Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword
An appreciation of South African playwright Athol Fugard, whose plays that bore witness to the cruelty of apartheid, including 'Blood Knot,' 'Boesman and Lena,' 'A Lesson From Aloes' and 'My Children!
Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92
Athol Fugard is dead, the South African playwright & 'Tsotsi' writer was 92 - he also wrote 'The Blood Knot' & 'Master Harold... And The Boys'
Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other realities."
Playwright Fugard, whose works challenged apartheid, dies at 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “‘Master Harold’… and the Boys” to show how the racist system distorted the humanity of his country with what he called “a daily tally of injustice,
Legacy of a Playwright: Athol Fugard's Impact on Theatre and Apartheid
Athol Fugard, South Africa's renowned playwright, known for exposing the harsh realities of apartheid through works like 'The Blood Knot' and 'Master Harold...and the Boys,' has passed away at 92. His plays,
Athol Fugard’s Plays Illustrated the Value of Every Human Life
In “Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and other works, bearing witness to forgotten lives and to the moral blindness and blinkered vision of the realities of apartheid South Africa.
Athol Fugard’s plays offered hope where there was despair, courage where there was dismay
Playwrights and actors — and Fugard’s own words — help us embrace the importance of South Africa’s pre-eminent playwright, Athol Fugard, now that he has passed into history at the age of 92. He died on 9 March at his home in Stellenbosch.
South African playwright Athol Fugard passes away
Renowned South African playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard has died at the age of 92 at his Stellenbosch home after a long illness.Named the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world by Time magazine in 1989,
Athol Fugard, South African theater artist whose works confronted apartheid, dies at 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist, who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as 'The ...
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