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Master Harold... and the Boys in the USA, The Road to Mecca in Canada. Susan Hilferty honoured by NYU and Athol Fugard awarded honorary degree in Literature. A thesis on Blood Knot available online.
The Road to Mecca in Kingston, Canada
"This unusual drama focuses on Miss Helen, an old Boer woman
who lives alone in the South African boondocks, where she creates odd
concrete sculptures, which she calls her Mecca. A young woman who was once
helped by Miss Helen has travelled hundreds of miles to help her in a time
of crisis. Miss Helen is in danger of being sent to an old folks' home by
a narrow-minded minister, who considers her sculptures a public nuisance.
A penetrating study of the role of the artist in any society"
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here Master Harold... and the Boys in Westchester County, USA
"Originally produced in 1982, 'Master Harold and the Boys' is now
an acknowledged classic of the stage, whose themes of injustice, racism,
friendship, and reconciliation traverse borders and time"
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here Master Harold... and the Boys in Idaho, USA
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here Susan Hilferty honoured
ЭТО МОЯ ЖИЗНЬ - People are Living There (This is my Life) in Moscow
My Children! My Africa! in Illinois, USA
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here My Children! My Africa! in Cape Town, South Africa
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here Auditions for My Children! My Africa! in Illinois, USA
For details of the audition and how to register click here.
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here Blood Knot thesis
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Master Harold... and the Boys in Buffalo, USA
The director is Aaron Mays and the performers are Sam
Fesmire, Roderick Garr and Gerald Ramsey "I think playwright Athol Fugard does something quite remarkable with this play. By acknowledging that some of the difficult moments in this piece are reflections on his own actions as a young man growing up in apartheid South Africa, and his willingness to examine his own role in inheriting and upholding the hate and intolerance of that environment, Fugard opens the door of humility and self-reflection. “Master Harold”…and the Boys centers both a tenderness and an ugliness that we may not otherwise choose to dwell on, particularly because of how vulnerable we might feel if we recognize traces of either in ourselves".
The Island in Ohio, USA
"John and Winston are black political prisoners in South Africa, spending their days at hard labor and their evenings rehearsing Sophocles' Antigone. Though the two men are deeply bonded to one another, their friendship is tested when John discovers that his most recent appeal was successful, while Winston is still looking at years of brutal incarceration ahead. A profile on the depth of human resilience in the face of unspeakable injustice and racism". The ensemble website is here.
More on The Island is here. A Place with the Pigs in Ireland
There is a post-show talk on 22 Nov 2023. Valley Song in NY, USA
"A poor yet dignified war veteran who is devoted to his vegetable furrows in a remote South African province, Buks is anxious to shield his dreamy, restless granddaughter Veronica from temptations beyond the valley. She is equally anxious to be a singer in faraway Johannesburg. Her self-made songs brim with the longings of youth, seeking the courage to embrace the future while her grandfather searches for the wisdom to let go of the past".
Master Harold and the Boys in Salisbury, UK
A Place with the Pigs in Persian
The director is Pedram Azmudeh and Hushang Hesami translated the play into Persian. The actors include Shahin Pakzad and Sara Fat’hi. Kaniveya Haadu (Valley Song) in India
My Children! My Africa! in Cape Town, South Africa
"Written during the twilight years of the apartheid regime, Athol
Fugard’s seminal 1989 play, My Children! My Africa! presents a candid and
moving portrait of a country on the verge of revolution. This modern
classic is Fugard’s hymn to the power of youth, education, hope and
ideas... In a township classroom in the Eastern Cape in 1984, an
idealistic teacher attempts to instil a love of learning in his gifted
pupil, but political unrest and the generational divide soon culminate in
an explosive conflict with tragic consequences." For more details
from the
Master Harold... and the boys in San Francisco
The actors are Victor Talmadge, Wendy vanden Heuvel and Kodi Jackman. The director is Timothy Near. For more details from the Z site click here. The Island British Tour
The dates are More details are on the Elysium website, click here. The Island in Kenya
Master Harold... and the boys staged reading in Texas, USA
"1950,
in a small South African tea shop in South Africa, two black men and a
white boy joke and dance together, defying the brutalities of apartheid
through their joyous love. But festering issues of family, race, and power
are not so easy to ignore, and a single phone call can trigger
catastrophe".
"I sing for beloved Fountain actor Adolphus Ward"
My Children My Africa in South Africa
"In a classroom of the black Zolile High, Mr. M referees a student debate contesting that women should not receive the same education as men... Outside the classroom, Mr. M’s hopes for Thami are challenged by their generational divide and increasing political unrest under the South African government’s policy of apartheid".
More details are on the Soweto Theatre website click
here My Children! My Africa! in USA CT plus discussion
As well there is ENCOUNTERS: My
Children! My Africa! Blood Knot in North Carolina, USA
It is directed by Vickie Washington and the players are Arusi Santi and Odera Adimorah.
Details are on the Flat Rock website
here Valley Song in California, USA
"Written after the collapse of South Africa's system of institutionalized racial oppression known as apartheid, Valley Song reflects Fugard's optimism for a new future as it examines a family's intergenerational dynamics against the backdrop of political change".
Details are on the ICT website
here The Island in Chicago
"John and Winston are political
prisoners on South Africa’s infamous Robben Island, spending their days
toiling at grueling, futile tasks in the prison’s quarry. At night, they
secretly rehearse a two-man version of Antigone and find solace and
strength in their burgeoning friendship. The Island is at once a sobering
glimpse into the social, physical, and psychological wounds of Apartheid;
a lesson in the complex work of liberation; and a testament to the
transformative power of theatre".
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