- 15 Jan 2006.  Click on the image for more details.

John Kani speech, New York, USA

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John Kani, who co-wrote Island and Sizwe Bansi, is the keynote speaker at ISPA's 58th Annual Conference.  It is on from 17-19 Jan 2006 in New York.  Click on the image for more details.

 

 

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