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The British premiere of The Train Driver. Hello and Goodbye in South Africa. Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act in South Africa. The Fugard Festival with Victoria (Victory in Afrikaans), Met Kerslig na Mecca (The Road to Mecca in Afrikaans) and Playland. Master Harold in Canada. A new play Have You Seen Us. Coming Home, in the USA. Master Harold on film. A discussion group on his work. And this site recommended by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Please pass on details of any performances etc click here. Last update 29 July 2010.
Hello and Goodbye, South Africa
Hello and Goodbye is at the Market Theatre, Johannesburg from 19 Jul- 22 Aug 2010. Directed by Mark Graham, the actors are Michael Maxwell and Dorothy Anne Gould.
"Hello and Goodbye, a gripping and often harrowing drama, is as
pertinent today as it was when it was written in 1965. Set in the kitchen
of a railway house in Port Elizabeth in 1963, the play softly cauterizes
the wounded lives of its characters. A brother and sister who have not
seen each other for years, unpack boxes and suitcases in search of an
elusive inheritance and in so doing unpack the memories and truths of
their empty and damaged lives... Click on the image for more details.
Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act in South Africa
Statements After An Arrest Under The Immorality Act is at The Nunnery,
Wits Theatre, Johannesburg. It is directed by Vanessa Cooke. It is on from 5- 14 Aug 2010. Click on the image for more details.
The Train Driver, British Premiere
The European Premiere of The Train Driver will be at the Hampstead
Theatre, London. It is directed by Athol Fugard. It is on from 4 Nov- 4 Dec 2010. Click on the image for more details.
Master Harold in Canada
Master Harold is on at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque, Ontario from 22 July- 21 Aug 2010.
It is directed by Nigel Shawn Williams, with
Set/Costume Design by Shawn Kerwin and Lighting Design by Adair Redish.
The actors are Julian DeZotti (Hally), Conrad Coates (Sam) and Ryan Allen
(Willie).
Fugard Festival in Nieu Bethesda, South Africa The next Fugard Festival will feature three Fugard plays.
Victoria (Victory in Afrikaans) presented by Stellenbosch University's Drama Department. The translation is by Idil Sheard, the director is Zoettje Hofmeyr and the actors are Pierre Nelson, Simone Benjamin and Ruan Cornelissen.
Met Kerslig na Mecca (The Road to Mecca in Afrikaans). "Met kerslig na Mecca is vertaal deur Idil Sheard. Yvonne Batista gaan ons weereens vereer met haar teenwoordigheid in die rol van Helen, waarvoor sy al vantevore bekroon is. The road to Mecca het nie net Helen Martins se werk aan die wereld bekend gestel nie, maar ook Nieu Bethesda wereldwyd bekend gemaak. Nieu Bethesda en Helen Martins is so in mekaar verweef dat die een nie sonder die ander sou bestaan nie en dus 'n moet is vir enige fees wat op Nieu Bethesda opgevoer word."
Playland presented by the University of the Orange Free State directed
by Thys Heydenrych. Master Harold and the boys being filmed
Master Harold is being filmed again.
Ving Rhames plays Master Harold and the
other parts are played by Freddie Highmore and Patrick Mofokeng.
Lonny Price directs. Have You Seen Us, new play
Frank Rizzo reports that Fugard is working
on a rewrite for his latest play, Have You Seen Us, "his first play set in
the USA in a coffee shop in a small shopping mall in Southern California.
A second reading is planned at the home of Sam Waterston, directed by
Gordon Edelstein, artistic director of Long Wharf theatre who staged the
premiere of Fugard's Coming Home at his New Haven theater in January".
The link is here
New book on Fugard
A new book on Fugard by Alan Shelley. More details soon.
Encyclopædia Britannica Web's Best Site
Encyclopædia Britannica has listed this site as the Web's best site on Athol Fugard. Thanks- click on the image for the encyclopædia.
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Recent site updates shop updated, now four pages 10 Jul 2010 updates to people section (Lisa Fugard) 7 Jul 2010 photos and plays updated with Coming Home 27 Jun 2010 links updated 11 Jun 2010 the Hot News and Feedback page are updated every two weeks.
Too late- see what you missed!! The Road to Mecca in London
The Road to Mecca will be performed at the Arcola Theatre, London from 15 Jun- 10 Jul 2010. The director is Russell Bolam, designer Ruth Hall, movement director Laila Diallo, composer Gary Yershon and casting Lucy Jenkins. Miss Helen will be played by Linda Bassett. Click on the image for more details. Coming Home, British Premiere
Coming Home receives its British premiere at the Arcola Theatre in London. It is on from 8 Jun- 3 Jul 2010. The director is Cordelia Monsey, designer Victoria Johnstone and lighting designer Michael Nabarro. David Judge plays Alfred Witbooie, Nadim Sawalha plays Oupa Yonkers and Cat Simmons plays Veronica Yonkers. The child, Mannetjie, is played alternatively by Taanashe Mwatsiya, Panashe Mwatsiya, Jamel Matthias or Jaden Matthias. Click on the image for more details. Recommended. The theatre is also showing The Road to Mecca.
A film of The Island in London London's Victoria and Albert Museum show a film of Kani and Ntshona in The Island, filmed in London in 2000. It is on 18 Jun 2010. I saw the 2000 production, and it is recommended. Sizwe Bansi is Dead
Sizwe Bansi is Dead is at the Court Theatre in Chicago. It is on from 13 May- 13 Jun 2010. The director is Ron OJ Parson. The actors are Chiké Johnson (Styles) and Allen Gilmore (Sizwe). Scenic design is by Jack Magaw, costume design by Christine Pascual, lighting by Lee Keenan, sound by Nick Keenan, production dramaturg Kelli Marino, production stage manager Sara Gammage and assistant stage manager Jonathan Nook. Click on the image for more details.
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